| AFORETHOUGHT | • aforethought adj. (Postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time. • AFORETHOUGHT n. a premeditation. |
| AFTERTHOUGHT | • afterthought n. A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient. • afterthought n. Something additional to the original plan or concept. • afterthought v. (Very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought. |
| AFTERTOUCHES | • aftertouches n. Plural of aftertouch. |
| AUTHORCRAFTS | • AUTHORCRAFT n. the craft of the author. |
| CHAETIFEROUS | • chaetiferous adj. (Zoology) Bearing chaetae. • CHAETIFEROUS adj. bearing bristles; bristly. |
| COUNTERSHAFT | • countershaft n. Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”). • countershaft v. Synonym of jackshaft. • COUNTERSHAFT n. an intermediate shaft driven by the main shaft. |
| DRAUGHTPROOF | • draughtproof adj. That prevents the entry of draughts. • draughtproof v. To seal an opening, so as to prevent the entry of draughts. • DRAUGHTPROOF v. to make proof against draughts. |
| FLUOROGRAPHY | • fluorography n. Photofluorography. • fluorography n. Visualisation of radiolabelled material. • FLUOROGRAPHY n. the photography of the image produced on a fluorescent screen by X rays. |
| HERPETOFAUNA | • herpetofauna n. Reptiles and amphibians as a group, especially those of a particular region or time period. • HERPETOFAUNA n. (Latin) snake life. |
| HEXAFLUORIDE | • hexafluoride n. (Chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule. • HEXAFLUORIDE n. a chemical compound with the general formula XF6. |
| HOUSEFATHERS | • housefathers n. Plural of housefather. • HOUSEFATHER n. a man in charge of a dormitory, hall, or hostel. |
| SHUFFLEBOARD | • shuffleboard n. (Uncountable) A game that involves sliding a puck or coin towards a target. • shuffleboard n. (Countable) The long, narrow board on which this game is played. • SHUFFLEBOARD n. an old game in which a coin or other disc was driven along a table by the hand, also SHOVELBOARD. |
| SULFORAPHANE | • sulforaphane n. (Organic chemistry, medicine) An antimicrobial compound, 1-isothiocyanato-4-methylsulfinylbutane, that… |
| THOROUGHFARE | • thoroughfare n. (Now rare except in certain set phrases) A passage; a way through. • thoroughfare n. A road open at both ends or connecting one area with another; a highway or main street. • thoroughfare n. (Uncountable) The act of going through; passage; travel, transit. |
| THROUGHFARES | • throughfares n. Plural of throughfare. • THROUGHFARE n. (Shakespeare) a thoroughfare. |