| ADULARESCENCE | • adularescence n. The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting… • ADULARESCENCE n. the quality of being adularescent, having or emitting a milky or bluish iridescence. |
| ARCHDUCHESSES | • archduchesses n. Plural of archduchess. • ARCHDUCHESS n. the wife or widow of an archduke. |
| AUTOCORRECTED | • autocorrected v. Simple past tense and past participle of autocorrect. |
| CHURCHWARDENS | • churchwardens n. Plural of churchwarden. • CHURCHWARDEN n. one of two lay parish officers in Anglican churches with responsibility esp. for parish property and alms. |
| CIRCUMGYRATED | • circumgyrated v. Simple past tense and past participle of circumgyrate. • CIRCUMGYRATE v. to whirl or roll round. |
| CIRCUMNUTATED | • circumnutated v. Simple past tense and past participle of circumnutate. • CIRCUMNUTATE v. to proceed with a spiral motion. |
| CIRCUMROTATED | • circumrotated v. Simple past tense and past participle of circumrotate. • CIRCUMROTATE v. to rotate as a wheel. |
| CIRCUMSTANCED | • circumstanced v. Simple past tense and past participle of circumstance. • circumstanced adj. (In combination) In the specified situation or circumstances. • CIRCUMSTANCE v. to place in particular circumstances. |
| CLAIRAUDIENCE | • clairaudience n. (Parapsychology) The power to perceive auditory stimuli beyond the realm of normal hearing. • CLAIRAUDIENCE n. the ability to hear sounds not actually present, as spirit communications, etc. |
| COACHBUILDERS | • coachbuilders n. Plural of coachbuilder. • COACHBUILDER n. a craftsman who builds the bodies of cars, lorries, railway carriages, etc. |
| COTRANSDUCING | • cotransducing v. Present participle of cotransduce. • COTRANSDUCE v. to transduce jointly. |
| COUNTERBRACED | • counterbraced v. Simple past tense and past participle of counterbrace. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| CYLINDRACEOUS | • cylindraceous adj. Cylindrical, or approaching a cylindrical form. • CYLINDRACEOUS adj. somewhat cylindrical. |
| DRACUNCULUSES | • DRACUNCULUS n. the green dragon genus of Araceae. |
| OUTRECUIDANCE | • outrecuidance n. (Archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit. • OUTRECUIDANCE n. (Scott) presumption or overweening. |
| SCRATCHBUILDS | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
| SCROBICULATED | • scrobiculated adj. Alternative form of scrobiculate. • SCROBICULATED adj. marked with many shallow depressions, grooves, or pits, also SCROBICULATE. |
| SUBCONTRACTED | • subcontracted v. Simple past tense and past participle of subcontract. • SUBCONTRACT v. to enter into a subcontract. |
| UNCONSECRATED | • unconsecrated adj. Not consecrated. • UNCONSECRATED adj. not consecrated. |
| UNDERCRACKERS | • undercrackers n. (UK, informal) Men’s underpants. • UNDERCRACKERS n. (slang) underwear. |