| AMARANTH | • amaranth n. (Dated, poetic) An imaginary flower that does not wither. • amaranth n. Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus. • amaranth n. The characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of these plants. |
| ANATHEMA | • anathema n. (Ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority… • anathema n. (By extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody. • anathema n. (Literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction. |
| ANTHEMIA | • anthemia n. Plural of anthemion. • ANTHEMION n. (Greek) a flat cluster of leaves or flowers as an ornament in classical art. |
| EARTHMAN | • earthman n. Alternative form of Earthman. • Earthman n. (Usually science fiction) A male inhabitant of Earth. • EARTHMAN n. a male inhabitant of the planet earth. |
| HAEMATIN | • haematin n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematin. • hæmatin n. Alternative spelling of hematin. • HAEMATIN n. a brown substance containing ferric iron obtained from dried blood, also HEMATIN, HEMATINE. |
| HOASTMAN | • hoastman n. (Historical) A member of an old merchant guild in Newcastle, in charge of coal shipping, etc. • HOASTMAN n. a member of an old merchant guild. |
| MARATHON | • marathon n. A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) road race. • marathon n. (Figuratively, by extension) Any extended or sustained activity. • marathon v. To run a marathon. |
| MATACHIN | • matachin n. A carnivalesque dance with swords and bucklers, traditionally performed in Spain by costumed troupes. • matachin n. A dancer who performs this dance. • MATACHIN n. (Spanish) a masked sword-dancer; the sword-dance itself. |
| METHANAL | • methanal n. (Organic chemistry) The IUPAC name for formaldehyde, rarely used in research or industry. • METHANAL n. formaldehyde. |
| PATHNAME | • pathname n. (Computing) The full name of a computer file, including the names of any directories or subdirectories… • PATHNAME n. the name of a file or directory together with its position in relation to other directories. |
| PHANTASM | • phantasm n. Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition. • phantasm n. (Philosophy) A impression as received by the senses, especially an image, often prior to any interpretation… • PHANTASM n. an airy or insubstantial figure, an apparition, also FANTASM. |
| TRASHMAN | • trashman n. (US, Canada) Someone whose job it is to collect refuse from people’s homes and take it to be processed. • trash␣man n. Alternative form of trashman. • TRASHMAN n. a person who removes garbage. |
| WATCHMAN | • watchman n. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night. • Watchman prop.n. A surname. • WATCHMAN n. a man employed to stand guard. |
| XANTHAMS | • XANTHAM n. a gum produced by the culture fermentation of glucose, used as a stabilizer, also XANTHAN. |
| XANTHOMA | • xanthoma n. (Medicine) A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint. • XANTHOMA n. a skin disease marked by the development of irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, esp. upon the eyelids. |
| YACHTMAN | • yachtman n. (Dated) A yachtsman. • YACHTMAN n. one who sails a yacht, also YACHTER, YACHTIE, YACHTSMAN. |