| ACANTHUS | • acanthus n. A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae… • acanthus n. (Architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals… • Acanthus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – prickly herbs that grow in the Mediterranean; the acanthuses. |
| ACCUSANT | • accusant n. (Obsolete) An accuser. • ACCUSANT n. an accuser. |
| AMIANTUS | • amiantus n. Alternative spelling of amianthus. • AMIANTUS n. (Greek) the finest fibrous asbestos. |
| CURTANAS | • curtanas n. Plural of curtana. • CURTANA n. a sword without a point, symbolic of mercy. |
| FAUSTIAN | • Faustian adj. Of or pertaining to Faust, especially in the sense of being willing to abandon one’s principles or values… • FAUSTIAN adj. in the manner of Faust. |
| MANTEAUS | • manteaus n. Plural of manteau. • MANTEAU n. (French) a woman's loose gown, also MANTO, MANTUA, MANTY. |
| NATURALS | • naturals n. Plural of natural. • NATURAL n. a type of musical note. |
| NAUSEANT | • nauseant n. (Medicine) A substance that induces nausea. • nauseant adj. Inducing nausea. • NAUSEANT n. an agent that induces nausea. |
| NAUSEATE | • nauseate v. (Transitive) To cause nausea in. • nauseate v. (Transitive) To disgust. • nauseate v. (Intransitive) To become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with disgust. |
| NUNATAKS | • nunataks n. Plural of nunatak. • NUNATAK n. (Inuit) a point of rock appearing above the surface of land ice. |
| QUARTANS | • quartans n. Plural of quartan. • QUARTAN n. (Latin) a malarial fever recurring every third day. |
| SATURANT | • saturant adj. Impregnating to the full; saturating. • saturant n. A substance which is used to saturate another. • saturant n. (Medicine) An antacid, such as magnesia, used to reduce stomach acidity. |
| SULTANAS | • sultanas n. Plural of sultana. • Sultanas prop.n. Plural of Sultana. • SULTANA n. a small, pale, seedless raisin. |
| TALAUNTS | • TALAUNT n. (Spenser) a talon, also TALANT, TALON. |
| TAMANDUS | • tamandus n. Plural of tamandu. • TAMANDU n. (Tupi) a tropical American arboreal anteater having a dense furry coat, also TAMANDUA. |
| TANTALUS | • tantalus n. A stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork, Mycteria americana. • tantalus n. A stand in which to lock up drink decanters while keeping them visible. • tantalus n. Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing. |
| TUTANIAS | • TUTANIA n. a type of Britannia metal. |