| ANTIDRUG | • antidrug adj. Against drugs; advocating against drug use. • ANTIDRUG adj. opposed to illicit drugs. |
| ARGENTUM | • ARGENTUM n. (Latin) silver. |
| ARGONAUT | • argonaut n. Any of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta… • argonaut n. An adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest. • Argonaut prop.n. (Greek mythology) One of the members of the Argo who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece. |
| ARGUMENT | • argument n. (Countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason. • argument n. (Countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation. • argument n. (Countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major… |
| ARMGAUNT | • armgaunt adj. (Nonce word, archaic) Of uncertain meaning; perhaps describing gaunt or slender limbs. • ARMGAUNT adj. (Shakespeare) with gaunt limbs. |
| BURGANET | • burganet n. Alternative form of burgonet. • BURGANET n. (French) a visored helmet that can be fitted or attached to the gorget or neckpiece, also BURGONET. |
| CURATING | • curating v. Present participle of curate. • CURATE v. to act as a curator. |
| FIGURANT | • figurant n. An actor or dancer in the background lacking an aural presence. • FIGURANT n. (Italian) a ballet dancer who dances only in groups, also FIGURANTE. |
| GAUNTREE | • gauntree n. Archaic form of gantry. • GAUNTREE n. a stand for barrels, also GANTRY, GAUNTRY. |
| GUARANTY | • guaranty n. (Law) An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or… • guaranty n. Something serving as a security for such an undertaking. • guaranty n. An assurance or guarantee. |
| GUARDANT | • guardant adj. (Heraldry, of an animal) Positioned with the body viewed from the side, but with the head turned toward the viewer. • guardant n. (Obsolete) A guardian. • GUARDANT n. a guardian, also GARDANT. |
| MATURING | • maturing v. Present participle of mature. • MATURE v. to develop fully, also MATURATE. |
| NATURING | • naturing v. Present participle of nature. • NATURE v. to give a particular, or a new, nature to. |
| NUGATORY | • nugatory adj. Trivial, trifling or of little importance. • nugatory adj. Ineffective, invalid or futile. • nugatory adj. (Law) Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual. |
| NUTGRASS | • nutgrass n. Any perennial sedge of species Cyperus esculentus or Cyperus rotundus, that has small edible nutlike tubers. • nut-grass n. Alternative spelling of nutgrass. • NUTGRASS n. any of various American sedges, also NUTSEDGE. |
| OUTRANGE | • outrange v. (Transitive) To have a longer range than (another projectile or weapon). • OUTRANGE v. to surpass in range. |
| RUNAGATE | • runagate n. A deserter, renegade or apostate. • runagate n. A fugitive; a runaway. • RUNAGATE n. a fugitive, a runaway, a vagabond, also RENEGADE, RENEGADO, RENEGATE. |
| STRAUNGE | • STRAUNGE adj. (archaic) strange, in the sense of foreign, borrowed. |
| UPRATING | • uprating v. Present participle of uprate. • uprating n. The assignment of a higher rating. • uprating n. An upgrade. |