| AFTERHEAT | • afterheat n. Residual useful heat obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling. • AFTERHEAT n. the heat from fission products in a nuclear reactor after it has been shut down. |
| AFTERMATH | • aftermath n. (Obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season. • aftermath n. That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts… • AFTERMATH n. a second mowing of grass in the same season. |
| ATTACHERS | • attachers n. Plural of attacher. • ATTACHER n. one who attaches. |
| ATTRAHENS | • ATTRAHENS adj. (Latin) attracting. |
| ATTRAHENT | • attrahent adj. That attracts; drawing, attracting. • attrahent n. An attrahent agent; something that attracts. • ATTRAHENT adj. attracting; drawing towards or forward, also ATTRAHENS. |
| BATHWATER | • bathwater n. The water used in a bath (bathtub). • bath␣water n. Alternative form of bathwater. • BATHWATER n. the water in a bath. |
| CATHARTIC | • cathartic adj. Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis. • cathartic adj. That which releases emotional tension, especially after an overwhelming experience. • cathartic n. (Medicine) A laxative. |
| CLATHRATE | • clathrate adj. (Biology) Having a lattice-like structure. • clathrate adj. (Chemistry) Of an inclusion complex: in which molecules of one compound are enclosed within the crystal… • clathrate n. (Chemistry) A clathrate compound. |
| DEATHTRAP | • deathtrap n. An extremely dangerous location, structure, or device. • deathtrap n. A plot device where a villain in a story puts a hero in an elaborate dangerous situation for the purposes… • death␣trap n. Alternative form of deathtrap. |
| EARTHFAST | • earthfast adj. Constructed with vertical roof-bearing timbers (posts) in direct contact with the ground, whether set… • earth-fast adj. Firm or planted in the earth, and difficult to remove. • EARTHFAST adj. fixed in the earth. |
| EARTHSTAR | • earthstar n. A type of puffball mushroom, of genus Geastrum, whose surface splits open in a star-shaped form. • EARTHSTAR n. a fungus related to the puffballs that opens out into a starlike form. |
| HAFTAROTH | • haftaroth n. Plural of haftarah. • Haftaroth n. Plural of Haftarah. • HAFTARA n. (Hebrew) a Biblical selection, also HAFTARAH, HAFTORAH, HAPHTARA, HAPHTARAH. |
| HAMFATTER | • hamfatter n. (US slang, acting) A low-grade actor; a ham. • HAMFATTER n. a third-rate minstrel or variety actor. • HAMFATTER v. to perform as a third-rate minstrel. |
| HAPHTAROT | • haphtarot n. Plural of haphtarah. • HAPHTARA n. (Hebrew) a Biblical selection, also HAFTARA, HAFTARAH, HAFTORAH, HAPHTARAH. |
| HARMATTAN | • harmattan n. A dry and dusty wind which blows from the Sahara over the Atlantic coast of West Africa in December… • harmattan n. A season which spans the period in which the harmattan wind blows. • HARMATTAN n. (Fanti) a dry dusty wind from the Sahara blowing towards the West African coast. |
| HATINATOR | • hatinator n. A small, fascinator-like hat, typically featuring elaborate or extravagant decoration. • HATINATOR n. a small decorative hat, worn on social occasions. |
| HATTERIAS | • hatterias n. Plural of hatteria. • HATTERIA n. a kind of New Zealand lizard, aka sphenodon or tuatera. |
| HEARTBEAT | • heartbeat n. One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it. • heartbeat n. The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator. • heartbeat n. A driving impulse or vital force; the vital center of something. |
| TRACHEATE | • tracheate adj. (Zoology) Having tracheae. • tracheate n. (Zoology) Any arthropod with tracheae; one of the Tracheata. • tracheate v. (Zoology, rare) To form tracheae. |
| ULTRAHEAT | • ultraheat n. Extreme heat. • ultraheat v. To heat to an extreme temperature. • ULTRAHEAT v. to heat to very high temperatures, as used for sterilisation. |