| ANCHORING | • anchoring n. The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm. • anchoring n. (Psychology) The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close… • anchoring v. Present participle of anchor. |
| ANCHORMAN | • anchorman n. (Television, radio) The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the… • anchorman n. (Athletics) The most reliable runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last. • anchorman n. (Nautical) The person on a ship in charge of the anchor. |
| ANCHORMEN | • anchormen n. Plural of anchorman. • anchor␣men n. Plural of anchor man. • ANCHORMAN n. in broadcasting, a person in a central studio who links up and maintains contact with various outside camera units. |
| ANHEDONIC | • anhedonic adj. (Psychiatry, also figuratively) Showing anhedonia; having no capacity to feel pleasure. • anhedonic n. (Psychiatry) A person who has anhedonia. • ANHEDONIC adj. suffering from anhedonia, unable to experience pleasure. |
| ANTHOCYAN | • anthocyan n. (Organic chemistry) anthocyanin. • ANTHOCYAN n. a glucoside plant pigment, violet in neutral, red in acid, blue in alkaline cell-sap, also ANTHOCYANIN. |
| CATHINONE | • cathinone n. (Organic chemistry) The aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone, the active ingredient of khat. • CATHINONE n. an alkaloid stimulant obtained from khat; a similar synthetic compound. |
| CHACONINE | • chaconine n. (Organic chemistry) A steroidal glycoalkaloid chemical compound found in plants of the family Solanaceae… • CHACONINE n. a toxic alkaloid found in potatoes. |
| CHACONNES | • chaconnes n. Plural of chaconne. • CHACONNE n. (French) a Spanish baroque dance in triple time. |
| CHANFRONS | • chanfrons n. Plural of chanfron. • CHANFRON n. a piece of leather, or plate of steel, to protect the head of a horse in battle, also CHAFFRON, CHAMFRAIN, CHAMFRON. |
| CHELONIAN | • chelonian adj. Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises. • chelonian n. A reptile of the order Chelonia (Testudines). • CHELONIAN n. any member of the turtle or tortoise family. |
| CHTHONIAN | • chthonian adj. Pertaining to the underworld; being beneath the earth. • chthonian n. A dweller in the mythical underworld. • CHTHONIAN adj. pertaining to the earth or the underworld, also CHTHONIC. |
| CINCHONAS | • cinchonas n. Plural of cinchona. • CINCHONA n. (Quechua) a tree yielding cinchona bark, from which quinine is made, also CHINACHINA, KINA, KINAKINA, QUINA, QUINAQUINA, QUINQUINA. |
| ENCHEASON | • encheason n. (Obsolete) A cause, reason. • ENCHEASON n. (Spenser) a reason, cause. |
| GNATHONIC | • gnathonic adj. (Obsolete) Deceitful; flattering. • GNATHONIC adj. (obsolete) flattering, also GNATHONICAL. |
| NANOTECHS | • NANOTECH n. the art of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale esp. to build microscopic devices (as robots), also NANOTECHNOLOGY. |
| OENANTHIC | • oenanthic adj. Alternative form of enanthic. • œnanthic adj. Obsolete spelling of enanthic. • OENANTHIC adj. having or imparting the characteristic odour of wine. |
| PANCHEONS | • pancheons n. Plural of pancheon. • PANCHEON n. a wide-brimmed, shallow vessel into which milk was poured and left to settle, so that the cream could separate, also PANCHION, PUNCHEON. |
| PANCHIONS | • panchions n. Plural of panchion. • PANCHION n. a wide-brimmed, shallow vessel into which milk was poured and left to settle, so that the cream could separate, also PANCHEON, PUNCHEON. |
| STANCHION | • stanchion n. A vertical pole, post, or support. • stanchion n. A framework of such posts, used to secure or confine cattle. • stanchion v. To erect stanchions, or equip something with stanchions. |
| UNANCHORS | • unanchors v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unanchor. • UNANCHOR v. to loose from anchorage. |