| APARTHEID | • apartheid n. (South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990. • apartheid n. (By extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination. • apartheid n. (By extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute. |
| APHRODITE | • aphrodite n. (Mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found… • Aphrodite prop.n. (Greek mythology) The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and… • Aphrodite prop.n. A female given name from Ancient Greek. |
| ARTHROPOD | • arthropod n. An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple… • ARTHROPOD n. any member of the phylum Arthropoda, members of which (e.g. insects, arachnids, and crustaceans) are characterized by segmented bodies and jointed limbs. |
| ATROPHIED | • atrophied v. Simple past tense and past participle of atrophy. • atrophied adj. Characterized by atrophy. • ATROPHY v. to waste away. |
| CHAPTERED | • chaptered v. Simple past tense and past participle of chapter. • chaptered adj. Having chapters of a specified number or kind. • CHAPTER v. to divide a book into main sections. |
| 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. |
| HANDPRINT | • handprint n. A mark or trace left by a hand, including more than fingerprints. • HANDPRINT n. the mark of a hand. |
| HARDPARTS | • HARDPARTS n. the skeletal parts of an organism. |
| HYDROPATH | • hydropath n. A hydropathist. • HYDROPATH n. a practitioner of hydropathy, the study of treating diseases with water. |
| PHOTOCARD | • photocard n. A card bearing a photograph, often a photograph of the cardholder for identification purposes. • PHOTOCARD n. an identity card containing a photograph of the bearer. |
| POTSHARDS | • potshards n. Plural of potshard. • POTSHARD n. a fragment of broken pottery, also POTSHERD, POTSHARE. |
| PREDEATHS | • PREDEATH n. the period preceding a person's death. |
| PREHEATED | • preheated adj. Heated up beforehand. • preheated v. Simple past tense and past participle of preheat. • PREHEAT v. to heat beforehand. |
| PRINTHEAD | • printhead n. Alternative spelling of print head. • print␣head n. That part of a printer that transfers a character or image to the paper. • PRINTHEAD n. the part of a printer that does the work of printing. |
| REPATCHED | • repatched v. Simple past tense and past participle of repatch. • REPATCH v. to patch again. |
| RHIPIDATE | • rhipidate adj. Fan-shaped. • RHIPIDATE adj. fan-shaped. |
| SPREATHED | • spreathed v. Simple past tense and past participle of spreathe. • SPREATHE v. (SW dialect) to chap, roughen, also SPRAY, SPREAZE, SPREETHE, SPREEZE. |
| THERAPSID | • therapsid n. Any extinct reptile of the order Therapsida; thought to be direct ancestors of the mammals. • THERAPSID n. one of a group of Permian and Jurassic reptiles considered to be direct ancestors of mammals. |
| THRAPPLED | • thrappled adj. (Rare) Having a thrapple (“throat”) of the kind specified. • thrappled v. Simple past tense and past participle of thrapple. • THRAPPLE v. (Scots) to throttle, strangle, also THROPPLE. |
| UPDRAUGHT | • updraught n. (Britain) Alternative spelling of updraft. • UPDRAUGHT n. an upwards movement of air, also UPDRAFT. |