| BASTARDRY | • bastardry n. (Dated) The state of being a bastard (illegitimate child). • bastardry n. (Rare) The unpleasant behaviour of a bastard (objectionable person). • BASTARDRY n. (Australian slang) malicious or cruel behaviour, also BASTARDY. |
| COURTYARD | • courtyard n. An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings. • COURTYARD n. a court or enclosed ground attached to a building, usually a large house. |
| DRYSALTER | • drysalter n. (Now historical) A dealer in chemicals used in the arts (Oils, preservatives etc.) as well as, often… • DRYSALTER n. a seller of dry goods and chemicals. |
| GRADATORY | • gradatory n. (Architecture) A series of steps from a cloister into a church. • gradatory adj. Proceeding step by step; gradual. • gradatory adj. (Zoology) Suitable for walking; said of the limbs of an animal when adapted for walking on land. |
| HYDRATORS | • hydrators n. Plural of hydrator. • HYDRATOR n. something that hydrates. |
| MARTYRDOM | • martyrdom n. The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to… • martyrdom n. Extreme suffering, affliction; torment; torture, especially without reason. • MARTYRDOM n. the state of being a martyr. |
| PORTRAYED | • portrayed v. Simple past tense and past participle of portray. • PORTRAY v. to paint or draw the likeness of, also POURTRAY. |
| POURTRAYD | • POURTRAY v. (Spenser) to portray, also PORTRAY. |
| PREDATORY | • predatory adj. Of, or relating to a predator. • predatory adj. Living by preying on other living animals. • predatory adj. (Figuratively) Exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain. |
| PROTANDRY | • protandry n. (Biology) The condition in which an organism begins life as a male and then changes into a female. • protandry n. (Botany) The condition of flowers whose male parts mature before the female ones. • protandry n. (Ethology) The arrival of males before females at a mating site. |
| RADIATORY | • radiatory adj. Radiating. • RADIATORY adj. relating to radiation. |
| REHYDRATE | • rehydrate v. To resupply with water that has been removed or lost; to moisten something that has dried. • REHYDRATE v. to add water to (a dehydrated substance). |
| STEWARDRY | • stewardry n. Stewardship; the role of a steward. • STEWARDRY n. being a steward. |