| ALGORITHM | • algorithm n. (Countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step… • algorithm n. (Uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism. • ALGORITHM n. a step-by-step procedure for solving a particular problem or set of problems. |
| ANTHEMING | • antheming v. Present participle of anthem. • ANTHEM v. to praise in a national song. |
| EIGHTSMAN | • eightsman n. (Rowing) A member of a team of eight rowers who propel the same boat. • EIGHTSMAN n. one of a crew or team of eight. |
| EMBATHING | • embathing v. Present participle of embathe. • EMBATHE v. to bathe, also IMBATHE. |
| FATHOMING | • fathoming v. Present participle of fathom. • FATHOM v. to ascertain the depth of. |
| HAMSTRING | • hamstring n. (Anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and… • hamstring n. (Informal) The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles. • hamstring v. (Transitive) To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough. |
| HERMITAGE | • hermitage n. A house or dwelling where a hermit lives. • hermitage n. A place of seclusion. • hermitage n. A period of seclusion. |
| HISTOGRAM | • histogram n. (Statistics) A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each… • histogram v. (Transitive) To represent (data) as a histogram. • HISTOGRAM n. a diagram consisting of a number of rectangles or lines drawn (usually upwards) from a base line, their heights representing frequencies of a series of values (or value-ranges) of a quantity. |
| IMBATHING | • imbathing v. Present participle of imbathe. • IMBATHE v. (archaic) to bathe, also EMBATHE. |
| LAMPLIGHT | • lamplight n. The light emitted by a lamp. • LAMPLIGHT n. the light cast by a lamp. |
| LOGARITHM | • logarithm n. (Mathematics) For a number 𝑥, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain… • LOGARITHM n. a mathematical operation used esp. before electronic computing, to simplify multiplication and division. |
| MEGALITHS | • megaliths n. Plural of megalith. • MEGALITH n. a huge stone used in prehistoric monuments. |
| MISTAUGHT | • mistaught v. Simple past tense and past participle of misteach. • MISTEACH v. to teach wrongly or badly. |
| NIGHTMARE | • nightmare n. (Now rare) A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation… • nightmare n. (Now chiefly historical) A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; Sleep paralysis. • nightmare n. A very bad or frightening dream. |
| NIGHTMARY | • nightmary adj. Characterized by, beset by, or resembling, nightmares. • NIGHTMARY adj. like a nightmare, also NIGHTMARISH. |
| OGHAMISTS | • oghamists n. Plural of oghamist. • Oghamists n. Plural of Oghamist. • OGHAMIST n. one who writes in ogham. |
| SIGHTSMAN | • sightsman n. (Dated, music) A sight-reader. • SIGHTSMAN n. one who reads or performs music readily at first sight. |
| SMATCHING | • smatching v. Present participle of smatch. • SMATCH v. (obsolete) to taste, smack. |
| TAGHAIRMS | • taghairms n. Plural of taghairm. • TAGHAIRM n. (Gaelic) inspiration sought by lying in a bullock's hide behind a waterfall. |
| TEPHIGRAM | • tephigram n. (Meteorology) A graph that shows how dew point is dependent on temperature and entropy. • TEPHIGRAM n. a diagram on which information about vertical variation in the atmosphere is plotted. |