| CORRUGATE | • corrugate v. (Of the skin) To wrinkle. • corrugate v. To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges. • corrugate adj. (Obsolete) corrugated; wrinkled; crumpled; furrowed. |
| DRAMATURG | • dramaturg n. Alternative form of dramaturge. • DRAMATURG n. a dramatist; specifically a reader and literary editor etc. to a permanent theatrical company, also DRAMATURGE, DRAMATURGIST. |
| DRAUGHTER | • draughter n. Alternative spelling of drafter. • DRAUGHTER n. one who makes a draft. |
| FRAUGHTER | • fraughter adj. Comparative form of fraught: more fraught. • FRAUGHT adj. laden with tension. |
| GARNITURE | • garniture n. Something that garnishes; a decoration, adornment or embellishment. • GARNITURE n. (French) embellishment, trimming; a set of decorative objects. |
| GARRULITY | • garrulity n. The state or characteristic of being garrulous. • GARRULITY n. talkativeness. |
| GASTRULAR | • gastrular adj. Of or pertaining to a gastrula. • GASTRULAR adj. of or like a gastrula, an embryo at the stage in which it forms a two-layered cup by the invagination of its wall. |
| GRADUATOR | • graduator n. One who determines or indicates graduation. • graduator n. An instrument for dividing any line, straight or curved, into smaller regular intervals. • graduator n. An apparatus for diffusing a solution, such as brine or vinegar, over a large surface, for exposure to the air. |
| GUARANTOR | • guarantor n. A person or company that provides a guarantee. • GUARANTOR n. one who makes or gives a guarantee. |
| HEARTHRUG | • hearthrug n. A rug placed in front of a fireplace, on the hearth. • HEARTHRUG n. a rug spread in front of a hearth. |
| PURGATORY | • purgatory n. (Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of Purgatory. • purgatory n. Any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as part of a process of redemption. • purgatory adj. Tending to cleanse; expiatory. |
| RAPTURING | • rapturing v. Present participle of rapture. • rapturing n. A feeling or expression of rapture; great joy. • RAPTURE v. to fill with great joy. |
| REGULATOR | • regulator n. A device that controls or limits something. • regulator n. A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially those established by law. • regulator n. A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock. |
| STRANGURY | • strangury n. (Pathology) A painful, frequent need to urinate, when the bladder is largely empty or with little urine production. • STRANGURY n. severe pain in the urethra with intense desire to pass urine or painful passage of a few drops of urine. |
| SURROGATE | • surrogate n. A substitute (usually of a person, position or role). • surrogate n. A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent. • surrogate n. (Chiefly Britain) A deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage. |
| TURFGRASS | • turfgrass n. Any grass used to make turf. • TURFGRASS n. grass grown for lawns. |