| ARTHRITIC | • arthritic adj. (Pathology) Of, or affected by arthritis. • arthritic n. A person with arthritis. • ARTHRITIC adj. suffering from arthritis. |
| ARTHRITIS | • arthritis n. Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to… • ARTHRITIS n. inflammation of the joints. |
| BIRTHRATE | • birthrate n. The ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in a specified… • birth␣rate n. Alternative spelling of birthrate. • BIRTHRATE n. the proportion of live births to population. |
| CHATTERER | • chatterer n. A person who chatters; a chatterbox. • chatterer n. Any of several passerine birds, mostly from South America; especially the cotingas. • CHATTERER n. one who chatters. |
| EARTHSTAR | • earthstar n. A type of puffball mushroom, of genus Geastrum, whose surface splits open in a star-shaped form. • EARTHSTAR n. a fungus related to the puffballs that opens out into a starlike form. |
| HORTATORY | • hortatory adj. Giving exhortation or advice; encouraging. • hortatory n. Exhortation or advice; incitement; encouragement. • hortatory n. That which exhorts, incites, or encourages. |
| RATHEREST | • RATHER adv. preferably, also RUTHER. |
| SHATTERER | • shatterer n. A person who, or thing that shatters something. • SHATTERER n. something or someone that shatters. |
| TERAHERTZ | • terahertz n. A unit of measurement based on one trillion hertz. • terahertz n. One trillion hertz, 1012 Hz. • TERAHERTZ n. a large unit of electrical frequency. |
| TETRARCHS | • tetrarchs n. Plural of tetrarch. • TETRARCH n. a Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince. |
| TETRARCHY | • tetrarchy n. (Politics) A government where power is shared by four people, especially (historical) the Herodian tetrarchy… • tetrarchy n. (Geography) The land ruled by such a government, either together or separately. • TETRARCHY n. government by four people. |
| THROATIER | • throatier adj. Comparative form of throaty: more throaty. • THROATY adj. of a voice, vocal sound, etc., produced or modified in the throat, guttural. |
| THWARTERS | • thwarters n. Plural of thwarter. • THWARTER n. one who thwarts. |
| THYRATRON | • thyratron n. (Electronics) Any of several types of thermoelectric valve once used as a high-speed switch. • THYRATRON n. a gas-filled valve with a heated cathode, able to carry very high currents. |
| TRASHTRIE | • TRASHTRIE n. (Scots) trash. |