| AMBROTYPE | • ambrotype n. (Photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when… • AMBROTYPE n. a picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the un-silvered portions of the glass. |
| CHAMPERTY | • champerty n. (Law) The investing of money into an individual’s lawsuit. • CHAMPERTY n. an illegal contract to finance a lawsuit for a percentage fee. |
| CRYPTOGAM | • cryptogam n. Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae… • CRYPTOGAM n. a plant reproducing by spores and not seeds, e.g. ferns, mosses, fungi etc. |
| HYPERMART | • hypermart n. A hypermarket. • HYPERMART n. a very large self-service store, also HYPERMARKET. |
| PALMISTRY | • palmistry n. Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand. • palmistry n. (Countable) A book on palmistry; a system of palmistry. • palmistry n. (Obsolete, rare) A dexterous use or trick of the hand. |
| PANTRYMAN | • pantryman n. A person in charge of the pantry, or food store, on a ship, train, or other transport where food is… • PANTRYMAN n. one who looks after a pantry. |
| PANTRYMEN | • pantrymen n. Plural of pantryman. • PANTRYMAN n. one who looks after a pantry. |
| PARTYISMS | • partyisms n. Plural of partyism. • PARTYISM n. devotion to a political party. |
| PATRIMONY | • patrimony n. A right or estate inherited from one’s father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor. • patrimony n. Formerly, a church estate or endowment. • PATRIMONY n. an inheritance from one's father or ancestors. |
| PAYMASTER | • paymaster n. An official in charge of payments to employees, troops, etc. • paymaster n. A person or body which demands loyalty or services in return for payment (especially as paid in advance). • PAYMASTER n. the official in an organization, government etc. who pays out money. |
| PENTAMERY | • pentamery n. (Geometry) the condition of being pentameric. • PENTAMERY n. the condition of being pentamerous, having parts arranged in fives, also PENTAMERISM. |
| PRIMALITY | • primality n. The condition of being prime. • primality n. (Mathematics) The condition of being a prime number. • PRIMALITY n. the state of being primal. |
| PRYTANEUM | • prytaneum n. (Historical) The town hall in an Ancient Greek city. • PRYTANEUM n. (Greek) an ancient Greek town hall. |
| RAMPANTLY | • rampantly adv. In a rampant manner. • RAMPANT adv. unrestrained. |
| REPAYMENT | • repayment n. The act of repaying. • repayment n. The money or other item that is repaid. • repayment n. (Figurative) The act of revenge, an act of revenge. |
| SPYMASTER | • spymaster n. The leader of a group of spies. • SPYMASTER n. one who controls spies. |
| SUMPTUARY | • sumptuary adj. Relating to expenditure or expense, especially on luxury goods. • sumptuary adj. (Law, historical). • SUMPTUARY adj. relating to or regulating expense; relating to the control or moderation of extravagance. |
| SYMPATRIC | • sympatric adj. (Biology, genetics) Occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not interbreed. • SYMPATRIC adj. pertaining to species the ranges of which overlap, i.e. species occupying the same regions but not interbreeding. |
| TEMPORARY | • temporary adj. Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time. • temporary adj. Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral. • temporary n. One serving for a limited time; short-term employee. |