| AKHARA | • akhara n. A member of an order of ascetic monks in parts of India. • akhara n. A monastery used by this order. • AKHARA n. (Hindi) a gymnasium. |
| AKHARAS | • akharas n. Plural of akhara. • AKHARA n. (Hindi) a gymnasium. |
| RAKSHASA | • rakshasa n. (Indian mythology) A member of a race of mythical fanged demons that eat human flesh and blood, somewhat… • RAKSHASA n. (Sanskrit) in Hindu mythology, an evil spirit, also RAKSHAS. |
| ASTRAKHAN | • astrakhan n. Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan. • astrakhan n. Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings. • Astrakhan prop.n. An oblast of Russia. |
| PRACHARAK | • pracharak n. (India) A missionary or recruiter belonging to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, an Indian nationalist paramilitary… • PRACHARAK n. (Hindi) in India, a person appointed to propagate a cause through personal contacts, meetings etc. |
| RAKSHASAS | • rakshasas n. Plural of rakshasa. • RAKSHASA n. (Sanskrit) in Hindu mythology, an evil spirit, also RAKSHAS. |
| ASTRAKHANS | • astrakhans n. Plural of astrakhan. • Astrakhans n. Plural of Astrakhan. • ASTRAKHAN n. a closely-curled black or grey fur from the fleece of karakul lambs, also ASTRACHAN. |
| MUKHABARAT | • mukhabarat n. Alternative form of Mukhabarat. • Mukhabarat n. The secret police or intelligence forces in certain Arabic-speaking countries. • MUKHABARAT n. (in Middle Eastern countries) a secret police force. |
| PRACHARAKS | • pracharaks n. Plural of pracharak. • PRACHARAK n. (Hindi) in India, a person appointed to propagate a cause through personal contacts, meetings etc. |
| APPARATCHIK | • apparatchik n. (Historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. • apparatchik n. A blindly loyal bureaucrat. • APPARATCHIK n. (Russian) a member of the (Soviet) bureaucracy; now extended to apply to any inflexible organisation man, particularly in a political party. |
| MUKHABARATS | • MUKHABARAT n. (in Middle Eastern countries) a secret police force. |
| SVARABHAKTI | • svarabhakti n. (Linguistics, phonology) Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis. • SVARABHAKTI n. (Sanskrit) the development of a vowel between consonants. |
| APPARATCHIKI | • apparatchiki n. Plural of apparatchik. • APPARATCHIK n. (Russian) a member of the (Soviet) bureaucracy; now extended to apply to any inflexible organisation man, particularly in a political party. |
| APPARATCHIKS | • apparatchiks n. Plural of apparatchik. • APPARATCHIK n. (Russian) a member of the (Soviet) bureaucracy; now extended to apply to any inflexible organisation man, particularly in a political party. |
| KATHAREVOUSA | • Katharevousa prop.n. A learned, archaising form of Modern Greek, based on Classical Greek and used for formal and official… • KATHAREVOUSA n. a formal archaizing written form of Modern Greek, based on Ancient Greek. |
| SVARABHAKTIS | • svarabhaktis n. Plural of svarabhakti. • SVARABHAKTI n. (Sanskrit) the development of a vowel between consonants. |
| KATHAREVOUSAS | • KATHAREVOUSA n. a formal archaizing written form of Modern Greek, based on Ancient Greek. |
| ALEXIPHARMAKON | • alexipharmakon n. Alternative form of alexipharmacon. • ALEXIPHARMAKON n. an antidote to poison. |
| ALEXIPHARMAKONS | • ALEXIPHARMAKON n. an antidote to poison. |