| EARTHQUAKE | • earthquake n. A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults. • earthquake n. (Planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies. • earthquake v. (Intransitive) To undergo an earthquake. |
| KURDAITCHA | • kurdaitcha n. An aboriginal evil spirit; a sorcerer. • kurdaitcha n. An expedition taken to heal or avenge someone afflicted by evil sorcery. • kurdaitcha n. A man chosen to go on such an expedition. |
| 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. |
| POHUTUKAWA | • pohutukawa n. A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display… • POHUTUKAWA n. (Maori) a New Zealand evergreen which bears clusters of red flowers in December and January; thus called the Christmas tree. |
| BACKDRAUGHT | • backdraught n. (Firefighting, chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of backdraft. • BACKDRAUGHT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAFT. |
| EARTHQUAKED | • earthquaked v. Simple past tense and past participle of earthquake. • EARTHQUAKED adj. shaken or destroyed by an earthquake. |
| EARTHQUAKES | • earthquakes n. Plural of earthquake. • EARTHQUAKE n. a quaking or shaking of the earth. |
| KURDAITCHAS | • kurdaitchas n. Plural of kurdaitcha. • KURDAITCHA n. (Native Australian) in certain Central Australian aboriginal tribes, a man with the mission of avenging the death of a tribesman, also KADAITCHA. |
| MUKHABARATS | • MUKHABARAT n. (in Middle Eastern countries) a secret police force. |
| POHUTUKAWAS | • pohutukawas n. Plural of pohutukawa. • POHUTUKAWA n. (Maori) a New Zealand evergreen which bears clusters of red flowers in December and January; thus called the Christmas tree. |
| AUTORICKSHAW | • autorickshaw n. A motorized rickshaw of South Asia and East Asia, often available for hire in the manner of a taxi. • AUTORICKSHAW n. a light, three-wheeled vehicle powered by a motorcycle engine, used in India, etc. |
| BACKDRAUGHTS | • backdraughts n. Plural of backdraught. • BACKDRAUGHT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAFT. |
| EARTHQUAKING | • earthquaking v. Present participle of earthquake. • EARTHQUAKING adj. having the nature of an earthquake. |
| 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. |
| AUTORICKSHAWS | • autorickshaws n. Plural of autorickshaw. • AUTORICKSHAW n. a light, three-wheeled vehicle powered by a motorcycle engine, used in India, etc. |
| KATHAREVOUSAS | • KATHAREVOUSA n. a formal archaizing written form of Modern Greek, based on Ancient Greek. |
| MICROEARTHQUAKE | • microearthquake n. A very low-intensity earthquake, usually three or less on the Richter scale. • MICROEARTHQUAKE n. an earthquake of low intensity. |