| ANALGESIAS | • analgesias n. Plural of analgesia. • ANALGESIA n. the inability to feel pain, also ANALGIA. |
| ANAPLASIAS | • anaplasias n. Plural of anaplasia. • ANAPLASIA n. reversion of plant or animal cells to a simpler form. |
| ASSAGAIING | • assagaiing v. Present participle of assagai. • ASSAGAI v. (Arabic) to pierce with a light spear, also ASSEGAAI. |
| ASSAILANTS | • assailants n. Plural of assailant. • ASSAILANT n. one who assails. |
| ASTRANTIAS | • astrantias n. Plural of astrantia. • ASTRANTIA n. a plant of the Astrantia genus of hardy, perennial umbelliferous plants with showy petallike bracts. |
| ATHANASIES | • ATHANASY n. immortality. |
| BARASINGAS | • barasingas n. Plural of barasinga. • BARASINGA n. (Hindi) the Indian swamp-deer, also BARASINGHA. |
| CAESARIANS | • Caesarians n. Plural of Caesarian. • Cæsarians n. Plural of Cæsarian. • CAESARIAN n. an operation to deliver a baby by cutting through the walls of the abdomen, also CAESAREAN, CESAREAN, CESARIAN. |
| CARNASSIAL | • carnassial n. One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar. • CARNASSIAL adj. adapted for tearing. • CARNASSIAL n. a tooth adapted for tearing. |
| CASUARINAS | • casuarinas n. Plural of casuarina. • CASUARINA n. a tree of the genus Casuarina, native to Australia and parts of SE Asia, with jointed branches resembling gigantic horsetail plants. |
| SAMARITANS | • samaritans n. Plural of samaritan. • Samaritans n. Plural of Samaritan. • Samaritans prop.n. (UK) A telephone helpline providing support to those at risk of suicide. |
| SAPONARIAS | • SAPONARIA n. a genus of flowers, aka soapwort. |
| SHAMIANAHS | • shamianahs n. Plural of shamianah. • SHAMIANAH n. (Hindi) in India, a large tent, awning or canopy, also SHAMIANA, SHAMIYANAH. |
| SPANAEMIAS | • spanaemias n. Plural of spanaemia. • SPANAEMIA n. a deficiency of red corpuscles in the blood. |
| SPINARAMAS | • spinaramas n. Plural of spinarama. • SPINARAMA n. (Canadian) an evasive move, especially in hockey, consisting of an abrupt 360-degree turn. |
| THALASSIAN | • thalassian n. (Zoology, dated) Any sea tortoise. • THALASSIAN n. a type of sea turtle. |
| VANASPATIS | • vanaspatis n. Plural of vanaspati. • VANASPATI n. (Sanskrit) a hydrogenated vegetable fat used as a butter substitute. |
| VIPASSANAS | • VIPASSANA n. (Sanskrit) meditative practice in Buddhism, aimed at obtaining a true metaphysical picture of reality, which means dissolving the stable categories of substance and self in favour of the evanescent. |