| ALABASTERS | • alabasters n. Plural of alabaster. • ALABASTER n. a soft, semitransparent gypsum. |
| ALCATRASES | • ALCATRAS n. (Arabic) a kind of large water bird. |
| ASSAILANTS | • assailants n. Plural of assailant. • ASSAILANT n. one who assails. |
| ASSONANTAL | • assonantal adj. Assonant. • ASSONANTAL adj. corresponding in vowel sound, also ASSONANT. |
| ASTRAGALUS | • astragalus n. (Anatomy) The anklebone. • astragalus n. (Botany) A herb of the genus Astragalus. • Astragalus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the milk-vetches. |
| BALTHASARS | • Balthasars n. Plural of Balthasar. • BALTHASAR n. a large wine bottle containing 2.80 gallons, also BALTHAZAR, BELSHAZZAR. |
| CATACLASES | • cataclases n. Plural of cataclasis. • CATACLASIS n. the deformation of rocks by crushing and shearing. |
| CATACLASIS | • cataclasis n. (Geology) cataclastic rock (a type of metamorphic rock that has been wholly or partly formed by the… • cataclasis n. (Geology) A process of formation of such rock. • CATACLASIS n. the deformation of rocks by crushing and shearing. |
| CATACLASMS | • cataclasms n. Plural of cataclasm. • CATACLASM n. (Greek) disruption; breaking down. |
| CATAPLASMS | • cataplasms n. Plural of cataplasm. • CATAPLASM n. a plaster or poultice. |
| LEASTAWAYS | • leastaways adv. Anyway; at least; regardless. Indicates support or degree of a previous statement. • LEASTAWAYS adv. at least; at all events, also LEASTWAYS, LEASTWISE. |
| PALAESTRAS | • palaestras n. Plural of palaestra. • PALAESTRA n. (historical) a wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general, also PALESTRA. |
| PARABLASTS | • parablasts n. Plural of parablast. • PARABLAST n. the yolk of an egg, such as a hen's egg, that undergoes meroblastic cleavage. |
| SOLFATARAS | • solfataras n. Plural of solfatara. • SOLFATARA n. (Italian) a volcanic vent emitting only gases. |
| TARSALGIAS | • tarsalgias n. Plural of tarsalgia. • TARSALGIA n. pain in the instep. |
| THALASSIAN | • thalassian n. (Zoology, dated) Any sea tortoise. • THALASSIAN n. a type of sea turtle. |