| AFTERHEATS | • afterheats n. Plural of afterheat. • AFTERHEAT n. the heat from fission products in a nuclear reactor after it has been shut down. |
| AFTERMASTS | • aftermasts n. Plural of aftermast. • AFTERMAST n. the mast nearest the stern. |
| AFTERMATHS | • aftermaths n. Plural of aftermath. • AFTERMATH n. a second mowing of grass in the same season. |
| AFTERSHAFT | • aftershaft n. (Ornithology) An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds. • after-shaft n. Alternative spelling of aftershaft. • AFTERSHAFT n. the second shaft coming out of the quill of a feather. |
| AFTERTASTE | • aftertaste n. A taste of something that persists when it is no longer present. • aftertaste n. The persistence of the taste of something no longer present. • aftertaste n. (Of wine) finish. |
| AUTOGRAFTS | • autografts n. Plural of autograft. • AUTOGRAFT v. to make such a graft. |
| FLATWATERS | • FLATWATER n. slowly moving water in a river, as opposed to rapids. |
| HAMFATTERS | • hamfatters n. Plural of hamfatter. • HAMFATTER v. to perform as a third-rate minstrel. |
| STAGECRAFT | • stagecraft n. (Uncountable) The skills of the theater. • stagecraft n. (Countable) A specific skill of the theater. • STAGECRAFT n. the effective management of theatrical devices or techniques. |
| STATECRAFT | • statecraft n. Synonym of statesmanship (“the ability to guide a state well”). • STATECRAFT n. the art of conducting state affairs. |
| STRANDFLAT | • strandflat n. A coastal landform consisting of a near-flat erosion surface typical of the Norwegian coast. • STRANDFLAT n. in Norway, a gently sloping coastal platform extending seaward. |
| SURFACTANT | • surfactant n. (Chemistry) A surface-active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid;… • surfactant n. (Biochemistry) A lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung that reduces surface tension and permits more… • SURFACTANT n. a substance which reduces surface tension. |