| CARYATIDES | • caryatides n. Plural of caryatid. • caryatides n. Plural of caryatide. • CARYATID n. (Greek) a draped female figure supporting an entablature. |
| COURTYARDS | • courtyards n. Plural of courtyard. • COURTYARD n. a court or enclosed ground attached to a building, usually a large house. |
| DAYCENTRES | • day␣centres n. Plural of day centre. • DAYCENTRE n. a building used for daycare. |
| DYSCRASITE | • dyscrasite n. (Mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing antimony and silver. • DYSCRASITE n. a mineral consisting of antimony and silver. |
| DYSPRACTIC | • DYSPRACTIC adj. suffering from dyspraxia, also DYSPRAXIC. |
| HYDROCASTS | • hydrocasts n. Plural of hydrocast. • HYDROCAST n. a gathering of water samples for analysis. |
| MYDRIATICS | • mydriatics n. Plural of mydriatic. • MYDRIATIC n. a substance causing dilatation of the pupil of the eye. |
| ROCKSTEADY | • rocksteady n. (Music) A genre of Jamaican music somewhat slower than ska. • rock-steady adj. Absolutely or completely steady. • rock-steady adj. Consistent and dependable in one’s behaviour or performance. |
| SCABRIDITY | • scabridity n. The quality of being scabrid. • SCABRIDITY n. (archaic) the state of being scabrid, scabrous. |
| STACKYARDS | • stackyards n. Plural of stackyard. • STACKYARD n. a yard or inclosure for stacks of hay or grain. |
| STARCHEDLY | • starchedly adv. With stiff formality. • STARCHED adv. STARCH, to stiffen a fabric. |
| STOCKYARDS | • stockyards n. Plural of stockyard. • STOCKYARD n. a large yard with pens where cattle are kept for slaughter, market etc. |
| SWITCHYARD | • switchyard n. Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled. • SWITCHYARD n. an enclosed area for the switching facilities of a power station. |
| SYNDICATOR | • syndicator n. One who, or that which, syndicates. • SYNDICATOR n. one who syndicates. |
| YARDSTICKS | • yardsticks n. Plural of yardstick. • YARDSTICK n. a stick three feet long; any standard of measurement, also YARDWAND. |