| ANCHORLESS | • anchorless adj. Lacking an anchor; adrift. • ANCHORLESS adj. without an anchor or stay. |
| ANCHYLOSES | • anchyloses n. Plural of anchylosis. • ANCHYLOSE v. of bones, to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis, also ANKYLOSE. |
| ANCHYLOSIS | • anchylosis n. (Anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis. • ANCHYLOSIS n. the joining together of bones or hard parts; resulting stiffness, also ANKYLOSIS. |
| BRANCHLESS | • branchless adj. Without branches; continuing in a single path or piece; without divergence. • BRANCHLESS adj. without branches. |
| CHALKINESS | • chalkiness n. The state of being chalky. • CHALKINESS n. the state of being chalky. |
| CHANCELESS | • chanceless adj. Achieved without taking chances. • chanceless adj. Without random chance. • chanceless adj. Having no chance or opportunity. |
| CHANGELESS | • changeless adj. Unchanging. • CHANGELESS adj. never changing. |
| HANDCLASPS | • handclasps n. Plural of handclasp. • HANDCLASP n. a handshake. |
| LICHANOSES | • LICHANOS n. (Greek) in ancient Greek music, the string or the note struck by the forefinger. |
| NIGHTCLASS | • NIGHTCLASS n. a class at night school. |
| SCHALSTEIN | • SCHALSTEIN n. (German) a slaty diabase tuff. |
| SELACHIANS | • selachians n. Plural of selachian. • SELACHIAN n. a member of the shark or ray family. |
| SENESCHALS | • seneschals n. Plural of seneschal. • SENESCHAL n. (historical) an agent or steward in charge of a lord's estate in feudal times. |
| SOLONCHAKS | • solonchaks n. Plural of solonchak. • SOLONCHAK n. (Russian) a pale or grey soil type found in arid to subhumid, poorly drained conditions. |
| SPLEUCHANS | • spleuchans n. Plural of spleuchan. • SPLEUCHAN n. (Gaelic) a pouch, as for tobacco. |
| STANCHLESS | • stanchless adj. Incapable of being stanched or stopped. • stanchless adj. (Obsolete, figurative) Incapable of being satisfied. • STANCHLESS adj. (Shakespeare) that cannot be staunched. |
| UNSHACKLES | • unshackles v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unshackle. • UNSHACKLE v. to release from shackles. |