| ANTRORSELY | • antrorsely adv. (Biology) In an antrorse fashion. • ANTRORSELY adv. turned forward or upward. |
| ASTROMETRY | • astrometry n. (Astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of… • ASTROMETRY n. the art of making measurements among the stars, or of determining their relative magnitudes. |
| CARRYOVERS | • carryovers n. Plural of carryover. • CARRYOVER n. in accounting, a payment carried over to the next accounting period. |
| CLEARSTORY | • clearstory n. Alternative form of clerestory. • CLEARSTORY n. the upper storey of a church; windows near the roof of a building, also CLERESTORY. |
| CORNERWAYS | • cornerways adv. Diagonally. • CORNERWAYS adv. with the corner in front, also CORNERWISE. |
| DAYWORKERS | • dayworkers n. Plural of dayworker. • DAYWORKER n. one who does daywork. |
| DRAYHORSES | • DRAYHORSE n. a horse used to pull a dray. |
| FERRYBOATS | • ferryboats n. Plural of ferryboat. • ferry-boats n. Plural of ferry-boat. • ferry␣boats n. Plural of ferry boat. |
| GARRYOWENS | • garryowens n. Plural of garryowen. • GARRYOWEN n. in rugby, a high kick forward followed by a rush towards the landing place of the ball. |
| OVERRASHLY | • overrashly adv. With excessive rashness. • OVERRASH adv. excessively rash. |
| OVERSTAYER | • overstayer n. One who overstays. • OVERSTAYER n. an immigrant worker who stays over the time allowed by his or her work permit. |
| PARTYGOERS | • partygoers n. Plural of partygoer. • party-goers n. Plural of party-goer. • PARTYGOER n. one who attends parties. |
| PERSUASORY | • persuasory adj. Persuasive. • PERSUASORY adj. persuasive. |
| PORTRAYERS | • portrayers n. Plural of portrayer. • PORTRAYER n. one who portrays. |
| PROSLAVERY | • proslavery adj. Supporting slavery. • PROSLAVERY adj. in favour of slavery. |
| PYORRHOEAS | • pyorrhoeas n. Plural of pyorrhoea. • PYORRHOEA n. suppuration in the sockets of the teeth, also PYORRHEA. |
| PYROCERAMS | • PYROCERAM n. (tradename) a strong heat-resistant glass. |
| PYROLATERS | • pyrolaters n. Plural of pyrolater. • PYROLATER n. a fire-worshipper. |
| SEPARATORY | • separatory adj. Used to separate. • separatory n. (Obsolete, chemistry) An apparatus used in separating, such as a separating funnel. • separatory n. (Obsolete, surgery) A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium. |
| STERCORARY | • stercorary n. A sheltered place for storing dung. • STERCORARY adj. relating to dung, also STERCORARIOUS. • STERCORARY n. a weatherproof place where dung is stored. |