| ASTROCYTES | • astrocytes n. Plural of astrocyte. • ASTROCYTE n. a much-branched, star-shaped neuroglia cell. |
| 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. |
| ASYNARTETE | • asynartete adj. Disconnected; not fitted or adjusted. • asynartete adj. Being or relating to a verse of two members, having different rhythms, as for example when the first… • asynartete n. A verse of this kind. |
| ATHROCYTES | • athrocytes n. Plural of athrocyte. • ATHROCYTE n. a cell having the ability to move and store foreign matter. |
| BABYSITTER | • babysitter n. A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians. • baby-sitter n. Alternative spelling of babysitter. • baby␣sitter n. (Rare) Alternative spelling of babysitter. |
| BAPTISTERY | • baptistery n. Alternative spelling of baptistry. • BAPTISTERY n. a part of a church reserved for performing baptisms, also BAPTISTRY. |
| FLYSWATTER | • flyswatter n. A hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them. • fly␣swatter n. Alternative form of flyswatter. • FLYSWATTER n. a device for killing insects that consists of a flat piece of perforated rubber or plastic or fine-mesh wire netting attached to a handle. |
| HESITATORY | • hesitatory adj. Hesitating. • HESITATORY adj. hesitating. |
| POETASTERY | • poetastery n. Inferior poetry. • POETASTERY n. the writing of inferior verse, also POETASTRY. |
| SLATTERNLY | • slatternly adj. Appropriate to or characteristic of a slattern. • slatternly adv. In a slatternly manner. • SLATTERNLY adj. like a slattern. |
| STATIONERY | • stationery n. Writing materials, envelopes, office materials. • stationery adj. Misspelling of stationary. • STATIONERY n. materials (as paper, pens, and ink) for writing or typing. |
| STRATHSPEY | • strathspey n. A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel. • strathspey n. A piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance. • Strathspey prop.n. The area encompassing the upper part of the strath (valley) of Scotland’s River Spey in Highland council… |
| TETRASTYLE | • tetrastyle n. (Architecture) A building (especially a portico) that has four columns. • TETRASTYLE n. a building with four columns. |
| TREATYLESS | • treatyless adj. Without a treaty. • TREATYLESS adj. without a treaty. |
| TYPECASTER | • TYPECASTER n. one who typecasts. |
| VRYSTATERS | • VRYSTATER n. (South African) a native inhabitant of the Free State, esp. one who is White. |
| YATTERINGS | • yatterings n. Plural of yattering. • YATTERING n. the act of yattering. |