| AUTOTROPHS | • autotrophs n. Plural of autotroph. • AUTOTROPH n. an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from inorganic substances. |
| DEATHTRAPS | • deathtraps n. Plural of deathtrap. • death␣traps n. Plural of death trap. • DEATHTRAP n. a potentially fatal situation. |
| METAPHRAST | • metaphrast n. A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose. • METAPHRAST n. one who produces a metaphrase. |
| MOUTHPARTS | • mouthparts n. Plural of mouthpart. • mouth-parts n. Plural of mouth-part. • MOUTHPART n. part of a mouth. |
| PHANTASTRY | • PHANTASTRY n. dandyism, also FANTASTRY. |
| PORCHETTAS | • porchettas n. Plural of porchetta. • PORCHETTA n. (Italian) seasoned boneless roast pork cut from a whole roast pig. |
| STEPFATHER | • stepfather n. (In the narrow sense) A husband of one’s biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship… • stepfather n. (In the broad sense) A husband of one’s parent distinct from one’s biological father. • step-father n. Alternative form of stepfather. |
| 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… |
| TATPURUSHA | • tatpurusha n. Alternative form of tatpuruṣa. • TATPURUSHA n. (Sanskrit) a class of compound words in which the first element modifies the second by standing to it in various types of relation e.g. goatskin, fieldmouse. |
| THERAPISTS | • therapists n. Plural of therapist. • THERAPIST n. one who practises therapy. |
| THREEPEATS | • threepeats n. Plural of threepeat. • three-peats n. Plural of three-peat. • THREEPEAT v. to win a sporting trophy on three consecutive occasions. |
| THWARTSHIP | • THWARTSHIP adv. across the ship, also ATHWARTSHIPS, THWARTSHIPS. |
| TRUANTSHIP | • truantship n. Truancy. • TRUANTSHIP n. the conduct of a truant. |
| WATCHSTRAP | • watchstrap n. A strap of leather, metal etc that holds a wristwatch in place; a watchband. • watch␣strap n. Alternative form of watchstrap. • WATCHSTRAP n. the strap of a watch. |