| ADMIRAUNCES | • ADMIRAUNCE n. (Spenser) admiration, also ADMIRANCE, ADMIRATION. |
| AMBUSCADERS | • ambuscaders n. Plural of ambuscader. • AMBUSCADER n. one who ambuscades. |
| ANACARDIUMS | • ANACARDIUM n. a genus of plants including the cashew tree. |
| BLACKGUARDS | • blackguards n. Plural of blackguard. • BLACKGUARD v. to vituperate; to portray as a scoundrel. |
| CARDOPHAGUS | • CARDOPHAGUS n. (obsolete) a donkey; something that eats thistles. |
| CARDUACEOUS | • carduaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the Carduaceae of plants. • CARDUACEOUS adj. belonging to the thistle family. |
| CATADROMOUS | • catadromous adj. (Ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea. • catadromous adj. (Botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond. • CATADROMOUS adj. of fishes, descending periodically for spawning to the lower parts of a river or to the sea, also KATADROMOUS. |
| COASTGUARDS | • coastguards n. Plural of coastguard. • coast␣guards n. Plural of coast guard. • COASTGUARD n. an organization with responsibility for watching coastal waters to prevent smuggling and illegal fishing, to assist shipping, and for lifesaving. |
| FRICANDEAUS | • fricandeaus n. Plural of fricandeau. • FRICANDEAU n. (French) a thick slice of veal or similar meat, also FRICANDO. |
| KURDAITCHAS | • kurdaitchas n. Plural of kurdaitcha. • KURDAITCHA n. (Native Australian) in certain Central Australian aboriginal tribes, a man with the mission of avenging the death of a tribesman, also KADAITCHA. |
| PARASUICIDE | • parasuicide n. A supposed suicide attempt that was not intended to succeed. • PARASUICIDE n. a harmful act appearing to be an attempt at suicide. |
| QUADRASONIC | • quadrasonic adj. Quadraphonic. • QUADRASONIC adj. relating to a system of sound recording and reproduction that uses four independent loudspeakers to give directional sources of sound. |
| SCORDATURAS | • SCORDATURA n. (Italian) a temporary departure from the normal tuning of a stringed instrument. |
| SUBCARDINAL | • subcardinal adj. (Anatomy) Located beneath a cardinal vein. • SUBCARDINAL n. a subordinate cardinal. |
| SUGARCOATED | • sugarcoated adj. Coated with sugar. • sugarcoated adj. (Idiomatic, figuratively) Made superficially more attractive, possibly to cover up faults. • sugar-coated v. Simple past tense and past participle of sugar-coat. |
| UNCASTRATED | • uncastrated adj. (Of a male person or animal) Not castrated; possessing testicles. • uncastrated adj. (Figuratively) Not weakened, censored, or the like. • UNCASTRATED adj. not castrated. |
| UNSCABBARDS | • unscabbards v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unscabbard. • UNSCABBARD v. to withdraw e.g. a sword from a scabbard. |
| WATCHGUARDS | • watchguards n. Plural of watchguard. • WATCHGUARD n. a chain or strap used to attach a watch to the clothing. |