| ANABRANCHES | • anabranches n. Plural of anabranch. • ANABRANCH n. a stream that leaves a river and reenters lower down. |
| ANACHRONISM | • anachronism n. A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. • anachronism n. A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. • anachronism n. The aberrant projection of the present onto the past. |
| ANACHRONOUS | • anachronous adj. Anachronistic. • ANACHRONOUS adj. relating to anachronism. |
| ANARCHISING | • anarchising v. Present participle of anarchise. • ANARCHISE v. to reduce to anarchy, also ANARCHIZE. |
| ANARCHIZING | • anarchizing v. Present participle of anarchize. • ANARCHIZE v. to reduce to anarchy, also ANARCHISE. |
| ANCHORWOMAN | • anchorwoman n. A female anchorperson. • anchorwoman n. (Athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last. • ANCHORWOMAN n. a female anchorman. |
| ANTHRACENES | • anthracenes n. Plural of anthracene. • ANTHRACENE n. a tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, found in coal tar and isolated as colourless crystals. |
| ANTHRACNOSE | • anthracnose n. (Phytopathology) Any of several fungal diseases that affect many plants and trees. • ANTHRACNOSE n. any of several plant diseases caused by a fungus and characterized by the appearance of dark, sunken spots. |
| ANTHRANILIC | • anthranilic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to anthranilic acid or its derivatives. • ANTHRANILIC adj. as in anthranilic acid, an aromatic acid. |
| ARACHNIDANS | • arachnidans n. Plural of arachnidan. • ARACHNIDAN n. any member of class Arachnida. |
| CANTHARIDIN | • cantharidin n. (Organic chemistry) A volatile organic compound in cantharis, or Spanish fly. • CANTHARIDIN n. a bitter crystalline compound that is the active blister-producing ingredient of cantharides. |
| CHAIRMANING | • chairmaning v. Present participle of chairman. • CHAIRMAN v. to act as chairman of. |
| CHAIRMANNED | • chairmanned v. Simple past tense and past participle of chairman. • CHAIRMAN v. to act as chairman of. |
| CHARDONNAYS | • chardonnays n. Plural of chardonnay. • Chardonnays n. Plural of Chardonnay. • CHARDONNAY n. a type of grape, originally from the Burgundy region of France. |
| CRANKHANDLE | • CRANKHANDLE n. a handle for starting a motor. |
| MERCHANTMAN | • merchantman n. (Obsolete) A merchant. • merchantman n. A cargo ship, engaged in commercial activities, as opposed to a warship. • MERCHANTMAN n. a trading ship. |
| TRANSMANCHE | • transmanche adj. Cross-channel; pertaining to coastal areas of both southern England and northern France. • TRANSMANCHE adj. (French) relating to the tunnel under the English Channel. |