| 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. |
| 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. |
| ANTITARNISH | • antitarnish adj. Preventing tarnishing. • ANTITARNISH adj. designed to prevent tarnish. |
| ARACHNIDANS | • arachnidans n. Plural of arachnidan. • ARACHNIDAN n. any member of class Arachnida. |
| CHARDONNAYS | • chardonnays n. Plural of chardonnay. • Chardonnays n. Plural of Chardonnay. • CHARDONNAY n. a type of grape, originally from the Burgundy region of France. |
| GAINSHARING | • gainsharing n. A compensation system in which companies share the financial value of performance gains, such as productivity… • gain-sharing n. Alternative spelling of gainsharing. • GAINSHARING n. a system in which employees are financially rewarded for reducing operating costs and working more efficiently. |
| HANDLANGERS | • handlangers n. Plural of handlanger. • Handlangers n. Plural of Handlanger. • HANDLANGER n. (South African) an unskilled assistant to a tradesman. |
| INFRAHUMANS | • infrahumans n. Plural of infrahuman. • INFRAHUMAN n. a creature e.g. of the primates less than human. |
| NASOPHARYNX | • nasopharynx n. (Anatomy) The nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate. • NASOPHARYNX n. the upper part of the pharynx continuous with the nasal passages. |
| PANHANDLERS | • panhandlers n. Plural of panhandler. • PANHANDLER n. (US) someone who begs from someone esp. on the street. |
| RAINWASHING | • rainwashing v. Present participle of rainwash. • RAINWASH v. to wash material downhill by rain. |
| RANSHAKLING | • RANSHAKLE v. (Scott) to search, ransack, also RANSHACKLE. |
| SHANDRYDANS | • shandrydans n. Plural of shandrydan. • SHANDRYDAN n. an Irish two-wheeled cart; jocular, any worn-out antique vehicle. |
| THYSANURANS | • thysanurans n. Plural of thysanuran. • THYSANURAN n. a member of the bristletails, an order of small wingless insects with abdominal appendages. |
| TRANSHUMANT | • transhumant adj. Of, pertaining to, or undergoing transhumance; migratory. • transhumant n. A seminomadic farmer. • TRANSHUMANT adj. passing from winter to summer pastures. |
| 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. |