| ACHROMATOUS | • achromatous adj. Lacking normal colour; colourless. • ACHROMATOUS adj. having little or no colour. |
| AMATEURSHIP | • amateurship n. The quality or character of an amateur. • AMATEURSHIP n. the state of being an amateur. |
| ATHERMANOUS | • athermanous adj. Not transmitting heat. • ATHERMANOUS adj. impervious to radiant heat. |
| AUTARCHISTS | • autarchists n. Plural of autarchist. • AUTARCHIST n. one who practises autarchy. |
| CHARTACEOUS | • chartaceous adj. Resembling paper or parchment; papery. • CHARTACEOUS adj. papery. |
| DRAUGHTSMAN | • draughtsman n. A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans. • draughtsman n. (Obsolete) A book illustrator. • draughtsman n. A piece in the game of draughts (checkers). |
| EARTHQUAKES | • earthquakes n. Plural of earthquake. • EARTHQUAKE n. a quaking or shaking of the earth. |
| FEARNAUGHTS | • fearnaughts n. Plural of fearnaught. • FEARNAUGHT n. a thick cloth used for overcoats etc., also FEARNOUGHT. |
| FRAUGHTAGES | • FRAUGHTAGE n. (Shakespeare) loading, cargo, also FRAUTAGE. |
| GAULTHERIAS | • gaultherias n. Plural of gaultheria. • GAULTHERIA n. a genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage, and, often, edible berries. |
| HAEMATURIAS | • haematurias n. Plural of haematuria. • HAEMATURIA n. the presence of blood in the urine, also HEMATURIA. |
| HARUSPICATE | • haruspicate v. To perform haruspication. • HARUSPICATE v. to foretell by inspection of animals' entrails. |
| 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. |
| MUKHABARATS | • MUKHABARAT n. (in Middle Eastern countries) a secret police force. |
| NATUROPATHS | • naturopaths n. Plural of naturopath. • NATUROPATH n. a person who practises naturopathy. |
| PARACHUTIST | • parachutist n. Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport. • PARACHUTIST n. one that parachutes. |
| TATPURUSHAS | • tatpurushas n. Plural of tatpurusha. • 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. |
| 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. |
| WATCHGUARDS | • watchguards n. Plural of watchguard. • WATCHGUARD n. a chain or strap used to attach a watch to the clothing. |