| AUTOCEPHALY | • autocephaly n. (Christianity) The condition where a church’s leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no… • AUTOCEPHALY n. self-government. |
| CHAMPERTOUS | • champertous adj. Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty. • CHAMPERTOUS adj. relating to champerty, an illegal contract to finance a lawsuit for a percentage fee. |
| CURATESHIPS | • curateships n. Plural of curateship. • CURATESHIP n. the office of curate. |
| HARUSPICATE | • haruspicate v. To perform haruspication. • HARUSPICATE v. to foretell by inspection of animals' entrails. |
| HYPERACUITY | • hyperacuity n. Sensory performance finer than the receptor grain. • HYPERACUITY n. the state of being hyperacute. |
| NEUROPATHIC | • neuropathic adj. Of or relating to neuropathy. • NEUROPATHIC adj. of or like a neuropathy, an affection of the nervous system or of a nerve, also NEUROPATHICAL. |
| OUTPREACHED | • outpreached v. Simple past tense and past participle of outpreach. • OUTPREACH v. to surpass in preaching. |
| OUTPREACHES | • outpreaches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpreach. • OUTPREACH v. to surpass in preaching. |
| PASTICHEURS | • pasticheurs n. Plural of pasticheur. • PASTICHEUR n. (French) one who does pastiches. |
| PATCHOULIES | • PATCHOULY n. (Tamil) an Asiatic tree with a fragrant perfume oil; the resulting perfume, also PACHOULI, PATCHOULI. |
| SPATHACEOUS | • spathaceous adj. (Botany) Having or resembling a spathe; spathal. • SPATHACEOUS adj. having a spathe. |
| SUBCHAPTERS | • subchapters n. Plural of subchapter. • SUBCHAPTER n. a subordinate part of a chapter. |
| THERAPEUTIC | • therapeutic adj. Of, or relating to therapy. • therapeutic adj. Having a positive effect on the body or mind. • therapeutic n. (Medicine) A therapeutic agent. |
| THUNDERCLAP | • thunderclap n. A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble. • thunderclap n. (Figurative) Something that makes a big, dramatic impact. • thunderclap v. (Intransitive) To produce a loud burst of sound like a thunderclap. |
| TOUCHPAPERS | • touchpapers n. Plural of touchpaper. • touch-papers n. Plural of touch-paper. • TOUCHPAPER n. paper soaked in saltpetre and used for firing gunpowder. |