| ANNIVERSARY | • anniversary n. A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often… • anniversary n. (Loosely) A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially… • ANNIVERSARY n. the annual recurrence of a date marking a notable event. |
| ARRESTINGLY | • arrestingly adv. In a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly. • ARRESTING adv. ARREST, to bring to a standstill. |
| CHRYSAROBIN | • chrysarobin n. (Organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding… • CHRYSAROBIN n. goa powder, a bitter yellow powder obtained from a Brazilian tree, used as a purgative and in the treatment of skin disease. |
| DISARRAYING | • disarraying v. Present participle of disarray. • DISARRAY v. to throw into disorder. |
| DISHONORARY | • dishonorary adj. Causing dishonour; tending to disgrace. • DISHONORARY adj. causing dishonour. |
| DRAINLAYERS | • DRAINLAYER n. (New Zealand) one whose job is to lay drains. |
| INSPIRATORY | • inspiratory adj. Of or pertaining to inspiration (in all senses). • INSPIRATORY adj. tending to inspire. |
| INTERLAYERS | • interlayers n. Plural of interlayer. • INTERLAYER v. to create a layer between other layers. |
| MARTYRISING | • martyrising v. Present participle of martyrise. • MARTYRISE v. to cause to suffer martyrdom, also MARTYRIZE. |
| MISCARRYING | • miscarrying v. Present participle of miscarry. • miscarrying n. Something that has gone astray or been made wrongly. • MISCARRY v. to be unsuccessful. |
| MISMARRYING | • mismarrying v. Present participle of mismarry. • MISMARRY v. to marry unsuitably. |
| NURSERYMAID | • nurserymaid n. Nursemaid. • NURSERYMAID n. one employed to look after small children. |
| REVISIONARY | • revisionary adj. Having the character of a revision. • REVISIONARY adj. relating to revision, also REVISIONAL. |
| STRINGYBARK | • stringybark n. Any of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees. • STRINGYBARK n. an Australian tree, a kind of eucalyptus. |
| SUBORDINARY | • subordinary n. (Heraldry) Any device that is less common than the normal ordinaries. • SUBORDINARY n. any of several heraldic bearings of secondary importance to the ordinary, such as the lozenge and the orle. |
| TYRANNISERS | • tyrannisers n. Plural of tyranniser. • TYRANNISER n. one who tyrannises, also TYRANNIZER. |
| TYRANNIZERS | • tyrannizers n. Plural of tyrannizer. • TYRANNIZER n. one who tyrannizes, also TYRANNISER. |