| ALIENIST | • alienist n. (Dated) An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications. • alienist n. (Dated) A psychiatrist. • ALIENIST n. a psychiatrist specialising in legal aspects of mental illness. |
| ALPINIST | • alpinist adj. Of or pertaining to alpinism. • alpinist adj. (Skiing) Pertaining to alpine skiing or downhill skiing. • alpinist n. (Sometimes capitalized) A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar… |
| ANTISLIP | • antislip adj. Preventing slipping. • anti-slip adj. Alternative form of antislip. • ANTISLIP adj. designed to prevent slipping. |
| FINALIST | • finalist n. Somebody or something that appears in the final stage of a competition. • finalist n. A university student in their final year of study. • finalist n. A university student during the period of sitting their final examinations (whether or not in their… |
| INITIALS | • initials n. Plural of initial. • initials n. An abbreviation of a person’s name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes… • initials v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of initial. |
| LATINISE | • Latinise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of Latinize. • LATINISE v. to translate into Latin, also LATINIZE. |
| LITANIES | • litanies n. Plural of litany. • LITANY n. a ceremonial form of prayer. |
| PINTAILS | • pintails n. Plural of pintail. • PINTAIL n. a river duck. |
| SALINITY | • salinity n. The quality of being saline. • salinity n. (Chemistry) The concentration of salt in a solution. • SALINITY n. a concentration of salt. |
| SIBILANT | • sibilant adj. Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack. • sibilant n. (Phonetics) A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack. • SIBILANT adj. hissing, also SIBILOUS. |
| TAILFINS | • tailfins n. Plural of tailfin. • tail␣fins n. Plural of tail fin. • TAILFIN n. a decorative projection at the back of a car. |
| TAILINGS | • tailings n. Plural of tailing. • tailings n. (Mining) The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing. • tailings n. (Alcohol production) The feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation. |
| TAILSPIN | • tailspin n. (Aviation) The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral. • tailspin n. (Figuratively) A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown. • tailspin n. (Figuratively) Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline. |