| AMIANTHUS | • amianthus n. A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers. • AMIANTHUS n. (Greek) asbestos with silky fibres, also AMIANTUS. |
| ANARCHISM | • anarchism n. A political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable… • anarchism n. A belief that proposes the abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms. • ANARCHISM n. the doctrine or practice of anarchists. |
| BRAHMANIS | • Brahmanis n. Plural of Brahmani. • BRAHMANI n. (Hindi) a female member of the highest Hindu caste, also BRAHMIN. |
| CHAIRMANS | • chairmans v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chairman. • CHAIRMAN v. to act as chairman of. |
| CHINAMPAS | • chinampas n. Plural of chinampa. • CHINAMPA n. (Nahuatl) a floating garden of earth piled on rafts of twigs. |
| HAEMATINS | • haematins n. Plural of haematin. • hæmatins n. Plural of hæmatin. • HAEMATIN n. a brown substance containing ferric iron obtained from dried blood, also HEMATIN, HEMATINE. |
| HANDMAIDS | • handmaids n. Plural of handmaid. • HANDMAID n. a female servant. |
| HARMALINS | • HARMALIN n. an alkaloid derived from harmala seeds, also HARMALINE, HARMIN, HARMINE. |
| HIELAMANS | • hielamans n. Plural of hielaman. • HIELAMAN n. (Native Australian) an Australian Aboriginal narrow shield of bark and wood. |
| MAHARANIS | • maharanis n. Plural of maharani. • MAHARANI n. (Sanskrit) the wife of a maharajah, also MAHARANEE. |
| MATACHINS | • matachins n. Plural of matachin. • MATACHIN n. (Spanish) a masked sword-dancer; the sword-dance itself. |
| PASHMINAS | • pashminas n. Plural of pashmina. • PASHMINA n. (Persian) a shawl made from pashm, the fine under-fleece of the goats of North India. |
| PHANTASIM | • phantasim n. Obsolete form of phantasm. • PHANTASIM n. (Shakespeare) a fantastic person, also PHANTASIME. |
| SHAMANISM | • shamanism n. Any of a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world. • SHAMANISM n. the religion of certain peoples of North Asia, based essentially on magic and sorcery as practised by shamans. |
| SHAMANIST | • shamanist n. An adherent of shamanism. • SHAMANIST n. an adherent of shamanism. |
| SHAMIANAH | • shamianah n. Alternative form of shamiana. • SHAMIANAH n. (Hindi) in India, a large tent, awning or canopy, also SHAMIANA, SHAMIYANAH. |
| SHAMIANAS | • shamianas n. Plural of shamiana. • SHAMIANA n. (Hindi) in India, a large tent, awning or canopy, also SHAMIANAH, SHAMIYANAH. |
| THANATISM | • thanatism n. The belief that the human soul eventually dies. • THANATISM n. the belief that the soul dies with the body. |