| CHAMPERTY | • champerty n. (Law) The investing of money into an individual’s lawsuit. • CHAMPERTY n. an illegal contract to finance a lawsuit for a percentage fee. |
| CHEMTRAIL | • chemtrail n. A contrail consisting of chemicals or biological agents deliberately sprayed at high altitudes, according… • CHEMTRAIL n. a vapour trail believed to contain toxic chemicals. |
| CHROMATES | • chromates n. Plural of chromate. • CHROMATE n. a compound of chromium. |
| FORTHCAME | • forthcame v. Simple past tense of forthcome. • FORTHCOME v. (obsolete) to come forth. |
| HECTOGRAM | • hectogram n. (Metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 102 grams. Symbol: hg. • HECTOGRAM n. a measure of weight, containing a hundred grams, also HECTOGRAMME, HEKTOGRAM. |
| HEMATURIC | • hematuric adj. (Pathology) having hematuria. • HEMATURIC adj. relating to hematuria, the presence of blood in urine, also HAEMATURIC. |
| HOMECRAFT | • homecraft n. (Countable) A homemade handicraft. • homecraft n. (Uncountable) The art of homemaking. • HOMECRAFT n. a craft practised at home. |
| MACHMETER | • machmeter n. Alternative form of Machmeter. • Machmeter n. (Aviation) An instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays… • MACHMETER n. an instrument for measuring Mach number. |
| MERCHANTS | • merchants n. Plural of merchant. • MERCHANT v. to buy and sell goods for profit. |
| METARCHON | • METARCHON n. a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest. |
| OVERMATCH | • overmatch v. To match more than intended. • overmatch v. To be more than equal to or a match for, to surpass; hence, to conquer, vanquish. • overmatch v. To marry to a superior. |
| PARCHMENT | • parchment n. Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing. • parchment n. A document made on such material. • parchment n. A diploma (traditionally written on parchment). |
| REMATCHED | • rematched v. Simple past tense and past participle of rematch. • rematched adj. Matched for a second or subsequent time. • REMATCH v. to match again. |
| REMATCHES | • rematches n. Plural of rematch. • rematches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rematch. • REMATCH v. to match again. |
| RHEUMATIC | • rheumatic adj. Resembling or relating to rheumatism. • rheumatic adj. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic. • rheumatic n. (Rare) A person suffering from rheumatism. |
| STOMACHER | • stomacher n. (Obsolete) A type of men’s waistcoat. • stomacher n. (Now chiefly historical) An ornamental cloth, often embellished with embroidery or jewelry, worn over… • stomacher n. A similar item of mail worn over and protecting the stomach. |
| THERMICAL | • thermical adj. Alternative form of thermic. • THERMICAL adj. of or by heat, also THERMIC. |