| ACIDANTHERAS | • acidantheras n. Plural of acidanthera. • ACIDANTHERA n. a plant of the genus Acidanthera of white-flowered plants of NE Africa. |
| AFFRANCHISED | • affranchised v. Simple past tense and past participle of affranchise. • AFFRANCHISE v. to free from slavery or similar obligation. |
| ALDERMANSHIP | • aldermanship n. The condition, position, or office of an alderman. • ALDERMANSHIP n. the office of alderman. |
| ARCHDIOCESAN | • archdiocesan adj. (Ecclesiastical) Of or relating to an archdiocese. • ARCHDIOCESAN adj. relating to archdiocese. |
| DIATHERMANCY | • diathermancy n. The condition of being diathermic. • DIATHERMANCY n. permeability by or conductibility of radiant heat, also DIATHERMACY. |
| DIBRANCHIATE | • dibranchiate adj. (Zoology) Having two gills. • dibranchiate n. (Zoology) Any of the Dibranchiata. • DIBRANCHIATE adj. having two gills. |
| ENARTHRODIAL | • enarthrodial adj. Relating to an enarthrosis. • ENARTHRODIAL adj. of or like an enarthrosis, a ball-and-socket joint. |
| FAINTHEARTED | • fainthearted adj. Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful. • faint-hearted adj. Lacking courage; timid. • FAINTHEARTED adj. lacking courage or resolution. |
| HANDICAPPERS | • handicappers n. Plural of handicapper. • HANDICAPPER n. a person who assigns handicaps. |
| HANDICRAFTER | • handicrafter n. One who engages in handicrafts. • HANDICRAFTER n. one who practises handicrafts. |
| HARLEQUINADE | • harlequinade n. A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown. • harlequinade n. Any comical or fantastical procedure or playfulness. • HARLEQUINADE n. (French) part of a pantomime in which a harlequin plays a chief part. |
| HEADREACHING | • HEADREACH v. to make distance to windward in tacking. |
| HEREDITARIAN | • hereditarian n. One who advocates hereditarianism. • hereditarian adj. Pertaining to hereditarianism. • HEREDITARIAN n. an adherent of hereditarianism, the view that heredity is the major factor in determining human and animal behaviour, also HEREDITIST. |
| HYDRALAZINES | • hydralazines n. Plural of hydralazine. • HYDRALAZINE n. a vasodilator used in the form of its hydrochloride to treat hypertension. |
| HYRACOIDEANS | • HYRACOIDEAN n. any member of a genus of mammals including the daman and the dassie or hyrax, also HYRACOID. |
| PARASPHENOID | • parasphenoid n. (Anatomy) A bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates. • parasphenoid adj. Lying under or alongside the sphenoid. • PARASPHENOID n. a bone of the skull, part of the cranial floor. |
| SPEARHEADING | • spearheading v. Present participle of spearhead. • SPEARHEAD v. to lead an attack. |