| AEROMECHANIC | • aeromechanic n. A mechanic in the aircraft industry. • AEROMECHANIC n. an aircraft mechanic. |
| ARCHDIOCESES | • archdioceses n. Plural of archdiocese. • ARCHDIOCESE n. the diocese of an archbishop. |
| BEACHCOMBERS | • beachcombers n. Plural of beachcomber. • BEACHCOMBER n. a white man living as a drifter or loafer especially on the islands of the South Pacific. |
| CHALICOTHERE | • chalicothere n. Any of various odd-toed ungulates of the family Chalicotheriidae, from the Eocene and Pleistocene periods… • CHALICOTHERE n. an extinct three-toed ungulate. |
| CHECKERBOARD | • checkerboard n. A pattern of squares of alternating colours. • checkerboard n. A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used… • checkerboard n. (Film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks. |
| CHEIROMANCER | • cheiromancer n. Alternative form of chiromancer. • CHEIROMANCER n. one who claims to divine by means of palmistry, also CHIROMANCER. |
| CORESEARCHER | • coresearcher n. A joint researcher; one engaged in the same research. • CORESEARCHER n. a joint researcher. |
| ELECTROCLASH | • electroclash n. A music style fusing dance music, punk and electronic. • ELECTROCLASH n. a type of electronic music. |
| ENCROACHMENT | • encroachment n. An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion. • encroachment n. An intrusion upon another’s possessions or rights; infringement. • encroachment n. That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion. |
| ESCARMOUCHES | • escarmouches n. Plural of escarmouche. • ESCARMOUCHE n. (obsolete) a skirmish. |
| HETEROCERCAL | • heterocercal adj. (Ichthyology) Of a fish’s tail, such that the vertebral column bends and extends upwards into the upper… • HETEROCERCAL adj. having the vertebral column passing into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually larger than the lower, as in sharks. |
| HETEROTACTIC | • heterotactic adj. Of or pertaining to heterotaxis. • heterotactic adj. (Chemistry, of a polymer) Having substituents arranged in a random configuration in each repeat unit. • HETEROTACTIC adj. abnormally arranged. |
| HIEROCRACIES | • hierocracies n. Plural of hierocracy. • HIEROCRACY n. government by priests or religious ministers. |
| MOLECATCHERS | • molecatchers n. Plural of molecatcher. • MOLECATCHER n. a person whose business is to catch moles. |
| TACHEOMETRIC | • TACHEOMETRIC adj. relating to tacheometry, the rapid measurement of points on a survey, such as distance, elevation, etc., also TACHEOMETRICAL. |
| WEATHERCOCKS | • weathercocks n. Plural of weathercock. • weather␣cocks n. Plural of weather cock. • WEATHERCOCK n. a weather vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction. |