| ANHYDRITES | • anhydrites n. Plural of anhydrite. • ANHYDRITE n. an anhydrous sulphate of lime, differing from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name). |
| BRANDRETHS | • brandreths n. Plural of brandreth. • BRANDRETH n. a stand of wood for a cask or hayrick. |
| DISENTHRAL | • disenthral v. (Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of disenthrall. • DISENTHRAL v. to release from a state of enthralment, also DISENTHRALL, DISINTHRAL. |
| DISHEARTEN | • dishearten v. (Transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage. • DISHEARTEN v. to cause to lose spirit or morale. |
| HANDSTROKE | • handstroke n. (Bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle. • HANDSTROKE n. the downward movement of the bell rope as the bell swings around allowing the ringer to grasp and pull it. |
| HANDWRITES | • handwrites v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite. • HANDWRITE v. to write by hand. |
| HARDIMENTS | • hardiments n. Plural of hardiment. • HARDIMENT n. (archaic) hardihood, boldness, also HARDIHEAD, HARDIHOOD. |
| HEADSTRONG | • headstrong adj. Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want. • HEADSTRONG adj. impetuous. |
| HEARTLANDS | • heartlands n. Plural of heartland. • HEARTLAND n. an area of a country that is centrally situated and/or vitally important. |
| HYDRASTINE | • hydrastine n. (Organic chemistry) A natural alkaloid present in goldenseal. • HYDRASTINE n. a white poisonous alkaloid extracted from the roots of the goldenseal, which has been used in medicine to contract the uterus and arrest haemorrhage. |
| PRINTHEADS | • printheads n. Plural of printhead. • print␣heads n. Plural of print head. • PRINTHEAD n. the part of a printer that does the work of printing. |
| RHODANATES | • rhodanates n. Plural of rhodanate. • RHODANATE n. in dyeing, a thiocyanate. |
| STANCHERED | • STANCHER v. to support by means of an iron bar, also STANCHEL, STANCHION. |
| SUBTRAHEND | • subtrahend n. (Arithmetic) A number or quantity to be subtracted from another. • SUBTRAHEND n. the sum or number to be subtracted, or taken from another. |
| THREADFINS | • threadfins n. Plural of threadfin. • THREADFIN n. any small, spiny-finned tropical fish of the family Polynemidae, with five threads on its pectoral fins. |
| TRANSHUMED | • transhumed v. Simple past tense and past participle of transhume. • TRANSHUME v. to move (cattle) to summer pastures or winter quarters. |
| TRENCHARDS | • TRENCHARD n. at St Andrews University, a trencher cap. |
| UNDERHEATS | • underheats v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underheat. • UNDERHEAT v. to heat insufficiently. |
| UNHARDIEST | • UNHARDY adj. not hardy. |
| UNSTARCHED | • unstarched adj. Not starched. • UNSTARCH v. to free from starch. |