| APARTHEID | • apartheid n. (South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990. • apartheid n. (By extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination. • apartheid n. (By extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute. |
| APHRODITE | • aphrodite n. (Mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found… • Aphrodite prop.n. (Greek mythology) The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and… • Aphrodite prop.n. A female given name from Ancient Greek. |
| ATROPHIED | • atrophied v. Simple past tense and past participle of atrophy. • atrophied adj. Characterized by atrophy. • ATROPHY v. to waste away. |
| DROPLIGHT | • droplight n. Alternative spelling of drop light. • drop␣light n. A lamp that is suspended, for example via a cable. • drop␣light n. (Railways) A window in a train carriage that is opened by pushing it downward into the door. |
| HANDPRINT | • handprint n. A mark or trace left by a hand, including more than fingerprints. • HANDPRINT n. the mark of a hand. |
| HERPETOID | • herpetoid adj. Resembling or characteristic of a reptile. • herpetoid n. (Fantasy) A reptilian creature. • HERPETOID adj. of or relating to snakes. |
| HYDROPTIC | • hydroptic adj. Alternative form of hydropic. • HYDROPTIC adj. dropsical, thirsty, also HYDROPIC. |
| PEDORTHIC | • pedorthic adj. Of or relating to modifying footwear and employing supportive devices to address conditions which affect… • PEDORTHIC adj. of footwear, designed to alleviate foot problems. |
| PHILTERED | • philtered v. Simple past tense and past participle of philter. • PHILTER v. to put under the spell of a love potion, also PHILTRE. |
| PRINTHEAD | • printhead n. Alternative spelling of print head. • print␣head n. That part of a printer that transfers a character or image to the paper. • PRINTHEAD n. the part of a printer that does the work of printing. |
| RHIPIDATE | • rhipidate adj. Fan-shaped. • RHIPIDATE adj. fan-shaped. |
| SPRIGHTED | • sprighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of spright. • SPRIGHT v. (Shakespeare) to haunt. |
| STROPHOID | • strophoid n. (Geometry) The locus of a point that has a certain relationship with a given curve. • STROPHOID n. a type of curve on a graph. |
| THERAPSID | • therapsid n. Any extinct reptile of the order Therapsida; thought to be direct ancestors of the mammals. • THERAPSID n. one of a group of Permian and Jurassic reptiles considered to be direct ancestors of mammals. |
| TREPHINED | • trephined v. Simple past tense and past participle of trephine. • TREPHINE v. to cut holes in the skull with a surgical saw, also TREPAN, TRAPAN. |
| TRIUMPHED | • triumphed v. Simple past tense and past participle of triumph. • TRIUMPH v. to be victorious. |
| UPRIGHTED | • uprighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of upright. • UPRIGHT v. to raise or restore to an upright position. |