| ALMAGEST | • almagest n. A comprehensive treatise on astronomy, alchemy, geography and/or mathematics (Originally compiled by… • ALMAGEST n. (Arabic) a medieval treatise on astrology and alchemy. |
| EMULGENT | • emulgent adj. Of a straining or purifying process. • emulgent adj. (Medicine) Of the renal arteries and veins. • emulgent n. (Medicine) A substance promoting bile or urine production. |
| GIMLETED | • gimleted v. Simple past tense and past participle of gimlet. • GIMLET v. to pierce as with a gimlet. |
| GLAMMEST | • GLAM adj. characterised by extravagant glamour. |
| GLUMMEST | • glummest adj. Superlative form of glum: most glum. • GLUM adj. low in spirits. |
| GUNMETAL | • gunmetal n. (Historical) A type of bronze used for making cannons. • gunmetal n. An alloy of 88% copper, 10% tin and 2% zinc, originally used for making guns. • gunmetal n. (Also attributive) A dark grey or bluish-grey colour; gunmetal grey. |
| LEGITIMS | • legitims n. Plural of legitim. • LEGITIM n. (Latin) the portion of movable estate to which the children are entitled upon the death of the father. |
| LIGAMENT | • ligament n. (Anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones. • ligament n. (Figurative) That which binds or acts as a ligament. • LIGAMENT n. a band of firm, fibrous tissue. |
| LODGMENT | • lodgment n. An area used for lodging; a place in which a person or thing is or can be lodged. • lodgment n. The condition of being lodged. • lodgment n. The act of lodging or depositing. |
| LONGTIME | • longtime adj. Having endured for a long period of time. • longtime adv. Having been for a long time. • long-time adj. Alternative spelling of longtime. |
| MEGALITH | • megalith n. (Archaeology). • megalith n. (By extension) A large stone or block of stone used in the construction of a modern structure. • MEGALITH n. a huge stone used in prehistoric monuments. |
| MEGAVOLT | • megavolt n. One million (106) volts, abbreviated as MV. • mega-volt n. One million ( 106 ) volts, abbreviated as MV. • MEGAVOLT n. a unit of electromotive force. |
| MELTAGES | • meltages n. (Very rare) plural of meltage. • MELTAGE n. the process of melting. |
| MELTINGS | • meltings n. Plural of melting. • MELTING n. the act of melting. |
| METALING | • metaling v. Present participle of metal. • METAL v. to cover with metal. |
| MULTIAGE | • multiage adj. Concerning more than one age. • MULTIAGE adj. including people of various ages. |
| OUTGLEAM | • outgleam v. (Transitive) To shine more brightly than. • OUTGLEAM v. to surpass in gleaming. |
| SMELTING | • smelting v. Present participle of smelt. • smelting n. (Metallurgy) The process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore. • SMELTING n. the act of smelting. |
| TEGMINAL | • tegminal adj. Relating to a tegmen. • TEGMINAL adj. relating to a tegmen, the inner covering of a seed. |
| TELEGRAM | • telegram n. A message transmitted by telegraph. • telegram v. (Intransitive) To send a telegram. • telegram v. (Transitive) To send a telegram to (a person). |