| COUNTERPUNCH | • counterpunch n. A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match. • counterpunch n. (Printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative… • counterpunch v. (Boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent’s momentary defensive weakness caused by… |
| DOLICHURUSES | • DOLICHURUS n. (Greek) a dactylic hexameter with a redundant syllable at the end. |
| EURYTHERMOUS | • eurythermous adj. Synonym of eurythermal. • EURYTHERMOUS adj. tolerating a wide range of temperature, also EURYTHERMAL, EURYTHERMIC. |
| HORTICULTURE | • horticulture n. The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening. • horticulture n. Small-scale agriculture. • HORTICULTURE n. the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants. |
| HUMOROUSNESS | • humorousness n. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being humorous. • humorousness n. (Countable) The result or product of being humorous. • HUMOROUSNESS n. the state of being humorous. |
| HUMOURLESSLY | • humourlessly adv. Alternative spelling of humorlessly. • HUMOURLESS adv. without humour, also HUMORLESS. |
| NEUROHUMORAL | • neurohumoral adj. (Anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or produced by a neurohumor. • NEUROHUMORAL adj. relating to neurohumor. |
| NEUROHUMOURS | • neurohumours n. Plural of neurohumour. • NEUROHUMOUR n. a neurohormone, esp. a neurotransmitter, also NEUROHUMOR. |
| OCHROLEUCOUS | • ochroleucous adj. Yellowish-white; having a faint tint of dingy yellow. • OCHROLEUCOUS adj. yellowish white. |
| SLAUGHTEROUS | • slaughterous adj. Prone to slaughtering. • SLAUGHTEROUS adj. of or relating to slaughter. |
| SUMMERHOUSES | • summerhouses n. Plural of summerhouse. • summer-houses n. Plural of summer-house. • summer␣houses n. Plural of summer house. |
| THUNDERCLOUD | • thundercloud n. A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning;… • thundercloud n. (By extension, figurative) Something menacing and brooding. • thunder␣cloud n. Alternative spelling of thundercloud. |
| THUNDEROUSLY | • thunderously adv. In a thunderous manner, very loudly. • THUNDEROUS adv. sounding like thunder, also THUNDROUS. |
| UNAUTHORISED | • unauthorised adj. Not authorised; having no authority. • UNAUTHORISED adj. not authorised, also UNAUTHORIZED. |
| UNAUTHORIZED | • unauthorized adj. Not having any authority. • unauthorized adj. Without official authorization. • UNAUTHORIZED adj. not authorized, also UNAUTHORISED. |
| UNDERNOURISH | • undernourish v. (Transitive) To provide with insufficient nourishment. • UNDERNOURISH v. to nourish insufficiently. |
| UNDERWROUGHT | • underwrought v. (Archaic) simple past tense and past participle of underwork. • UNDERWROUGHT adj. (Shakespeare) insufficiently wrought. |