| ATHENEUMS | • ATHENEUM n. (Greek) a literary or scientific association, also ATHENAEUM. |
| BUSHELMEN | • bushelmen n. Plural of bushelman. • BUSHELMAN n. one who bushels, mends and alters men's clothes, also BUSHELER, BUSHELLER. |
| CHARMEUSE | • charmeuse n. A fine semi-lustrous crepe in satin weave. • CHARMEUSE n. (French) a soft satiny material. |
| EUPHEMISE | • euphemise v. Alternative spelling of euphemize. • EUPHEMISE v. to speak or write (of) euphemistically, also EUPHEMIZE. |
| EUPHEMISM | • euphemism n. (Uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive… • euphemism n. (Countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way. • EUPHEMISM n. a figure of rhetoric by which an unpleasant or offensive thing is described or referred to by a milder term. |
| EUPHEMIST | • euphemist n. One who uses euphemisms. • EUPHEMIST n. one who engages in euphemism. |
| EXHUMATES | • exhumates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhumate. • EXHUMATE v. to dig out from the earth, also EXHUME. |
| HEGUMENES | • hegumenes n. Plural of hegumene. • HEGUMENE n. the head of a nunnery. |
| HEGUMENOS | • hegumenos n. Alternative form of hegumen (“head of a monastery”). • HEGUMENOS n. (Greek) the head of a monastery, also HEGUMEN. |
| HELENIUMS | • heleniums n. Plural of helenium. • HELENIUM n. a type of daisy-like flower. |
| HOUSEMATE | • housemate n. Someone living in the same house. • HOUSEMATE n. one who dwells in the same house with another. |
| HUMBLESSE | • humblesse n. (Obsolete) Humility, humbleness. • HUMBLESSE n. (Spenser) humility. |
| HUMIDEXES | • humidexes n. Plural of humidex. • HUMIDEX n. (Canadian) a system of measuring discomfort showing the combined effects of humidity and temperature. |
| OUTSCHEME | • outscheme v. (Transitive) To surpass in scheming. • OUTSCHEME v. to surpass in scheming. |
| RHEUMIEST | • rheumiest adj. Superlative form of rheumy: most rheumy. • RHEUMY adj. like rheum. |
| SUBTHEMES | • subthemes n. Plural of subtheme. • SUBTHEME n. a subordinate theme. |