| BRIGHTSOME | • brightsome adj. (Archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining. • BRIGHTSOME adj. bright; clear; brilliant. |
| FISHMONGER | • fishmonger n. (Britain) A person who sells fish. • fishmonger n. (Britain, rare) A fishmonger’s, a fishmonger’s shop: a shop that sells fish. • fishmonger n. (Archaic) A pimp. |
| FRIGHTSOME | • frightsome adj. Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear. • frightsome adj. Feeling fright; afraid; frightened. • FRIGHTSOME adj. frightful. |
| GEOMORPHIC | • geomorphic adj. Of or pertaining to the shape or structure of the surface of the Earth. • geomorphic adj. Of or pertaining to geomorphology. • GEOMORPHIC adj. earth-shaped. |
| GEOTHERMIC | • geothermic adj. Geothermal. • GEOTHERMIC adj. related to the internal heat of the earth, also GEOTHERMAL. |
| HELIOGRAMS | • heliograms n. Plural of heliogram. • HELIOGRAM n. a message sent by reflecting the sun's rays with a mirror. |
| HIEROGRAMS | • hierograms n. Plural of hierogram. • HIEROGRAM n. a sacred or hieroglyphic symbol. |
| HIGHERMOST | • highermost adj. Uppermost; in the highest position. • highermost adv. Uppermost; in the highest position. • HIGHERMOST adj. highest, also HIGHMOST. |
| LITHOMARGE | • lithomarge n. Kaolinite. • LITHOMARGE n. a clay of a fine smooth texture, and very sectile. |
| MICROPHAGE | • microphage n. (Biology) A small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte). • MICROPHAGE n. a small phagocyte. |
| MIMEOGRAPH | • mimeograph n. (Historical) A machine for making printed copies using typed stencil, eventually superseded by photocopying. • mimeograph v. To make mimeograph copies. • MIMEOGRAPH n. (tradename) an autographic stencil copying device invented by Edison. |
| MOITHERING | • moithering v. Present participle of moither. • MOITHER v. to confuse, stupefy, also MITHER, MOIDER. |
| MOTHERINGS | • motherings n. Plural of mothering. • MOTHERING n. the act of mothering. |
| OVERMIGHTY | • overmighty adj. Excessively mighty. • OVERMIGHTY adj. too powerful. |
| PHORMINGES | • phorminges n. Plural of phorminx. • PHORMINX n. (Greek) a kind of lyre used by the Greeks. |
| SMOTHERING | • smothering v. Present participle of smother. • smothering n. The act by which someone or something is smothered. • SMOTHERING adj. suffocating. |
| WHIGGAMORE | • Whiggamore n. (Derogatory, archaic) A Whig. • WHIGGAMORE n. (Scots) a Whig; a cant term applied in contempt to Scotch Presbyterians. |