| BEREAVEMENT | • bereavement n. The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death. • BEREAVEMENT n. the state or fact of being bereaved. |
| BESIEGEMENT | • besiegement n. The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged. • BESIEGEMENT n. the state of being besieged. |
| BETWEENTIME | • between-time n. The period or time between two events; interim; meantime; meanwhile. • BETWEENTIME adv. at intervals, also BETWEENTIMES, BETWEENWHILES. |
| DECREMENTED | • decremented v. Simple past tense and past participle of decrement. • DECREMENT v. to decrease. |
| EMPIECEMENT | • EMPIECEMENT n. (French) an insertion in a garment. |
| ENLEVEMENTS | • enlevements n. Plural of enlevement. • ENLEVEMENT n. (obsolete) in Scots law, the abduction of a woman or child. |
| ENTREMESSES | • ENTREMESSE n. (French) edible pastry sculpture served between main courses, also ENTREMES, ENTREMETS. |
| ESTREPEMENT | • estrepement n. (Law) A destructive kind of waste committed by a tenant for life, in lands, woods, or houses. • ESTREPEMENT n. the act of estreping. |
| EXTREMENESS | • extremeness n. The degree or property of being extreme. • EXTREMENESS n. being extreme. |
| HEMITERPENE | • hemiterpene n. (Organic chemistry) any terpene formed from a single isoprene unit, and having five carbon atoms. • HEMITERPENE n. any of a class of simple unsaturated hydrocarbons, such as isoprene. |
| MESENTERIES | • mesenteries n. Plural of mesentery. • MESENTERY n. a membrane enclosing the intestines. |
| METAGENESES | • metageneses n. Plural of metagenesis. • METAGENESIS n. alternating gametophyte (sexual) and sporophyte (asexual) reproductive cycles. |
| PREEMERGENT | • preemergent adj. (Of a herbicide) Preventing the germination of seeds by inhibiting an important enzyme. • PREEMERGENT adj. used or occurring before the emergence of seedlings above the ground. |
| REDETERMINE | • redetermine v. To determine again. • REDETERMINE v. to determine again. |
| RELEASEMENT | • releasement n. (Now rare) Release; the act of releasing or letting something go. • RELEASEMENT n. release. |
| REVENGEMENT | • revengement n. Revenge. • REVENGEMENT n. (Shakespeare) revenge, also VENGEMENT. |
| TELEMEETING | • telemeeting n. A meeting between by remote participants by means of telecommunication or computer networks. • TELEMEETING n. a teleconference. |