| CLEARINGHOUSE | • clearinghouse n. Alternative spelling of clearing house. • clearing␣house n. A central point where clearing banks and other financial firms exchange checks, settle accounts, etc. • clearing␣house n. (Figuratively, by extension) A hub of collection, maintenance, and distribution of goods, information etc. |
| COUNTERCHANGE | • counterchange v. To give and receive; C; to exchange. • counterchange v. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging. • counterchange n. (Obsolete) An exchange of one thing for another. |
| COUNTERCHARGE | • countercharge n. An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent’s accusations. • countercharge n. An thrust or charge against an enemy in response to their previous attack. • countercharge v. (Heraldry) To reverse the colors. |
| COUNTERWEIGHS | • counterweighs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh. • COUNTERWEIGH v. to weigh against, counterbalance. |
| COUNTERWEIGHT | • counterweight n. A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised… • counterweight v. (Transitive) To fit with a counterweight. • COUNTERWEIGHT v. to balance with an equivalent weight or force. |
| GROUCHINESSES | • grouchinesses n. Plural of grouchiness. • GROUCHINESS n. the state of being grouchy. |
| HELIOGRAVURES | • heliogravures n. Plural of heliogravure. • HELIOGRAVURE n. photogravure. |
| HETEROGENEOUS | • heterogeneous adj. Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts. • heterogeneous adj. (Mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds. • heterogeneous adj. (Physics, chemistry) Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process. |
| HOUSEBREAKING | • housebreaking n. The act of breaking into another person’s house with unlawful intent. • housebreaking v. (Animal training) present participle of housebreak. • HOUSEBREAKING n. the act of breaking into a house for the purpose of stealing. |
| NEIGHBOURLESS | • neighbourless adj. Alternative spelling of neighborless. • NEIGHBOURLESS adj. without a neighbour, also NEIGHBORLESS. |
| NEIGHBOURLIER | • NEIGHBOURLY adj. like a neighbour, also NEIGHBORLY. |
| NEUROETHOLOGY | • neuroethology n. The study of animal behavior and its underlying control by the nervous system. • NEUROETHOLOGY n. the description of features of animal behaviour in terms of the mechanisms of the nervous system. |
| RIGHTEOUSNESS | • righteousness n. (Uncountable) The quality or state of being righteous. • righteousness n. (Uncountable, theology) Holiness; conformity of life to the divine law. • righteousness n. (Countable) A righteous act, or righteous quality. |
| ROGUISHNESSES | • roguishnesses n. Plural of roguishness. • ROGUISHNESS n. the state of being roguish. |
| SURGEONFISHES | • surgeonfishes n. Plural of surgeonfish. • SURGEONFISH n. a kind of tropical fish with razor-sharp spines on the tail. |
| UNNEIGHBOURED | • unneighboured adj. Without neighbours. • UNNEIGHBOURED adj. without neighbours, also UNNEIGHBORED. |