| CONTRITE | • contrite adj. Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions. • contrite adj. (Obsolete) Thoroughly bruised or broken. • contrite n. A contrite person; a penitent. |
| CORNETTI | • cornetti n. Plural of cornetto. • CORNETTO n. (Italian) an old woodwind instrument, now revived for performances of early music. |
| INTORTED | • intorted v. Simple past tense and past participle of intort. • INTORT v. to twist inwards. |
| KNOTTIER | • knottier adj. Comparative form of knotty: more knotty. • KNOTTY adj. full of knots. |
| OTTERING | • ottering n. The hunting of otters. • OTTER v. to fish with a board of baited lines. |
| RITENUTO | • ritenuto adj. (Music) (of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower, held back at a slower rate of pace. • ritenuto n. A musical passage of this kind. • RITENUTO n. (Italian) a musical passage with a held back tempo. |
| SNOTTIER | • snottier adj. Comparative form of snotty: more snotty. • SNOTTY adj. foul with snot. |
| TENORIST | • tenorist n. A tenor singer. • tenorist n. Someone who plays a tenor saxophone. • TENORIST n. one who sings tenor or plays a tenor instrument. |
| TENORITE | • tenorite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral form of cupric oxide. • TENORITE n. a triclinic oxide of copper occurring in minute iron-grey scales or black masses. |
| TENTORIA | • tentoria n. Plural of tentorium. • TENTORIUM n. (Latin) a sheet of the dura mater stretched between the cerebrum and the cerebellum. |
| TONTINER | • tontiner n. Alternative form of tontineer (a member of a tontine). • TONTINER n. the receiver of an annuity. |
| TRITONES | • tritones n. Plural of tritone. • TRITONE n. a musical interval of three whole tones. |
| TROTLINE | • trotline n. (Fishing) A long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys). • TROTLINE n. a strong fishing line. |