| COUNTERTHREAT | • counterthreat n. A threat made in response to an earlier threat by another party. • COUNTERTHREAT n. a threat made in response to another threat. |
| HETEROPTERANS | • heteropterans n. Plural of heteropteran. • HETEROPTERAN n. a member of the Heteroptera. |
| INTERCHAPTERS | • interchapters n. Plural of interchapter. • INTERCHAPTER n. an intercalary chapter in a book, not numbered in the general sequence. |
| INTERWREATHED | • interwreathed v. Simple past tense and past participle of interwreathe. • INTERWREATHE v. to twine in between. |
| INTERWREATHES | • interwreathes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwreathe. • INTERWREATHE v. to twine in between. |
| NORTHEASTERLY | • northeasterly adj. Situated in, or pointing towards, the northeast. • northeasterly adj. (Of a wind etc) Coming from the northeast. • northeasterly n. A persistent wind from the northeast. |
| NORTHWESTERLY | • northwesterly adj. Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest. • northwesterly adj. (Chiefly of a wind) Coming from the northwest. • northwesterly adv. From the northwest. |
| RESTRENGTHENS | • restrengthens v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of restrengthen. • RESTRENGTHEN v. to strengthen again. |
| RETRENCHMENTS | • retrenchments n. Plural of retrenchment. • RETRENCHMENT n. cutting down on; reduction in amount of. |
| STRAIGHTENERS | • straighteners n. Plural of straightener. • STRAIGHTENER n. something that straightens. |
| STRENGTHENERS | • strengtheners n. Plural of strengthener. • STRENGTHENER n. something that strengthens. |
| SUPERSTRENGTH | • superstrength n. Remarkable strength, above and beyond that of normal human strength. • superstrength n. (Of an alcoholic beverage) Remarkable strength, containing a higher percentage of alcohol than is typical or expected. • superstrength n. Superhuman strength. |
| TENDERHEARTED | • tenderhearted adj. Compassionate for another’s distress. • tenderhearted adj. Easily moved to love. • tender-hearted adj. Alternative form of tenderhearted. |
| THUNDERSTRIKE | • thunderstrike v. (Transitive, now rare) To strike, blast, or injure by, or as if by, lightning. • thunderstrike v. (Transitive, figurative, now rare) To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible. • THUNDERSTRIKE v. to strike dumb. |
| THUNDERSTROKE | • thunderstroke n. Thunderbolt. • THUNDERSTROKE n. a stroke of or as if of lightning with the attendant thunder. |
| UNDERSTRENGTH | • understrength adj. Lacking in number (Of a military unit, sport team, etc.). • understrength adj. Lacking in strength or durability (of a material or structure). • UNDERSTRENGTH adj. deficient in strength. |
| UNDERTHRUSTED | • underthrusted v. Simple past tense and past participle of underthrust. |