| BRIGHTWORK | • brightwork n. Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat. • brightwork n. The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat. • BRIGHTWORK n. polished metal on cars etc. |
| BROTHERING | • brothering v. Present participle of brother. • BROTHER v. to treat like a brother. |
| DROUGHTIER | • droughtier adj. Comparative form of droughty: more droughty. • DROUGHTY adj. dry, also DROUTHY. |
| FOREGATHER | • foregather v. Alternative form of forgather. • FOREGATHER v. to gather together, assemble, also FORGATHER. |
| FORGATHERS | • forgathers v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forgather. • FORGATHER v. to gather together, assemble, also FOREGATHER. |
| FORTHRIGHT | • forthright adj. Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct. • forthright adj. Frank, outspoken. • forthright adj. Markedly simple. |
| HYGRISTORS | • hygristors n. Plural of hygristor. • HYGRISTOR n. an electronic component whose resistance varies with humidity. |
| HYGROMETER | • hygrometer n. (Meteorology) An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity. • HYGROMETER n. an instrument for measuring air moisture. |
| HYGROMETRY | • hygrometry n. The measurement of the moisture content of gases, but especially of the humidity of the atmosphere. • HYGROMETRY n. the science of humidity. |
| NORTHERING | • northering v. Present participle of norther. • NORTHER v. to veer north. |
| ORTHOGRADE | • orthograde adj. Walking or standing with the body upright. • ORTHOGRADE adj. walking with the body upright. |
| ORTHOGRAPH | • orthograph n. An orthographic projection. • ORTHOGRAPH n. a drawing in orthographic projection. |
| OVERBRIGHT | • overbright adj. Too bright. • OVERBRIGHT adj. excessively bright. |
| OVERGROWTH | • overgrowth n. A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else. A tangle of growth occurring at the… • overgrowth n. An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes. • overgrowth n. Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. |
| OVERRAUGHT | • overraught v. (Obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of overreach. • OVERREACH v. to reach beyond, to overtake. |
| PREGROWTHS | • pregrowths n. Plural of pregrowth. • PREGROWTH n. the period before something begins to grow. |
| ROTOGRAPHS | • rotographs n. Plural of rotograph. • rotographs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rotograph. • ROTOGRAPH v. to make a photograph by laying negative on sensitive paper. |
| SHORTGRASS | • shortgrass n. The set of short, tough grasses that thrive in arid plains; often specifically the native grasses of… |
| THERMOGRAM | • thermogram n. The graphical record produced during thermography; a temperature map of the surface of a body. • THERMOGRAM n. a thermograph record of temperature. |
| THOROUGHER | • thorougher adj. Comparative form of thorough: more thorough. • THOROUGH adj. complete, also THORO. |