| ALGORITHM | • algorithm n. (Countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step… • algorithm n. (Uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism. • ALGORITHM n. a step-by-step procedure for solving a particular problem or set of problems. |
| HAMSTRING | • hamstring n. (Anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and… • hamstring n. (Informal) The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles. • hamstring v. (Transitive) To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough. |
| HERMITAGE | • hermitage n. A house or dwelling where a hermit lives. • hermitage n. A place of seclusion. • hermitage n. A period of seclusion. |
| HISTOGRAM | • histogram n. (Statistics) A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each… • histogram v. (Transitive) To represent (data) as a histogram. • HISTOGRAM n. a diagram consisting of a number of rectangles or lines drawn (usually upwards) from a base line, their heights representing frequencies of a series of values (or value-ranges) of a quantity. |
| LOGARITHM | • logarithm n. (Mathematics) For a number 𝑥, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain… • LOGARITHM n. a mathematical operation used esp. before electronic computing, to simplify multiplication and division. |
| MISGROWTH | • misgrowth n. An unnatural or abnormal growth. • MISGROWTH n. an unnatural or abnormal growth. |
| MITHERING | • mithering v. Present participle of mither. • MITHER v. to confuse, stupefy, also MOIDER, MOITHER. |
| MOTHERING | • mothering v. Present participle of mother. • mothering n. The nurturing of a child by its mother. • mothering n. The protective behaviour of a mother towards her child. |
| NIGHTMARE | • nightmare n. (Now rare) A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation… • nightmare n. (Now chiefly historical) A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; Sleep paralysis. • nightmare n. A very bad or frightening dream. |
| NIGHTMARY | • nightmary adj. Characterized by, beset by, or resembling, nightmares. • NIGHTMARY adj. like a nightmare, also NIGHTMARISH. |
| RIGHTISMS | • rightisms n. Plural of rightism. • RIGHTISM n. conservative political philosophy. |
| RIGHTMOST | • rightmost adj. Furthest to the right. • RIGHTMOST adj. on the extreme right. |
| TAGHAIRMS | • taghairms n. Plural of taghairm. • TAGHAIRM n. (Gaelic) inspiration sought by lying in a bullock's hide behind a waterfall. |
| TEPHIGRAM | • tephigram n. (Meteorology) A graph that shows how dew point is dependent on temperature and entropy. • TEPHIGRAM n. a diagram on which information about vertical variation in the atmosphere is plotted. |
| THRUMMING | • thrumming v. Present participle of thrum. • thrumming n. The sound or action of something that thrums. • THRUMMING adj. humming, droning. |