| CROSSLIGHT | • crosslight n. (Uncountable) Light that comes from the side, causing shadows that can obscure objects of view or create… • crosslight n. (Countable) A traffic light intended principally to allow pedestrian or other traffic from a lesser… • crosslight n. (Uncountable, theater) Illumination directed at the performers or subject matter from opposite sides of the set. |
| FORESIGHTS | • foresights n. Plural of foresight. • FORESIGHT n. the act or power of foreseeing. |
| GASTROSOPH | • gastrosoph n. Synonym of gastrosopher. • GASTROSOPH n. a person skilled in matters of eating, also GASTROSOPHER. |
| GRAPESHOTS | • grapeshots n. Plural of grapeshot. • GRAPESHOT n. clustered iron shot that scatters when fired. |
| GRASSCLOTH | • grasscloth n. A wall covering made from the fibres of jute, rushes or other grasses. • grasscloth n. Any of various coarse cloths, the fibre of which is rarely that of a grass; especially, the Chinese… • grass␣cloth n. Alternative form of grasscloth. |
| GROWTHISTS | • growthists n. Plural of growthist. • GROWTHIST n. a person who is committed to growth, esp. economic. |
| HISTOGRAMS | • histograms n. Plural of 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. |
| HYGRISTORS | • hygristors n. Plural of hygristor. • HYGRISTOR n. an electronic component whose resistance varies with humidity. |
| HYGROSTATS | • hygrostats n. Plural of hygrostat. • HYGROSTAT n. a machine for regulating the humidity of air. |
| MISGROWTHS | • misgrowths n. Plural of misgrowth. • MISGROWTH n. an unnatural or abnormal growth. |
| OTHERGUESS | • otherguess adj. (Now rare) Of another kind; different. • otherguess adv. (Obsolete) In another way. • OTHERGUESS adv. (obsolete) in another manner, also OTHERGATES. |
| OVERSIGHTS | • oversights n. Plural of oversight. • OVERSIGHT n. a failure to notice something, a mistake. |
| ROUGHCASTS | • roughcasts n. Plural of roughcast. • ROUGHCAST v. to cover with roughcast. |
| SHOESTRING | • shoestring n. (Chiefly US) The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace. • shoestring n. (Figuratively, often attributively). • shoestring adj. (US, chiefly American football, baseball) Of a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player’s shoes. |
| SHORTGOWNS | • shortgowns n. Plural of shortgown. • SHORTGOWN n. (Scots) a woman's short jacket. |
| SHORTGRASS | • shortgrass n. The set of short, tough grasses that thrive in arid plains; often specifically the native grasses of… |