| ANTICHURCH | • antichurch adj. Opposed to the church; against the Christian institution. • ANTICHURCH adj. opposed to the church. |
| ANYWHITHER | • anywhither adv. (Rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere. • ANYWHITHER adv. to or towards any place. |
| BIRTHNIGHT | • birthnight n. The night of someone’s birth. • birthnight n. The anniversary of that night in subsequent years. • BIRTHNIGHT n. the night in which a person is born; the anniversary of that night in succeeding years. |
| EARTHSHINE | • earthshine n. (Astronomy) Reflected earthlight visible on the Moon’s night side. • Earthshine n. (Astronomy) Alternative letter-case form of earthshine. • earth-shine n. Alternative spelling of Earthshine. |
| HEIGHTENER | • heightener n. That which heightens. • HEIGHTENER n. something that heightens. |
| HIEROPHANT | • hierophant n. (Ancient Greece) An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of… • hierophant n. An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge. • hierophant n. One who explains or makes a commentary. |
| NIGHTSHIRT | • nightshirt n. A shirt-like garment (often oversized) that is worn to bed. • NIGHTSHIRT n. a nightgown resembling a shirt. |
| PANTHERISH | • pantherish adj. Like a panther; catlike. • PANTHERISH adj. like a panther. |
| RHINOLITHS | • rhinoliths n. Plural of rhinolith. • RHINOLITH n. a concretion formed within the cavities of the nose. |
| RHINOTHECA | • rhinotheca n. The hornlike covering of the upper part of a bird’s beak. • RHINOTHECA n. the sheath of the upper mandible of a bird. |
| SHRITCHING | • shritching v. Present participle of shritch. • SHRITCH v. (dialect) to shriek, also SCRIKE, SHREEK, SHREIK, SHRIECH, SHRIEK, SHRIKE, SKRIKE. |
| THIRTEENTH | • thirteenth adj. The ordinal form of the number thirteen. • thirteenth n. The person or thing in the thirteenth position. • thirteenth n. One of thirteen equal parts of a whole. |
| THRASHINGS | • thrashings n. Plural of thrashing. • THRASHING n. a beating. |
| THRESHINGS | • threshings n. Plural of threshing. • THRESHING n. the act of threshing. |
| THRUTCHING | • thrutching v. Present participle of thrutch. • THRUTCH v. (dialect) to press, thrust, shove. |
| TRIPHTHONG | • triphthong n. A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another… • TRIPHTHONG n. three vowel sounds pronounced as one. |
| UNRHYTHMIC | • unrhythmic adj. Having no rhythm. • UNRHYTHMIC adj. not rhythmic, also UNRHYTHMICAL. |
| WHITETHORN | • whitethorn n. Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. • whitethorn n. Bursaria spinosa, a small Australian shrub. • whitethorn n. Vachellia constricta, formerly Acacia constricta, whitethorn acacia, a shrub in the family Fabaceae. |
| WHITHERING | • whithering v. Present participle of whither. • WHITHER v. to blow strongly with a roaring sound, also WUTHER. |