| AUTHORITARIAN | • authoritarian adj. Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic… • authoritarian adj. Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical. • authoritarian adj. Tending to impose one’s demands upon others as if one were an authority. |
| CHIAROSCURISM | • CHIAROSCURISM n. the practice of chiaroscuro. |
| CHIAROSCURIST | • chiaroscurist n. A painter who uses light and shade rather than colour to create the illusion of volume. • CHIAROSCURIST n. an artist who specializes in chiaroscuro. |
| CRUISERWEIGHT | • cruiserweight n. (Boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight. • cruiserweight n. (Boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight. • cruiserweight n. (Wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight. |
| HYPERURICEMIA | • hyperuricemia n. An abnormally high level of uric acid in one’s blood. • HYPERURICEMIA n. excess uric acid in the blood, also HYPERURICAEMIA. |
| NEIGHBOURLIER | • NEIGHBOURLY adj. like a neighbour, also NEIGHBORLY. |
| PERICHONDRIUM | • perichondrium n. (Anatomy) a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of developing bone. • PERICHONDRIUM n. a fibrous membrane covering cartilage except at joints. |
| PIPIWHARAUROA | • PIPIWHARAUROA n. (Maori) a Pacific migratory bird with metallic gold-green plumage. |
| RADIOTHORIUMS | • RADIOTHORIUM n. a radioactive isotope of thorium with the mass number 228. |
| REAUTHORISING | • REAUTHORISE v. to authorise again, also REAUTHORIZE. |
| REAUTHORIZING | • reauthorizing v. Present participle of reauthorize. • REAUTHORIZE v. to authorize again, also REAUTHORISE. |
| REFURBISHINGS | • refurbishings n. Plural of refurbishing. • REFURBISHING n. the act of refurbishing. |
| RELINQUISHERS | • relinquishers n. Plural of relinquisher. • RELINQUISHER n. one who relinquishes. |
| SQUIRARCHICAL | • SQUIRARCHICAL adj. relating to a squirarchy, also SQUIRARCHAL, SQUIREARCHAL, SQUIREARCHICAL. |
| SQUIREARCHIES | • squirearchies n. Plural of squirearchy. • SQUIREARCHY n. squires collectively, also SQUIRAGE, SQUIRALITY, SQUIRALTY, SQUIRARCHY, SQUIREAGE. |
| SUPERIORSHIPS | • superiorships n. Plural of superiorship. • SUPERIORSHIP n. the office of superior. |
| SURVIVORSHIPS | • survivorships n. Plural of survivorship. • SURVIVORSHIP n. the legal right of the survivor of persons having joint interests in property to take the interest of the person who has died. |
| ULTRARIGHTISM | • ultrarightism n. Ultraright beliefs generally. • ULTRARIGHTISM n. adherence to extreme right-wing policies. |
| ULTRARIGHTIST | • ultrarightist n. A person of ultraright politics. • ULTRARIGHTIST n. an extreme conservative. |