| DIORTHOSIS | • diorthosis n. (Obsolete) The act of setting a fracture or dislocation. • diorthosis n. A critical revision of a text. • DIORTHOSIS n. a critical revision of a text; any correction or adjustment. |
| DISTICHOUS | • distichous adj. (Botany) Arranged in two rows on each side of an axis. • distichous adj. (Poetry) In the form of a distich. • DISTICHOUS adj. in or having two rows, also DISTICHAL. |
| FASHIONIST | • fashionist n. (Archaic) An obsequious follower of fashion. • FASHIONIST n. a follower or setter of fashion, also FASHIONISTA. |
| GOTHICISES | • Gothicises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Gothicise. • GOTHICISE v. to make Gothic, also GOTHICIZE. |
| GOTHICISMS | • Gothicisms n. Plural of Gothicism. • GOTHICISM n. the quality of being gothic, characterized by gloom and the grotesque. |
| HISTOLYSIS | • histolysis n. Breakdown of bodily tissues. • HISTOLYSIS n. the decay and dissolution of the organic tissues and of the blood. |
| HISTORIANS | • historians n. Plural of historian. • HISTORIAN n. a student of history. |
| HISTORISMS | • historisms n. Plural of historism. • HISTORISM n. the belief that all phenomena are historically determined, also HISTORICISM. |
| ICHTHYOSIS | • ichthyosis n. (Pathology) A disease which gives the sufferer a dry, scaly skin. • ICHTHYOSIS n. a disease in which the skin is thick, rough, and scaly. |
| IRONSMITHS | • ironsmiths n. Plural of ironsmith. • IRONSMITH n. a worker in iron. |
| ORCHIDISTS | • orchidists n. Plural of orchidist. • ORCHIDIST n. a fancier or grower of orchids. |
| ORCHITISES | • orchitises n. Plural of orchitis. • ORCHITIS n. inflammation of the testicle. |
| ORNITHOSIS | • ornithosis n. (Medicine) A zoonotic infectious disease (of birds) caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci… • ORNITHOSIS n. a disease like psittacosis, infecting domestic fowl, transmissible to man. |
| OSTRICHISM | • ostrichism n. The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one’s head out of view. • ostrichism n. (Derogatory) A policy of burying one’s head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation. • OSTRICHISM n. the habit or policy of refusing to face unpleasant facts. |
| PISTACHIOS | • pistachios n. Plural of pistachio. • PISTACHIO n. a kind of tree, or its edible nutlike fruit. |
| SIALOLITHS | • sialoliths n. Plural of sialolith. • SIALOLITH n. a calculus in a salivary gland. |
| STONISHING | • stonishing v. Present participle of stonish. • STONISH v. to astonish. |