| CHRISTCROSS | • CHRISTCROSS n. the mark of a cross formerly placed in front of the alphabet in hornbooks; a cross used in place of a signature by someone unable to sign his name. |
| CROSSBIRTHS | • crossbirths n. Plural of crossbirth. • cross-births n. Plural of cross-birth. • CROSSBIRTH n. a birth in which the child lies transversely in the uterus. |
| OSTRACISERS | • ostracisers n. Plural of ostraciser. • OSTRACISER n. one who ostracises, also OSTRACIZER. |
| OVERASSERTS | • overasserts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overassert. • OVERASSERT v. to assert to excess. |
| PORTERESSES | • porteresses n. Plural of porteress. • PORTERESS n. a female porter, also PORTRESS. |
| PROESTRUSES | • PROESTRUS n. in mammals, the coming on of heat in the oestrus cycle. |
| PROGRESSIST | • progressist n. Synonym of progressionist (“one who makes or supports progress”). • progressist n. Synonym of progressionist (“one who holds that all life forms gradually evolve to a higher form”). • PROGRESSIST n. one who believes in progressism. |
| RECTORESSES | • rectoresses n. Plural of rectoress. • RECTORESS n. a female rector, a rector's wife, also RECTRESS. |
| ROTISSERIES | • rotisseries n. Plural of rotisserie. • rôtisseries n. Plural of rôtisserie. • ROTISSERIE v. (French) to cook using an incorporating a spit. |
| SARTORIUSES | • SARTORIUS n. (Latin) a flat thigh muscle. |
| SHORTSWORDS | • shortswords n. Plural of shortsword. • short␣swords n. Plural of short sword. • SHORTSWORD n. a sword with a short blade. |
| SINISTRORSE | • sinistrorse adj. Turning to the left (of the observer) in the ascending line. • SINISTRORSE adj. rising spirally and turning from right to left. |
| SPORTSWEARS | • SPORTSWEAR n. sports clothes. |
| SUPERSTORES | • superstores n. Plural of superstore. • SUPERSTORE n. a very large store often offering a wide variety of merchandise for sale. |
| SUPERSTORMS | • superstorms n. Plural of superstorm. • SUPERSTORM n. an extremely powerful storm that causes widespread devastation. |
| SUPPORTRESS | • supportress n. (Archaic) A female supporter. • SUPPORTRESS n. a female supporter. |
| TRANSISTORS | • transistors n. Plural of transistor. • TRANSISTOR n. a three-electrode semiconductor device, able to perform many functions of multielectrode valves. |
| TRANSPOSERS | • transposers n. Plural of transposer. • TRANSPOSER n. one who transposes. |
| TROUSERLESS | • trouserless adj. Without trousers. • TROUSERLESS adj. without trousers. |