| ADORABILITIES | • adorabilities n. Plural of adorability. • ADORABILITY n. the state of being adorable. |
| AMBASSADORIAL | • ambassadorial adj. Of or pertaining to an ambassador. • AMBASSADORIAL adj. of or like an ambassador. |
| BRAGGADOCIOUS | • braggadocious adj. Exhibiting braggadocio; characterized by empty boasts. • BRAGGADOCIOUS adj. boastful. |
| CONQUISTADORS | • conquistadors n. Plural of conquistador. • CONQUISTADOR n. (Spanish) a conqueror; specifically any of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th cent. |
| FORESHADOWERS | • foreshadowers n. Plural of foreshadower. • FORESHADOWER n. one who foreshadows. |
| FORESHADOWING | • foreshadowing v. Present participle of foreshadow. • foreshadowing n. (Literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations… • FORESHADOWING n. the act of foreshadowing. |
| GONADOTROPHIC | • gonadotrophic adj. Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads. • GONADOTROPHIC adj. stimulating the gonads, also GONADOTROPIC. |
| GONADOTROPHIN | • gonadotrophin n. Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates. • GONADOTROPHIN n. a substance that stimulates the gonads. |
| GONADOTROPINS | • gonadotropins n. Plural of gonadotropin. • GONADOTROPIN n. a gonadotropic hormone, as follicle-stimulating hormone. |
| INCOMMUNICADO | • incommunicado adj. In a state or condition of inability or unwillingness to communicate. • incommunicado adv. In a manner in which communication with outsiders is not possible, for either voluntary or involuntary… • INCOMMUNICADO adj. (Spanish) without means of communication, also INCOMUNICADO. |
| OVERSHADOWING | • overshadowing v. Present participle of overshadow. • overshadowing n. A dominating shadow or malign influence. • OVERSHADOW v. to cast a shadow over. |
| PARADOXICALLY | • paradoxically adv. In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox. • PARADOXICAL adv. of the nature of a paradox, also PARADOXAL. |
| PARADOXURINES | • PARADOXURINE n. any of a number of palm civet species. |
| PREADOLESCENT | • preadolescent adj. Of or relating to preadolescence. • preadolescent n. A child who has not yet reached puberty. • PREADOLESCENT n. a child before the age of thirteen. |
| SADOMASOCHISM | • sadomasochism n. The practices of sadism and masochism collectively, usually in reference to consensual practices within… • sadomasochism n. Sadism and masochism: the (often sexual) enjoyment by one person of both inflicting and receiving pain. • sado-masochism n. Alternative spelling of sadomasochism. |
| SADOMASOCHIST | • sadomasochist n. A person who enjoys both inflicting and receiving pain for sexual gratification. • sadomasochist adj. Sadomasochistic. • SADOMASOCHIST n. one who derives sexual pleasure from inflicting pain. |
| SHADOWCASTING | • shadowcasting n. (Computer graphics) The generation of shadows from a three-dimensional model. • shadowcasting n. (Microscopy) A technique in which an incident ray at a small angle to the horizontal casts a shadow… • shadowcasting n. The live amateur performance of a film by a group of people at the same time as watching the film. |
| SHADOWINESSES | • shadowinesses n. Plural of shadowiness. • SHADOWINESS n. the state of being shadowy. |
| SUBADOLESCENT | • subadolescent n. An individual who has not yet reached adolescence. • SUBADOLESCENT n. a child who has not yet reached the age of adolescence. |
| SULPHADOXINES | • SULPHADOXINE n. an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, also SULFADOXINE. |