| ASTABLE | • astable adj. Not stable. • astable adj. (Electronics) Having multiple states, none of which is stable. • ASTABLE adj. not stable. |
| ASTANGA | • ASTANGA n. (Sanskrit) a form of yoga, also ASHTANGA, ASTHANGA. |
| ASTARTS | • astarts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astart. • ASTART v. (Spenser) to start up, also ASTERT. |
| ASTASIA | • astasia n. (Pathology) Inability to stand without assistance. • ASTASIA n. the inability, due to imperfect muscular coordination, to keep erect. |
| ASTATIC | • astatic adj. Not static or stable; unsteady, unstable. • astatic adj. Losing polarity, as a magnetic needle. • astatic adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to astasia. |
| ASTATKI | • astatki n. A thick liquid residuum obtained in the distillation of Russian petroleum, much used as fuel. • ASTATKI n. (Russian) the residue of petroleum distillation, used as fuel. |
| BASTARD | • bastard n. (Dated) A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant. • bastard n. A mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties). • bastard n. (Vulgar, offensive or derogatory, sometimes referring specifically to a man) A contemptible, inconsiderate… |
| CANASTA | • canasta n. (Uncountable, games, card games) A card game similar to rummy and played using two packs, where the… • canasta n. (Countable, card games) A meld of seven cards in a game of canasta. • CANASTA n. (Spanish) a card game similar to rummy. |
| CATASTA | • catasta n. (Historical) A platform for exhibiting slaves for sale. • catasta n. (Historical) A stage or place for torture. • CATASTA n. (Latin) a scaffold or stage for torture or selling slaves. |
| COASTAL | • coastal adj. (Geography) Relating to the coast; on or near the coast. • Coastal prop.n. (Informal) Coastal Carolina University. • COASTAL adj. pertaining to the seashore. |
| DASTARD | • dastard n. A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak. • dastard adj. Meanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly. • dastard v. To dastardize. |
| HASTATE | • hastate adj. Of or pertaining to a spear. • hastate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base. • HASTATE adj. spear-shaped, also HASTATED. |
| LASTAGE | • lastage n. (Obsolete) A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will. • lastage n. (Obsolete) A tax on wares sold by the last. • lastage n. (Obsolete) The lading of a ship; ballast. |
| MASTABA | • mastaba n. A wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East. • mastaba n. (Architecture) A rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides, built during Ancient… • MASTABA n. (Arabic) an ancient Egyptian tomb, also MASTABAH. |
| SHASTAS | • Shastas n. Plural of Shasta. • SHASTA n. a flowering plant of the daisy family. |
| WASTAGE | • wastage n. (Uncountable) The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process. • wastage n. (Uncountable) The periodical turnover of personnel in an organisation by death, retirement or resignation… • wastage n. (Countable) Anything lost by wear or waste. |