| ADROITER | • adroiter adj. Comparative form of adroit: more adroit. • ADROIT adj. skilful. |
| ADROITLY | • adroitly adv. Deftly; in an adroit manner. • adroitly adv. In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations. • ADROIT adv. skilful. |
| BEADROLL | • beadroll n. (Obsolete) A catalogue of people whose souls are to be be prayed for. • beadroll n. A catalogue of names; a pedigree, a long respected series. • BEADROLL n. a list of the dead to be prayed for. |
| DIADROMS | • diadroms n. Plural of diadrom. • DIADROM n. (Greek) a course or passing; a vibration. |
| GADROONS | • gadroons n. Plural of gadroon. • GADROON v. to decorate with moulding bands. |
| HADROMES | • hadromes n. Plural of hadrome. • HADROME n. the conducting tissue of the xylem. |
| HADRONIC | • hadronic adj. (Physics) of, related to, or composed of hadrons. • HADRONIC adj. relating to a hadron. |
| HEADROOM | • headroom n. The vertical clearance above someone’s head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc. • headroom n. The vertical measurement, top to bottom, for example for clearance under a bridge. • headroom n. (Electronics) The ability of a system to reproduce loud sounds free of distortion; dynamic headroom. |
| HEADROPE | • headrope n. (Nautical) The part of a bolt rope that is sewn to the upper edge or head of a sail. • HEADROPE n. that part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail. |
| LADRONES | • ladrones n. Plural of ladrone. • LADRONE n. (archaic) a robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal, also LADRON, LATRON. |
| MADRONAS | • madronas n. Plural of madrona. • madroñas n. Plural of madroña. • MADRONA n. (Spanish) a Californian tree of the Arbutus genus, also MADRONE, MADRONO. |
| MADRONES | • madrones n. Plural of madrone. • MADRONE n. (Spanish) a Californian tree of the Arbutus genus, also MADRONA, MADRONO. |
| MADRONOS | • madronos n. Plural of madrono. • madroños n. Plural of madroño. • MADRONO n. (Spanish) a Californian tree of the Arbutus genus, also MADRONA, MADRONE. |
| PADRONAS | • PADRONA n. (Italian) a female boss or employer. |
| PADRONES | • padrones n. Plural of padrone. • PADRONE n. (Italian) an innkeeper; an employer. |
| PARADROP | • paradrop n. A delivery of goods or equipment by dropping of a parachute. • paradrop v. To deliver goods or equipment by dropping of a parachute. • PARADROP v. to deliver by parachute. |
| QUADROON | • quadroon n. (Dated, chiefly historical) A person considered three-fourths white, having one non-white grandparent. • quadroon adj. (Dated, chiefly historical) Of or related to quadroons. |
| SEADROME | • seadrome n. (Historical, aviation) An airfield constructed at sea for the landing of aircraft unable to perform… • SEADROME n. a floating aerodrome. |
| SPADROON | • spadroon n. A single-handed, lightweight sword. • spadroon n. A long heavy sword for both hands; a spadone. • SPADROON n. (historical) a sword, esp. a broadsword, formerly used both to cut and thrust. |
| SQUADRON | • squadron n. (Obsolete) A body of troops drawn up in a square. • squadron n. (Military, historical, army) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one… • squadron n. (Military) A body of infantrymen made up of several platoons, averaging from eighty to one hundred and… |