| BACKSPEIR | • BACKSPEIR v. (Scots) to cross-question, also BACKSPEER. |
| BANDEIRAS | • BANDEIRA n. an expedition in search of gold and slaves in seventeenth century Brazil. |
| CAPOEIRAS | • capoeiras n. Plural of capoeira. • CAPOEIRA n. (Portuguese) a martial art and dance combination. |
| COHEIRESS | • coheiress n. One of several people who are heiresses to an estate. • COHEIRESS n. a joint heiress. |
| CRUZEIROS | • cruzeiros n. Plural of cruzeiro. • CRUZEIRO n. (Portuguese) the standard monetary unit of Brazil, that replaced the cruzado. |
| EFFEIRING | • EFFEIR v. (obsolete) to appertain, to suit, also EFFERE. |
| EIRENICAL | • eirenical adj. Alternative form of irenical. • EIRENICAL adj. conducive to or working toward peace, also EIRENIC, IRENIC, IRENICAL. |
| EIRENICON | • eirenicon n. A proposal to resolve disputes and reconcile differences in order to advance peace, strengthen or establish… • EIRENICON n. (Greek) a peacemaking message, a proposition for peace, also IRENICON. |
| HEIRESSES | • heiresses n. Plural of heiress. • HEIRESS n. a female inheritor. |
| HEIRLOOMS | • heirlooms n. Plural of heirloom. • heir-looms n. Plural of heir-loom. • HEIRLOOM n. an inherited possession. |
| HEIRSHIPS | • heirships n. Plural of heirship. • HEIRSHIP n. the right of inheritance. |
| KEIRETSUS | • keiretsus n. Plural of keiretsu. • KEIRETSU n. (Japanese) a coalition of business groups in Japan. |
| PEIRASTIC | • peirastic adj. (Dated) experimental or tentative. • PEIRASTIC adj. experimental; tentative. |
| SPEIRINGS | • speirings n. Plural of speiring. • SPEIRINGS n. (Scots) news, also SPEERINGS. |
| SWEIRNESS | • SWEIRNESS n. (Scots) sloth. |
| THEIRSELF | • theirself pron. (Nonstandard) Alternative form of themself. • theirself pron. (Nonstandard) Alternative form of themselves. • THEIRSELF pron. (dialect) themselves. |
| WASTEWEIR | • wasteweir n. A weir that allows the escape of excess water from a canal or reservoir. • WASTEWEIR n. a sluiceway or passage for superfluous water in a reservoir, to prevent too great pressure on the dam, aka a spillway. |
| WEIRDNESS | • weirdness n. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being weird. • weirdness n. (Countable) The result or product of being weird. • WEIRDNESS n. the state of being weird. |