| AGELAST | • agelast n. (Rare) one who never laughs (especially at jokes); a mirthless person. • AGELAST n. (Greek) someone who never laughs. |
| ALASTOR | • alastor n. An avenging spirit or deity. • ALASTOR n. (Greek) an avenging deity in Greek tragedy. |
| ARBLAST | • arblast n. (Obsolete except historical) A wooden crossbow with a special drawing mechanism, used to fire bolts, stones etc. • ARBLAST n. a type of crossbow, also ARBALEST, ARBALIST, ARBELEST. |
| BALLAST | • ballast n. (Nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability. • ballast n. (Figuratively) Anything that steadies emotion or the mind. • ballast n. Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast. |
| BLASTED | • blasted v. Simple past tense and past participle of blast. • blasted adj. Subjected to an explosion. • blasted adj. Subjected to violent gusts of wind; storm-damaged. |
| BLASTER | • blaster n. Anything that, or anyone who blasts. • blaster n. A device to detonate an explosive, often consisting of a box with a handle to be pressed down. • blaster n. (Science fiction) An unspecified powerful hand weapon, usually one that fires an energy pulse or beam. |
| BLASTIE | • BLASTIE n. a dwarf. |
| CLASTIC | • clastic adj. Made up of parts that are easily removable. • clastic adj. (Geology, of rock) Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks. • clastic n. (Geology) A rock made from fragments of pre-existing rocks. |
| ELASTIC | • elastic adj. Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size… • elastic adj. Made of elastic. • elastic adj. Of clothing, elasticated. |
| ELASTIN | • elastin n. (Biochemistry) A protein, similar to collagen, found in connective tissue, that has elastic properties. • ELASTIN n. a protein, the chief constituent of elastic tissue. |
| 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. |
| LASTERS | • lasters n. Plural of laster. • Lasters prop.n. Plural of Laster. • LASTER n. a worker who shapes a boot or shoe by fixing the parts smoothly on a last. |
| LASTING | • lasting adj. Persisting for an extended period of time. • lasting adj. (Obsolete) Persisting forever. • lasting v. Present participle of last. |
| OBLASTI | • oblasti n. Plural of oblast. • OBLAST n. (Russian) a political subdivision of a republic in the former USSR. |
| OBLASTS | • oblasts n. Plural of oblast. • OBLAST n. (Russian) a political subdivision of a republic in the former USSR. |
| OUTLAST | • outlast v. (Transitive) To live, last or remain longer than. • OUTLAST v. to last longer than. |
| PLASTER | • plaster n. (Uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes. • plaster n. (Countable, Britain, New Zealand, Canada) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster. • plaster n. (Uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that… |
| PLASTIC | • plastic n. A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting. • plastic n. (Colloquial, metonymically) Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services. • plastic n. (Figurative, slang) insincerity; fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they… |
| PLASTID | • plastid n. (Cytology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often concerned with photosynthesis. • PLASTID n. a structure in plant cells. |
| UNLASTE | • UNLACE v. to unfasten the laces of. |