| ANASTASES | • anastases n. Plural of anastasis. • ANASTASIS n. (Greek) in Byzantine art, the Harrowing of Hell. |
| ANASTASIS | • anastasis n. A recovery from a debilitating condition, especially irradiation of human tissue. • anastasis n. Rebirth. • anastasis n. (Christianity) resurrection, especially the resurrection of Jesus Christ. |
| ANASTATIC | • anastatic adj. Of or pertaining to anastasis. • anastatic adj. (Printing, historical) Of or relating to a printing process in which copies of drawings are printed… • ANASTATIC adj. pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates. |
| CANASTERS | • CANASTER n. (Spanish) a kind of tobacco for smoking, made of the dried leaves, coarsely broken. |
| DYNASTIES | • dynasties n. Plural of dynasty. • DYNASTY n. a succession of rulers from the same line of descent. |
| EPINASTIC | • epinastic adj. Of, or relating to epinasty. • EPINASTIC adj. growing more rapidly on the upper than on the under surface. |
| GYMNASTIC | • gymnastic adj. Of or pertaining to gymnastics. • gymnastic adj. Of or pertaining to the gymnasia (ancient Greek schools). • gymnastic n. (Obsolete) A gymnast. |
| HYPONASTY | • hyponasty n. (Botany) an upward bending of leaves or other plant parts, caused by increased growth on their lower surface. • HYPONASTY n. a tendency in part of a plant to grow more rapidly on the underside, so that it curves upwards. |
| MONASTERY | • monastery n. A building for housing monks or others who have taken religious vows. • MONASTERY n. the residence of a religious community, esp. of monks, living in seclusion from secular society and bound by religious vows. |
| MONASTICS | • monastics n. Plural of monastic. • MONASTIC n. a monk. |
| NASTALIKS | • NASTALIK n. (Arabic) a Persian cursive script, having long horizontal strokes and rounded characters. |
| NASTINESS | • nastiness n. (Uncountable) Lack of cleanliness. • nastiness n. (Uncountable) Dirt, filth. • nastiness n. (Uncountable) Indecency; corruption; unkindness, meanness, spite, harshness, cruelty. |
| PINASTERS | • pinasters n. Plural of pinaster. • PINASTER n. a species of pine growing in Southern Europe. |
| PLEONASTE | • pleonaste n. (Mineralogy) A black variety of spinel. • PLEONASTE n. a dark-green to black variety of spinel. |
| PLEONASTS | • pleonasts n. Plural of pleonast. • PLEONAST n. someone who is prone to redundancy. |