| NASTY | • nasty adj. (Now chiefly US) Dirty, filthy. • nasty adj. Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person). • nasty adj. Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive. |
| DYNASTY | • dynasty n. A series of rulers or dynasts from one family. • dynasty n. (East Asian history) The polity or historical era under the rule of a certain dynasty. • dynasty n. (Sports) A team or organization which has an extended period of success or dominant performance. |
| EPINASTY | • epinasty n. (Botany) The downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates. • epinasty n. (Botany) A nastic movement which bends a plant part (e.g. a petal) outward. • EPINASTY n. a downward bending of plant parts. |
| 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. |
| CHEMONASTY | • chemonasty n. A nastic response to a change in chemicals or nutrients. • CHEMONASTY n. plant movement provoked but not orientated by a chemical action. |
| NYCTINASTY | • nyctinasty n. (Botany) The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night. • NYCTINASTY n. sleep-movement in plants, e.g. the closing of petals. |
| PHOTONASTY | • photonasty n. A nastic response to a change in light levels. • PHOTONASTY n. the adoption of a certain position due to the effect of light on growth. |
| SEISMONASTY | • seismonasty n. A nastic response to touch or vibration. • SEISMONASTY n. response to mechanical shock. |
| THERMONASTY | • thermonasty n. A nastic response to a change in temperature, such as the opening and closing of tulips. • THERMONASTY n. nastic movement in response to heat or temperature change. |
| TRAUMATONASTY | • TRAUMATONASTY n. a nastic movement after wounding. |