| CHOLIAMBICS | • choliambics n. Plural of choliambic. • CHOLIAMBIC n. a verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last, also CHOLIAMB. |
| DEFOLIATING | • defoliating v. Present participle of defoliate. • DEFOLIATE v. to remove the leaves from. |
| DEFOLIATION | • defoliation n. The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves. • DEFOLIATION n. the act of defoliating. |
| DEFOLIATORS | • defoliators n. Plural of defoliator. • DEFOLIATOR n. a defoliating agent. |
| EXFOLIATING | • exfoliating v. Present participle of exfoliate. • EXFOLIATE v. to separate and come off in scales or laminae, as pieces of carious bone or of bark. |
| EXFOLIATION | • exfoliation n. The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated. • exfoliation n. The loss of leaves from a plant. • exfoliation n. (Cosmetics) The removal of a layer of dead skin, as in cosmetic preparation. |
| EXFOLIATIVE | • exfoliative adj. That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation. • EXFOLIATIVE adj. serving to exfoliate. |
| EXFOLIATORS | • exfoliators n. Plural of exfoliator. • EXFOLIATOR n. an exfoliating agent. |
| GOLIATHISED | • GOLIATHISE v. to play Goliath, exaggerate extravagantly, also GOLIATHIZE. |
| GOLIATHISES | • GOLIATHISE v. to play Goliath, exaggerate extravagantly, also GOLIATHIZE. |
| GOLIATHIZED | • GOLIATHIZE v. to play Goliath, exaggerate extravagantly, also GOLIATHISE. |
| GOLIATHIZES | • GOLIATHIZE v. to play Goliath, exaggerate extravagantly, also GOLIATHISE. |
| HYPOAEOLIAN | • HYPOAEOLIAN adj. in Greek music, below the Aeolian mode. |
| MELANCHOLIA | • melancholia n. Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy. • melancholia n. (Pathology) depression, characterised by irrational fears, guilt and apathy. • MELANCHOLIA n. a state of melancholy. |
| PAREIDOLIAS | • pareidolias n. Plural of pareidolia. • PAREIDOLIA n. a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus being perceived as significant e.g. seeing faces in clouds. |
| SCHOLIASTIC | • scholiastic adj. Of or relating to a scholiast. • SCHOLIASTIC adj. like a scholiast. |
| SPOLIATIONS | • spoliations n. Plural of spoliation. • SPOLIATION n. the act of pillaging and plundering. |
| TRIFOLIATED | • trifoliated adj. (Botany) Having three leaves or leaflets; trifoliate. • TRIFOLIATED adj. having three leaves or leaflets, also TRIFOLIATE. |