| NOSTRIL | • nostril n. Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air… • NOSTRIL n. an external opening of the nose. |
| OSTRICH | • ostrich n. (Ornithology) A large flightless bird of the genus Struthio. • ostrich n. (Figurative) One who buries one’s head in the sand instead of acknowledging problems. • ostrich n. (Golf) The hypothetical completion of a hole five strokes under par (a quintuple birdie, quadruple eagle… |
| HOSTRIES | • hostries n. Plural of hostry. • HOSTRY n. (Spenser) a hostelry; an inn or lodging house. |
| NOSTRILS | • nostrils n. Plural of nostril. • NOSTRIL n. an external opening of the nose. |
| POSTRIOT | • postriot adj. After a riot. • POSTRIOT adj. following a riot. |
| COLOSTRIC | • colostric adj. Of or relating to colostrum. • COLOSTRIC adj. relating to colostrum, also COLOSTRAL, COLOSTROUS. |
| OSTRICHES | • ostriches n. Plural of ostrich. • OSTRICH n. a large, flightless bird, also ESTRICH, ESTRIDGE, OYSTRIGE. |
| POSTRIDER | • postrider n. One who rides over a postroad to carry the mails. • post␣rider n. Alternative form of postrider. • POSTRIDER n. one who rides over a post road to carry the mails. |
| CLOSTRIDIA | • clostridia n. Plural of clostridium. • Clostridia prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Firmicutes – clostridium and related bacteria. • CLOSTRIDIUM n. any of a genus of spore-forming mostly anaerobic soil or intestinal bacteria. |
| OSTRICHISM | • ostrichism n. The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one’s head out of view. • ostrichism n. (Derogatory) A policy of burying one’s head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation. • OSTRICHISM n. the habit or policy of refusing to face unpleasant facts. |
| POSTRIDERS | • postriders n. Plural of postrider. • post␣riders n. Plural of post rider. • POSTRIDER n. one who rides over a post road to carry the mails. |
| CLOSTRIDIAL | • clostridial adj. Of, pertaining to, or caused by a bacterium of the genus Clostridium. • CLOSTRIDIAL adj. relating to clostridia, also CLOSTRIDIAN. |
| CLOSTRIDIAN | • CLOSTRIDIAN adj. relating to clostridia, also CLOSTRIDIAL. |
| CLOSTRIDIUM | • clostridium n. Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in… • Clostridium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Clostridiaceae – the clostridium bacteria. • CLOSTRIDIUM n. any of a genus of spore-forming mostly anaerobic soil or intestinal bacteria. |
| OSTRICHISMS | • OSTRICHISM n. the habit or policy of refusing to face unpleasant facts. |
| OSTRICHLIKE | • ostrichlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian. • ostrichlike adj. Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand. • ostrich-like adj. Alternative spelling of ostrichlike. |
| PROVOSTRIES | • provostries n. Plural of provostry. • PROVOSTRY n. the office of provost, the head of certain universities and colleges. |
| CLOSTRIDIUMS | • CLOSTRIDIUM n. any of a genus of spore-forming mostly anaerobic soil or intestinal bacteria. |