| AMORTISE | • amortise v. (British spelling) Alternative form of amortize. • AMORTISE v. to liquidate gradually, as a debt, also AMORTIZE. |
| ARTISANS | • artisans n. Plural of artisan. • ARTISAN n. a skilled workman. |
| ARTISTES | • artistes n. Plural of artiste. • ARTISTE n. (French) a performing artist; a professional singer, dancer, actor, etc. |
| ARTISTIC | • artistic adj. Having or revealing creative skill. • artistic adj. Relating to or characteristic of art or artists. • artistic adj. Aesthetically pleasing. |
| ARTISTRY | • artistry n. Significant artistic skill. • ARTISTRY n. artistic workmanship. |
| BARTISAN | • bartisan n. (Architecture) A parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or church. • BARTISAN n. a small overhanging turret projecting from an angle on the top of a tower, also BARTIZAN. |
| CHARTISM | • chartism n. (Finance) The practices and methodologies of chartists. • Chartism prop.n. (Historical) A working-class movement for political and social reform in the United Kingdom during the… • CHARTISM n. the use of charts in the study of future trends. |
| CHARTIST | • chartist n. (Finance) A financial analyst who attempts to predict future movements in the prices of shares or other… • Chartist n. (Historical) A supporter of the Chartism reform movement in the United Kingdom. • Chartist adj. (Historical) Relating to Chartism. |
| CORTISOL | • cortisol n. (Biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) Alternative form of hydrocortisone. • CORTISOL n. a hormone used to treat inflammatory and allergic conditions, aka hydrocortisone. |
| FLIRTISH | • flirtish adj. Of the nature of, or characterizing a flirt. • FLIRTISH adj. light-heartedly amorous, also FLIRTY. |
| HAVARTIS | • Havartis n. Plural of Havarti. • HAVARTI n. (Danish) a semisoft Danish cheese. |
| MORTISED | • mortised adj. Having or using a mortise. • mortised v. Simple past tense and past participle of mortise. • MORTISE v. to join or fasten securely, also MORTICE. |
| MORTISER | • mortiser n. (Woodworking) A person or a machine that cuts mortises. • MORTISER n. one who makes mortise joints, also MORTICER. |
| MORTISES | • mortises n. Plural of mortise. • mortises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mortise. • MORTISE v. to join or fasten securely, also MORTICE. |
| PARTISAN | • partisan n. An adherent to a party or faction. • partisan n. A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea. • partisan n. A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways… |
| SHORTISH | • shortish adj. Somewhat short; moderately short. • SHORTISH adj. somewhat short. |
| SMARTISH | • smartish adj. Rather smart. • smartish adv. Smartly. • smartish adv. (Colloquial) rapidly; without dawdling. |
| STARTISH | • startish adj. (Colloquial) Apt to start in fright; skittish; shy; said especially of a horse. • STARTISH adj. of a horse, apt to start, also STARTFUL, STARTLISH, STARTLY. |
| VERTISOL | • vertisol n. (Soil science) A clay soil, containing a high content of montmorillonite, that forms deep cracks in drier conditions. • VERTISOL n. a type of clayey soil. |