| ABRASIONS | • abrasions n. Plural of abrasion. • ABRASION n. a graze on the skin. |
| ABRASIVES | • abrasives n. Plural of abrasive. • ABRASIVE n. an abrasive substance. |
| BARASINGA | • barasinga n. Alternative form of barasingha. • BARASINGA n. (Hindi) the Indian swamp-deer, also BARASINGHA. |
| BRASILEIN | • brasilein n. Alternative form of brazilein. • BRASILEIN n. a dyestuff obtained by the oxidation of brasilin, also BRASILIN, BRAZILEIN, BRAZILIN. |
| BRASILINS | • BRASILIN n. a dyestuff obtained from brazilwood, also BRASILEIN, BRAZILEIN, BRAZILIN. |
| CORRASION | • corrasion n. (Obsolete) The diminution of wealth, etc., such as through unanticipated expenditure. • corrasion n. The wearing away of surface material. • corrasion n. (Geology) Corrading (erosion by abrasion) caused by such as: wind-blown or water-borne sand, stream-borne… |
| CORRASIVE | • corrasive adj. Obsolete form of corrosive. • CORRASIVE adj. serving to wear away. |
| DYSCRASIA | • dyscrasia n. (Ancient usage) Imbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile, phlegm) that was… • dyscrasia n. (Modern usage) Any bodily disorder, especially regarding the blood. • DYSCRASIA n. (obsolete) a disordered condition of the body attributed originally to unsuitable mixing of the body fluids or humours. |
| DYSCRASIC | • dyscrasic adj. Of or relating to dyscrasia. • DYSCRASIC adj. relating to dyscrasia, a disordered condition of the body, also DYSCRATIC. |
| ECPHRASIS | • ecphrasis n. Alternative spelling of ekphrasis. • ECPHRASIS n. a description of a work of art, possibly imaginary, produced as a rhetorical exercise, also EKPHRASIS. |
| EKPHRASIS | • ekphrasis n. (Rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or verbal description of an object, especially of an artwork. • EKPHRASIS n. a literary description of or commentary on a visual work of art, also ECPHRASIS. |
| EUPHRASIA | • euphrasia n. Any of many flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia. • EUPHRASIA n. eyebright, a plant once used to treat disorders of the eyes, also EUPHRASY. |
| PARASITES | • parasites n. Plural of parasite. • PARASITE n. an organism that lives and feeds on another. |
| PARASITIC | • parasitic adj. Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite. • parasitic adj. Drawing upon another organism for sustenance. • parasitic adj. Exploiting another for personal gain. |
| PHRASIEST | • PHRASY adj. inclined to use wordy phrases. |
| PHRASINGS | • phrasings n. Plural of phrasing. • PHRASING n. a style of verbal expression. |
| SARRASINS | • sarrasins n. Plural of sarrasin. • SARRASIN n. (French) buckwheat, also SARRAZIN. |