| ABORIGINE | • aborigine n. A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people. • aborigine n. (In the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area. • Aborigine n. (Offensive) An Aboriginal person from Australia (descending from, or a member of, one of the indigenous… |
| ABORIGINS | • aborigins n. Plural of aborigin. • ABORIGIN n. an original or native inhabitant of a country, also ABORIGEN, ABORIGINE. |
| DIRIGIBLE | • dirigible n. (Aviation) A self-propelled airship that can be steered. • dirigible adj. Steerable. • DIRIGIBLE adj. that can be directed. |
| DIRIGISME | • dirigisme n. A policy of strong state control over the economy and related social matters. • DIRIGISME n. (French) state control of economic and social affairs, also DIRIGISM. |
| DIRIGISMS | • dirigisms n. Plural of dirigism. • DIRIGISM n. state control of economic and social spheres. |
| DIRIGISTE | • dirigiste adj. Controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy. • dirigiste n. An advocate or practitioner of dirigisme. • DIRIGISTE adj. (French) relating to State control of economic and social affairs. |
| FRIGIDEST | • frigidest adj. Superlative form of frigid: most frigid. • FRIGID adj. chillingly stiff. |
| FRIGIDITY | • frigidity n. The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat. • frigidity n. Coldness of feeling, manner or quality; lack of ardor, animation or vivacity. • frigidity n. Lack of natural heat and vigor of body; impotency. |
| ORIGINALS | • originals n. Plural of original. • ORIGINAL n. the first form of something. |
| ORIGINARY | • originary adj. (Rare) Pertaining to or being the origin of something. • originary adj. (Rare) primitive, original. • originary adj. (Obsolete, often preceding ’of’) Having its origin (in); originating (from). |
| ORIGINATE | • originate v. (Transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence;… • originate v. (Intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). • ORIGINATE v. to have an origin. |
| OVERRIGID | • overrigid adj. Too rigid or severe. • OVERRIGID adj. too rigid; too severe. |
| RIGIDISED | • rigidised v. Simple past tense and past participle of rigidise. • RIGIDISE v. to make stiff, also RIGIDIFY, RIGIDIZE. |
| RIGIDISES | • rigidises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rigidise. • RIGIDISE v. to make stiff, also RIGIDIFY, RIGIDIZE. |
| RIGIDIZED | • rigidized v. Simple past tense and past participle of rigidize. • RIGIDIZE v. to make stiff, also RIGIDIFY, RIGIDISE. |
| RIGIDIZES | • rigidizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rigidize. • RIGIDIZE v. to make stiff, also RIGIDIFY, RIGIDISE. |
| RIGIDNESS | • rigidness n. Rigidity. • RIGIDNESS n. the state of being rigid, also RIGIDITY. |
| SEMIRIGID | • semirigid n. (Aviation) An airship or dirigible which maintains its shape using a combination of internal pressure… • semirigid adj. Partially rigid. • semi-rigid adj. Alternative spelling of semirigid. |