AFFRIGHTMENT | • affrightment n. (Obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation. • affrightment n. (Obsolete) A cause of fear. • affrightment n. (Archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened. |
AFORETHOUGHT | • aforethought adj. (Postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time. • AFORETHOUGHT n. a premeditation. |
AFTERGROWTHS | • aftergrowths n. Plural of aftergrowth. • AFTERGROWTH n. a later growth, an aftermath. |
AFTERTHOUGHT | • afterthought n. A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient. • afterthought n. Something additional to the original plan or concept. • afterthought v. (Very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought. |
AFTERTOUCHES | • aftertouches n. Plural of aftertouch. |
AUTHORCRAFTS | • AUTHORCRAFT n. the craft of the author. |
COUNTERSHAFT | • countershaft n. Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”). • countershaft v. Synonym of jackshaft. • COUNTERSHAFT n. an intermediate shaft driven by the main shaft. |
FAINTHEARTED | • fainthearted adj. Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful. • faint-hearted adj. Lacking courage; timid. • FAINTHEARTED adj. lacking courage or resolution. |
FEATHERLIGHT | • featherlight adj. Alternative form of feather-light. • feather-light adj. Extremely light; light as a feather. • FEATHERLIGHT adj. extremely light. |
FOOTBREADTHS | • footbreadths n. Plural of footbreadth. • FOOTBREADTH n. the width of a foot. |
FRATCHETIEST | • FRATCHETY adj. quarrelsome, also FRATCHING, FRATCHY. |
HAMFATTERING | • HAMFATTER v. to perform as a third-rate minstrel. |
HETEROGRAFTS | • heterografts n. Plural of heterograft. • HETEROGRAFT n. a graft of tissue between individuals of different species, a xenograft. |
MOTHERCRAFTS | • MOTHERCRAFT n. the craft of being a mother. |
SHATTERPROOF | • shatterproof adj. Resistant to shattering; difficult to break. • shatterproof v. (Transitive) To make resistant to shattering. • SHATTERPROOF adj. proof against shattering. |
STITCHCRAFTS | • STITCHCRAFT n. the art of sewing. |
THEREINAFTER | • thereinafter adv. In the following part (of a document or speech). • THEREINAFTER adv. in the following part of that matter (as writing, document, or speech). |