AFTERMATH | • aftermath n. (Obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season. • aftermath n. That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts… • AFTERMATH n. a second mowing of grass in the same season. |
ASTHMATIC | • asthmatic adj. Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough". • asthmatic n. A person who suffers from asthma. • ASTHMATIC adj. suffering from asthma. |
ATHEMATIC | • athematic adj. (Linguistics) Of a root, not having a thematic vowel and thus attaching inflections directly to the root. • ATHEMATIC adj. without a thematic vowel. |
ECTHYMATA | • ecthymata n. Plural of ecthyma. • ECTHYMA n. (Greek) a skin disease with large round pustules. |
HAEMATITE | • haematite n. (Chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematite. • hæmatite n. Alternative spelling of hematite. • HAEMATITE n. an ore of iron, also HEMATITE. |
HAEMOSTAT | • haemostat n. (British spelling) A clamp used in surgery to close the severed end of a blood vessel to stop bleeding. • HAEMOSTAT n. an instrument for stopping bleeding, also HEMOSTAT. |
HAMFATTER | • hamfatter n. (US slang, acting) A low-grade actor; a ham. • HAMFATTER n. a third-rate minstrel or variety actor. • HAMFATTER v. to perform as a third-rate minstrel. |
HARMATTAN | • harmattan n. A dry and dusty wind which blows from the Sahara over the Atlantic coast of West Africa in December… • harmattan n. A season which spans the period in which the harmattan wind blows. • HARMATTAN n. (Fanti) a dry dusty wind from the Sahara blowing towards the West African coast. |
HETMANATE | • hetmanate n. Government by a hetman, or the territory thereby governed. • HETMANATE n. the office of hetman, the head or general of the Cossacks. |
MANHATTAN | • manhattan n. Alternative spelling of Manhattan (“cocktail”). • manhattan n. (Cricket) a bar chart representing the number of runs scored each over (supposed to resemble a skyline… • Manhattan prop.n. An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State. |
THANATISM | • thanatism n. The belief that the human soul eventually dies. • THANATISM n. the belief that the soul dies with the body. |
THAUMATIN | • thaumatin n. A virtually calorie-free protein sweetener and flavour modifier. • THAUMATIN n. a sweetener extracted from a West Indian fruit. |
THYMOMATA | • thymomata n. Plural of thymoma. • THYMOMA n. a tumour arising from thymus tissue. |