ALLOPATHIST | • allopathist n. A practitioner of allopathy. • ALLOPATHIST n. one who practises allopathy, orthodox medical treatment, also ALLOPATH. |
ALPHATESTED | • ALPHATEST v. to carry out an alpha test of an experimental product, such as computer software. |
ANTIPATHIES | • antipathies n. Plural of antipathy. • ANTIPATHY n. aversion, dislike. |
ANTIPATHIST | • antipathist n. An enemy or opponent. • ANTIPATHIST n. a person possessed by an antipathy. |
APARTHOTELS | • aparthotels n. Plural of aparthotel. • APARTHOTEL n. a hotel in which self-catering service apartments are available for rent. |
ASPHALTITES | • asphaltites n. Plural of asphaltite. • ASPHALTITE n. a native asphalt occurring in veins below the ground. |
ATHWARTSHIP | • athwartship adj. (Nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft… • athwartship adv. Alternative form of athwartships. • ATHWARTSHIP adv. transverse to a ship, also ATHWARTSHIPS, THWARTSHIP. |
CATAPHRACTS | • cataphracts n. Plural of cataphract. • CATAPHRACT n. a suit of mail; a soldier in full armour. |
CATASTROPHE | • catastrophe n. Any large and disastrous event of great significance. • catastrophe n. (Insurance) A disaster beyond expectations. • catastrophe n. (Narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement. |
METAPHRASTS | • metaphrasts n. Plural of metaphrast. • METAPHRAST n. one who produces a metaphrase. |
NATUROPATHS | • naturopaths n. Plural of naturopath. • NATUROPATH n. a person who practises naturopathy. |
PARACHUTIST | • parachutist n. Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport. • PARACHUTIST n. one that parachutes. |
PHANTASIAST | • phantasiast n. (Theology) A docetist. • PHANTASIAST n. one of those Docetae who believed Christ's body to have been a mere phantom. |
PHANTASMATA | • phantasmata n. Plural of phantasma. • PHANTASMA n. a phantasm. |
PHANTASTICS | • phantastics n. Plural of phantastic. • PHANTASTIC n. a dandy, a fop. |
SPATTERDASH | • spatterdash n. A cement-based slurry applied to a wall in order to improve adhesion of the render. • spatterdash n. Singular of spatterdashes (“type of boots”). • spatterdash v. (Transitive) To apply spatterdash to. |
TATPURUSHAS | • tatpurushas n. Plural of tatpurusha. • TATPURUSHA n. (Sanskrit) a class of compound words in which the first element modifies the second by standing to it in various types of relation e.g. goatskin, fieldmouse. |
THANATOPSES | • thanatopses n. Plural of thanatopsis. • THANATOPSIS n. a meditation upon death. |
THANATOPSIS | • thanatopsis n. Contemplation of death. • THANATOPSIS n. a meditation upon death. |
WATCHSTRAPS | • watchstraps n. Plural of watchstrap. • watch␣straps n. Plural of watch strap. • WATCHSTRAP n. the strap of a watch. |