BARYCENTRES | • barycentres n. Plural of barycentre. • BARYCENTRE n. a centre of mass, esp. of the earth-moon system. |
CANDLEBERRY | • candleberry n. Any of the plants in the genus Myrica, containing about 35-50 species of small trees and shrubs in the… • candleberry n. The fruit of plants in the genus Myrica. • CANDLEBERRY n. a shrub, the wax myrtle. |
COPARCENERY | • COPARCENERY n. joint heirship or ownership, also COPARCENARY. |
FREEMASONRY | • freemasonry n. Alternative letter-case form of Freemasonry: the institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons. • freemasonry n. (Figuratively) Fellowship and sympathy among a number of people. • freemasonry n. (Figuratively) Strange customs which resemble those of Freemasons. |
GERRYMANDER | • gerrymander v. (Transitive, derogatory) To divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give… • gerrymander v. (Transitive, derogatory, by extension) To draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive… • gerrymander n. (Derogatory) The act of gerrymandering. |
HYPERBOREAN | • hyperborean n. (Greek mythology) One of a race of people living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind. • hyperborean n. (Usually humorous) Any person living in a northern country, or to the north. • hyperborean adj. Pertaining to the extreme north of the earth, or (usually jocular) to a specific northern country or area. |
INTERLAYERS | • interlayers n. Plural of interlayer. • INTERLAYER v. to create a layer between other layers. |
IRRELEVANCY | • irrelevancy n. (Uncountable) The quality of being irrelevant or inapplicable; lack of pertinence or connection. • irrelevancy n. (Countable) A thing that is irrelevant—having no bearing on the subject of discussion. • IRRELEVANCY n. the state of being irrelevant, also IRRELEVANCE. |
JERRYMANDER | • jerrymander v. Alternative form of gerrymander. • jerrymander n. Alternative form of gerrymander. • jerrymander n. (Britain, dated) Synonym of camel spider (arachnid of the order Solifugae). |
MERCENARILY | • mercenarily adv. In a mercenary way, for selfish reason of profit or gain. • MERCENARY adv. hired for money; motivated by the hope of reward. |
OVERYEARING | • overyearing v. Present participle of overyear. • OVERYEAR v. to keep into a further year or more. |
PYRANOMETER | • pyranometer n. An actinometer used to measure solar radiation incident on a surface. • PYRANOMETER n. another name for a solarimeter. |
REFERENDARY | • referendary n. (Obsolete) One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee. • referendary n. (Historical) An officer who delivered the royal answer to petitions. • referendary n. (Obsolete) An officer of state charged with the duty of procuring and dispatching diplomas and decrees. |
UNDERLAYERS | • underlayers n. Plural of underlayer. • UNDERLAYER n. a lower layer. |
UNMERCENARY | • unmercenary adj. Not mercenary. • unmercenary n. A saint who performed good deeds without accepting payment. • UNMERCENARY adj. not mercenary. |