AMNESIACS | • amnesiacs n. Plural of amnesiac. • AMNESIAC n. one who suffers from amnesia, also AMNESIC. |
ANACLISES | • anaclises n. Plural of anaclisis. • ANACLISIS n. the state of being anaclitic, characterised by strong emotional dependence on others. |
ANACLISIS | • anaclisis n. (Psychoanalysis) The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early… • ANACLISIS n. the state of being anaclitic, characterised by strong emotional dependence on others. |
ANACRUSIS | • anacrusis n. (Prosody) An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse. • anacrusis n. (Music) An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase. • ANACRUSIS n. (Greek) one or more unstressed notes immediately preceding the first bar line. |
ARCANISTS | • arcanists n. Plural of arcanist. • ARCANIST n. a person knowing secrets of manufacture. |
ASCIDIANS | • ascidians n. Plural of ascidian. • ASCIDIAN n. a sea-squirt or tunicate. |
CANALISES | • canalises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canalise. • CANALISE v. to dig an artificial waterway through, also CANALIZE. |
CASSATION | • cassation n. The abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment. • cassation n. (Music) A piece of instrumental music of the eighteenth century similar to the serenade, and often performed outdoors. • CASSATION n. annulment; in French law, the quashing of a decision of a court. |
CESARIANS | • Cesarians n. Plural of Cesarian. • CESARIAN n. a method of child delivery, also CESAREAN. |
CHAINSAWS | • chainsaws n. Plural of chainsaw. • chainsaws v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chainsaw. • chain␣saws n. Plural of chain saw. |
ESTANCIAS | • estancias n. Plural of estancia. • ESTANCIA n. (Spanish) a cattle ranch. |
NAISSANCE | • -naissance suff. Signifying the rebirth of one’s career. • NAISSANCE n. (French) birth. |
SACRISTAN | • sacristan n. The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains. • SACRISTAN n. a Church official in charge of vessels and the sacristy, also SACRIST. |