ADULTERANT | • adulterant n. That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something. • ADULTERANT n. that which is used to adulterate anything. |
BUTTONHELD | • BUTTONHOLD v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLE. |
BUTTONHOLD | • BUTTONHOLD v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLE. |
DELUSTRANT | • delustrant n. A chemical agent which removes the sheen from something, especially one that removes the sheen from yarn or fabric. • DELUSTRANT n. a dense inorganic material added to manmade fibres that allows a range of fibres with different lustres to be obtained. |
EDENTULATE | • EDENTULATE adj. without teeth, also EDENTULOUS. |
GAUNTLETED | • gauntleted adj. Adorned with one or more gauntlets. • gauntleted adj. (Rail transport) Having a gauntlet (Etymology 2, sense 4). • GAUNTLET v. to protect with an armoured glove. |
LAUNDRETTE | • laundrette n. Synonym of launderette (UK). • LAUNDRETTE n. a self-service laundry, also LAUNDERETTE. |
MULTITONED | • multitoned adj. Of many tones. • MULTITONED adj. having many tones. |
OUTMANTLED | • outmantled v. Simple past tense and past participle of outmantle. • OUTMANTLE v. (archaic) to exceed in dress or ornament. |
PLENTITUDE | • plentitude n. Abundance, fullness, completeness; an instance of this. • PLENTITUDE n. plenitude. |
STRIDULANT | • stridulant adj. Making a stridulating sound. • STRIDULANT adj. stridulating. |
TESTUDINAL | • testudinal adj. Of, or relating to, tortoises. • testudinal adj. Resembling a tortoise. • TESTUDINAL adj. like a tortoiseshell or testudo, also TESTUDINARY, TESTUDINEOUS. |
UNALLOTTED | • unallotted adj. Not allotted. • unallotted v. Simple past tense and past participle of unallot. • UNALLOTTED adj. not allotted. |
UNENTITLED | • unentitled adj. Not entitled; ineligible. • UNENTITLED adj. not entitled. |
UNLETTERED | • unlettered adj. Not instructed in letters; not well educated; unable to read. • unlettered adj. Not expressed in or marked with letters. • UNLETTERED adj. lacking facility in reading and writing. |
UNTALENTED | • untalented adj. Not talented; lacking in talent. • UNTALENTED adj. not talented. |