ANTHOPHORES | • anthophores n. Plural of anthophore. • ANTHOPHORE n. the stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family. |
CHERISHMENT | • cherishment n. (Rare) the act of cherishing. • cherishment n. (Obsolete) encouragement; comfort. • CHERISHMENT n. the act of cherishing. |
EARTHSHINES | • EARTHSHINE n. the faint light visible on parts of the moon not illuminated by the sun. |
ETHNARCHIES | • ethnarchies n. Plural of ethnarchy. • ETHNARCHY n. the dominion of an ethnarch. |
HEADHUNTERS | • headhunters n. Plural of headhunter. • head-hunters n. Plural of head-hunter. • head␣hunters n. Plural of head hunter. |
HEARTHSTONE | • hearthstone n. A flat stone used to form a hearth. • hearthstone n. (By extension) The fireside, home life. • hearthstone n. A soft kind of stone used to whiten doorsteps, scour floors, etc. |
HEATHENRIES | • heathenries n. Plural of heathenry. • HEATHENRY n. the state, quality, or character of the heathen. |
HEIGHTENERS | • heighteners n. Plural of heightener. • HEIGHTENER n. something that heightens. |
HIEROPHANTS | • hierophants n. Plural of hierophant. • HIEROPHANT n. one who shows or reveals sacred things; a priest. |
HYPAETHRONS | • HYPAETHRON n. an open court. |
HYPERSTHENE | • hypersthene n. (Mineralogy) An inosilicate that is an orthorhombic pyroxene. • HYPERSTHENE n. a rock-forming orthorhombic silicate of magnesium and ferrous iron. |
SHORTCHANGE | • shortchange v. To defraud someone by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction. • shortchange v. (By extension) To deprive someone of something for which they paid. • shortchange v. To make disadvantaged by design. |
SHORTHANDED | • shorthanded adj. Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations. • shorthanded adj. Having less than a quorum. • shorthanded adj. (Team sports) Having, or occurring during an interval with, fewer than a full complement of players… |
SHOUTHERING | • SHOUTHER v. (Scots) to assume the burden of, also SHOULDER. |
THIRTEENTHS | • thirteenths n. Plural of thirteenth. • THIRTEENTH n. a thirteenth part of. |
THORNBUSHES | • thornbushes n. Plural of thornbush. • THORNBUSH n. a bush bearing thorns. |
THORNHEDGES | • THORNHEDGE n. a hedge of hawthorn. |
WHITETHORNS | • whitethorns n. Plural of whitethorn. • WHITETHORN n. the hawthorn. |
WITHERSHINS | • withershins adv. Alternative form of widdershins (“anticlockwise”). • WITHERSHINS adv. in a left-handed, wrong, or contrary direction; counterclockwise, also WIDDERSHINS, WIDERSHINS. |