BURRSTONE | • burrstone n. A tough, silicified limestone formerly used to make millstones. It is typified by the presence of multiple… • BURRSTONE n. a cellular, flinty rock, used for millstones, also BUHR, BUHRSTONE, BURSTONE. |
CONSTRUER | • construer n. Someone who construes something. • CONSTRUER n. one who construes. |
NONRETURN | • nonreturn n. Absence of return; failure to come back or bring back. • non-return adj. (Of a valve) allowing air or liquid to travel in one direction only, and not permitting its return. • NONRETURN adj. denoting a mechanism that permits flow in a pipe in one direction only. |
NOURITURE | • nouriture n. Obsolete form of nurture. • NOURITURE n. nourishment, nurture, also NOURRITURE. |
NUMERATOR | • numerator n. (Arithmetic) The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (such as 1 in ½). • numerator n. An enumerator; someone who counts. • NUMERATOR n. one who numbers. |
OCCURRENT | • occurrent adj. Current, actual, occurring. • occurrent n. (Now chiefly philosophy) An event, something that occurs. • occurrent n. One who comes to meet another. |
OUTRUNNER | • outrunner n. An offshoot; a branch. • OUTRUNNER n. one who outruns. |
OVERBURNT | • overburnt v. Simple past tense and past participle of overburn. • overburnt adj. Being burnt for far too long; excessively burnt. • over-burnt adj. Alternative form of overburnt. |
OVERTURNS | • overturns v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overturn. • OVERTURN v. to turn over. |
RACONTEUR | • raconteur n. A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit. • raconteur v. To make witty remarks or stories. • RACONTEUR n. (French) a teller of anecdotes. |
RECONTOUR | • recontour v. (Transitive) To contour again or anew. • RECONTOUR v. to contour again. |
RECOUNTER | • recounter n. One who recounts; the teller of a tale or experience. • RECOUNTER n. one who recounts. |
REROUTING | • rerouting v. Present participle of reroute. • rerouting n. The process by which something is rerouted; a diversion or redirection. • REROUTE v. to choose a different route. |
RETOURING | • RETOUR v. to confirm as heir. |
ROUTINEER | • routineer n. One who follows routine rather than innovating. • ROUTINEER n. one who adheres to a routine. |
TOURNEYER | • tourneyer n. (Historical) One who took part in a medieval tourney. • TOURNEYER n. one who takes part in a tourney. |
TOURNURES | • tournures n. Plural of tournure. • TOURNURE n. (French) graceful manner or bearing, deportment. |
TROUNCERS | • trouncers n. Plural of trouncer. • TROUNCER n. one who trounces. |
TURNOVERS | • turnovers n. Plural of turnover. • TURNOVER n. a small pie made by folding over the crust. |