ADRATES | • ADRATE n. the price or tariff that businesses pay to advertise. |
ADREADS | • adreads v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adread. • ADREAD v. (obsolete) to dread. |
ADRENAL | • adrenal adj. Pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions. • adrenal adj. Near the kidneys. • adrenal n. An adrenal gland. |
CADRANS | • cadrans n. An instrument by which a gem is adjusted while being cut. • CADRANS n. (French) an instrument used in gem cutting. |
DIADROM | • diadrom n. (Obsolete) A complete course or vibration, as of a pendulum. • DIADROM n. (Greek) a course or passing; a vibration. |
GADROON | • gadroon n. Any of a series of raised decorative curves used as adornments on the necks of vases, silverware, etc. • gadroon n. (Architecture) A godroon. • GADROON v. to decorate with moulding bands. |
HADROME | • hadrome n. The portion of the mestome that transports fluids. • hadrome n. The rudimentary xylem in a cryptogam. • HADROME n. the conducting tissue of the xylem. |
HADRONS | • hadrons n. Plural of hadron. • HADRON n. one of a class of subatomic particles, including baryons and mesons. |
HEADRIG | • headrig n. A strip of land at the edge of a ploughed field temporarily left unploughed to allow the plough to turn. • HEADRIG n. (Scots) a headland in a ploughed field. |
LADRONE | • ladrone n. A robber; a pirate; a rascal or rogue. • LADRONE n. (archaic) a robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal, also LADRON, LATRON. |
LADRONS | • ladrons n. Plural of ladron. • LADRON n. (Spanish) a robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal, also LADRONE, LATRON. |
MADRASA | • madrasa n. Alternative spelling of madrasah. • MADRASA n. (Arabic) an Islamic college, or school attached to mosque, also MADRASAH, MADRASSA, MADRASSAH, MEDRESA, MEDRESE, MEDRESSEH. |
MADRONA | • madrona n. Alternative form of madrone. • madroña n. (Rare) Alternative form of madrone. • MADRONA n. (Spanish) a Californian tree of the Arbutus genus, also MADRONE, MADRONO. |
MADRONE | • madrone n. The strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo). • madrone n. (US) Any of three local relatives… • MADRONE n. (Spanish) a Californian tree of the Arbutus genus, also MADRONA, MADRONO. |
MADRONO | • madrono n. Alternative form of madrone. • madroño n. Alternative form of madrone. • MADRONO n. (Spanish) a Californian tree of the Arbutus genus, also MADRONA, MADRONE. |
PADRONA | • PADRONA n. (Italian) a female boss or employer. |
PADRONE | • padrone n. A patron; a protector. • padrone n. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean. • padrone n. A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian labourers, street musicians, child beggars, etc. |
PADRONI | • padroni n. Plural of padrone. • PADRONE n. (Italian) an innkeeper; an employer. |
QUADRAT | • quadrat n. (Sciences) An area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc. • quadrat n. (Letterpress typography, obsolete) A quad; a blank metal block used to fill space in lines of type. • quadrat n. (Egyptology) A virtual rectangular subdivision of a line or column of hieroglyphs within which a group… |
QUADRIC | • quadric n. (Mathematics) A surface or curve whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation. • quadric adj. (Mathematics) Of or relating to the second degree; quadratic. • QUADRIC adj. of or pertaining to the second degree. |