BREECHLOADER | • breechloader n. A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges… • breech-loader n. Alternative spelling of breechloader. • BREECHLOADER n. a firearm that loads at the breech. |
CEDRELACEOUS | • cedrelaceous adj. (Botany) Relating to the plant family Cedrelaceae, now subfamily Cedreloideae in family Meliaceae. • CEDRELACEOUS adj. belonging to the Cedrela family, a tropical genus allied to mahogany. |
DECELERATION | • deceleration n. (Uncountable) The act or process of decelerating. • deceleration n. (Countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity decreases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity). • DECELERATION n. the act of decelerating. |
DECELERATORS | • decelerators n. Plural of decelerator. • DECELERATOR n. something that decelerates. |
DOUBLEHEADER | • doubleheader n. Alternative form of double-header. • double-header n. (Sports) A pair of games played one after another between the same teams. • double-header n. A pair of sporting events, one after the other, at a single venue. |
LEASEHOLDERS | • leaseholders n. Plural of leaseholder. • LEASEHOLDER n. one who holds a lease. |
LEOPARDESSES | • leopardesses n. Plural of leopardess. • LEOPARDESS n. a female leopard. |
LOGGERHEADED | • loggerheaded adj. Dull; stupid. • LOGGERHEADED adj. like a loggerhead or dunce. |
OUTGENERALED | • outgeneraled v. Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral. • out-generaled v. Simple past tense and past participle of out-general. • OUTGENERAL v. to surpass in terms of military command. |
OVERBLEACHED | • overbleached v. Simple past tense and past participle of overbleach. • OVERBLEACH v. to bleach to excess. |
OVERDELICATE | • overdelicate adj. Excessively delicate. • OVERDELICATE adj. excessively delicate. |
OVERIDEALISE | • OVERIDEALISE v. to idealise to excess, also OVERIDEALIZE. |
OVERIDEALIZE | • overidealize v. (Transitive) To idealize to too great an extent. • OVERIDEALIZE v. to idealize to excess, also OVERIDEALISE. |
OVERLEAVENED | • overleavened v. Simple past tense and past participle of overleaven. • OVERLEAVEN v. to leaven too much. |
OVERPEDALLED | • overpedalled v. Simple past tense and past participle of overpedal. • OVERPEDAL v. to make excessive use of the sustaining pedal of a piano. |
RADIOELEMENT | • radioelement n. (Physics) Any element whose currently known isotopes are all radioactive. • RADIOELEMENT n. a radioactive element. |
SOREHEADEDLY | • SOREHEADED adv. irritable, grumpy. |
TRADESPEOPLE | • tradespeople n. Plural of tradesperson. • TRADESPEOPLE n. people engaged in trade. |
WHOLEHEARTED | • wholehearted adj. Having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support. • whole-hearted adj. Alternative form of wholehearted. • WHOLEHEARTED adj. completely and sincerely devoted, determined, or enthusiastic. |