| APOTHEM | • apothem n. (Geometry) The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle. • apothem n. (Geometry) The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special… • APOTHEM n. (Greek) the perpendicular from centre to the side of a polygon. |
| ARMHOLE | • armhole n. (Anatomy, now rare Midlands dialect) A human armpit. • armhole n. (Anatomy, rare and obsolete) Similar structures in other animals. • armhole n. (Fashion) A hole for an arm in a piece of clothing. |
| BOHEMIA | • bohemia n. Alternative letter-case form of Bohemia. • Bohemia prop.n. A region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic. • Bohemia n. A community of bohemians, unconventional artists or writers. |
| 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. |
| HAEMOID | • haemoid adj. Resembling blood. • HAEMOID adj. pertaining to the blood, also HAEMAL, HAEMATAL, HAEMIC, HEMAL, HEMATAL, HEMIC, HEMOID. |
| HAEMONY | • haemony n. (Rare) A magical plant mentioned by John Milton, said to be good against enchantments. • Hæmony n. Archaic form of haemony. • HAEMONY n. a plant which could act against magic. |
| HAMBONE | • hambone n. The bone at the center of a ham. • hambone n. (US slang, acting) A ham; an eager or inferior performer. • hambone n. (Music, dance) A certain type of dance that involves making noise with the body, especially by slapping… |
| HEMAGOG | • HEMAGOG n. an agent that promotes blood flow. |
| HEMIOLA | • hemiola n. (Music) The articulation of two bars in triple time as if they were three bars in duple time. • HEMIOLA n. (Greek) in mediaeval music, a perfect fifth, also HEMIOLIA. |
| HOGMANE | • hogmane n. The mane of a horse when cut short. • HOGMANE n. (Scots) a Scottish celebration, also HOGMANAY, HOGMENAY. |
| HOMAGED | • homaged v. Simple past tense and past participle of homage. • HOMAGE v. to pay tribute to. |
| HOMAGER | • homager n. One who pays feudal homage, hence a vassal. • HOMAGER n. a feudal vassal. |
| HOMAGES | • homages n. Plural of homage. • HOMAGE v. to pay tribute to. |
| HOSEMAN | • hoseman n. A firefighter who carries and directs the hose. • HOSEMAN n. a fireman who directs the stream of water. |
| MANHOLE | • manhole n. A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations. • manhole n. A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc. • manhole n. (Informal) A man’s anus, in a sexual context. |
| MENORAH | • menorah n. (Judaism) A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem. • menorah n. (Judaism) A candelabrum with nine branches, used in Jewish worship on Hanukkah. • MENORAH n. (Hebrew) a candleholder used in Jewish worship. |
| MOPHEAD | • mophead n. Alternative spelling of mop head. • mop␣head n. The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened. • mop␣head n. (US) A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop. |
| NATHEMO | • nathemo adv. Obsolete form of neverthemore. • NATHEMO adv. (Spenser) nevermore, also NATHEMORE, NEVERMORE. |
| OHMAGES | • ohmages n. Plural of ohmage. • OHMAGE n. electrical resistance expressed in ohms. |
| TERAOHM | • teraohm n. Alternative spelling of tera-ohm. • tera-ohm n. One million million (1012) ohms. Symbol: TΩ. • TERAOHM n. one trillion ohms. |