| ALPHORN | • alphorn n. (Music) A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call… • ALPHORN n. (German) a long powerful horn made of wood, used by Alpine cowherds, also ALPENHORN. |
| ALTHORN | • althorn n. (Music) An alto or tenor saxhorn. • ALTHORN n. (German) an instrument of the saxhorn family, used exclusively in military music. |
| ANETHOL | • anethol n. Dated form of anethole. • ANETHOL n. an aromatic ether which is the major constituent of certain oils, e.g. anise and fennel, also ANETHOLE. |
| CHALONE | • chalone n. (Biochemistry) Any of several polypeptide hormones that reversibly inhibit mitosis in the tissues that produce them. • CHALONE n. one of a group of chemicals occurring in animal tissue. |
| CONCHAL | • conchal adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to the concha, or external ear. • CONCHAL adj. pertaining to the concha, or external ear. |
| ENHALOS | • enhalos v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enhalo. • ENHALO v. to surround with a halo. |
| ETHANOL | • ethanol n. (Organic chemistry) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen… • ethanol n. Specifically, this alcohol as a fuel. • ETHANOL n. ethyl alcohol. |
| HALCYON | • halcyon n. (Poetic) A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to… • halcyon n. A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia. • halcyon adj. Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher. |
| HALLION | • hallion n. A rascal. • HALLION n. (Scots) a lout or lazy rascal, also HALLIAN, HALLYON. |
| HALLYON | • HALLYON n. (Scots) a lout or lazy rascal, also HALLIAN, HALLION. |
| HALOGEN | • halogen n. (Chemistry) Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine… • halogen n. A light fixture in which the filament is surrounded by an atmosphere of a halogen gas… • HALOGEN n. any of the group of elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine. |
| HALOING | • haloing v. Present participle of halo. • HALO v. to form a ring of light. |
| HAPLONT | • haplont n. (Biology) Any haplontic organism; any organism whose zygotes undergo zygotic meiosis (meiosis immediately… • HAPLONT n. an organism with a particular chromosomal structure. |
| HOBNAIL | • hobnail n. A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles. • hobnail n. (Obsolete) A clownish person; a rustic. • hobnail v. To fit with hobnails. |
| HOLLAND | • holland n. (Now historical) A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland. • Holland prop.n. A region of the Netherlands formed by two provinces: North Holland and South Holland. • Holland prop.n. (Metonymically, see usage notes) The Netherlands. |
| LOCHANS | • lochans n. Plural of lochan. • LOCHAN n. (Gaelic) a small lake. |
| 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. |
| NAPHTOL | • naphtol n. Archaic form of naphthol. • NAPHTOL n. any one of a series of hydroxyl derivatives of naphthalene, analogous to phenol, also NAPHTHOL. |
| SHALLON | • shallon n. The shrub salal. • SHALLON n. an evergreen shrub of NW America, aka salal. |
| SHINOLA | • Shinola n. Euphemism for shit. • SHINOLA n. (tradename) a kind of boot polish. |