| AMOTION | • amotion n. Removal; ousting, especially, of a corporate officer from office. • amotion n. Deprivation of possession. • AMOTION n. the removal of a corporate officer from his office. |
| COCOMAT | • cocomat n. A mat made from coir. • COCOMAT n. matting made from coir. |
| DOORMAT | • doormat n. A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one’s shoes. • doormat n. (Figuratively, derogatory) Someone who is overly submissive to others’ wishes. • door-mat n. Alternative spelling of doormat. |
| FOOTMAN | • footman n. (Archaic) A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier. • footman n. A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc. • footman n. (Historical) A servant who runs in front of his master’s carriage. |
| MATOOKE | • matooke n. Alternative form of matoke. • MATOOKE n. (Bantu) in Uganda, plantain used as a staple food, also MATOKE. |
| MATZOON | • matzoon n. A yoghurt-like dairy product of Armenian origin, made from fermented cow’s milk, and popular mainly… • MATZOON n. a food similar to yoghurt made from fermented milk, also MADZOON. |
| MOOKTAR | • mooktar n. Alternative spelling of mukhtar. • MOOKTAR n. (Arabic) an Indian lawyer; a Turkish local government official, also MUKHTAR. |
| MOOTMAN | • mootman n. (Law, UK, obsolete) One who argued moot cases in the inns of court. • MOOTMAN n. a law student who argues in moots. |
| MOSCATO | • moscato n. A white grape variety used to make light, sweet white wine. • MOSCATO n. a sweet dessert wine. |
| ONOMAST | • onomast n. A person who studies onomastics; a person who studies (proper) names. • ONOMAST n. a person who studies proper names, especially personal names. |
| OSTEOMA | • osteoma n. (Medicine, pathology) A benign bony tumour that typically grows on the skull. • OSTEOMA n. (Greek) a tumor composed of bone or bone-like tissue. |
| OTTOMAN | • ottoman n. (Furniture) An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc. • ottoman n. (Furniture) A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat. • ottoman n. (Textiles) A fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture of cotton… |
| SCOTOMA | • scotoma n. An area of impaired or lost vision within a field of vision otherwise in a good (or at least healthy) state. • SCOTOMA n. (Greek) dizziness with dimness of sight, also SCOTOMIA, SCOTOMY. |
| TAPROOM | • taproom n. A bar or barroom; a room where alcoholic beverages are served on tap. • TAPROOM n. a room where liquors are kept on tap; a barroom. |
| TEAROOM | • tearoom n. A café which serves tea, usually with light food. • tearoom n. (Euphemistic, slang) A public lavatory, particularly (US gay slang, dated) as a meeting place for homosexual men. • tearoom n. (Australia) A room in a workplace set aside for tea breaks, lunch breaks, snacking, etc.; a break room. |
| TOKOMAK | • tokomak n. Alternative spelling of tokamak. • TOKOMAK n. (Russian) a toroidal device used in fusion, also TOKAMAK. |
| TOMBOLA | • tombola n. A lottery in which winning tickets are drawn from a revolving drum. • tombola n. The drum from which the tickets are drawn. • TOMBOLA n. (Italian) a gambling game. |
| TOOLMAN | • TOOLMAN n. a man who works with tools. |