| ARCHIPHONEME | • archiphoneme n. (Phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them… • ARCHIPHONEME n. an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized, conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes. |
| CHAIRMANSHIP | • chairmanship n. The office, or the term, of a chairman. • CHAIRMANSHIP n. the role of chairman. |
| CHAMBERHANDS | • CHAMBERHAND n. (New Zealand) a worker in the cold storage area of a slaughterhouse. |
| CHLORENCHYMA | • chlorenchyma n. (Botany) A mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants containing chloroplasts. • CHLORENCHYMA n. plant stem tissue containing chlorophyll. |
| FRESHMANSHIP | • freshmanship n. The state of being a freshman. • FRESHMANSHIP n. the state of being a freshman. |
| HARMONICHORD | • harmonichord n. (Music) A kind of upright piano whose strings are set in vibration not by the blow of the hammer but… • HARMONICHORD n. a keyboard instrument of violin tone, in which the strings are rubbed by rosined wheels. |
| HARMONIPHONE | • harmoniphone n. A free-reed musical instrument played with a keyboard, in which the sounds are produced by reeds set… • HARMONIPHONE n. a keyboard wind instrument with reeds, also HARMONIPHON. |
| HARMONIPHONS | • harmoniphons n. Plural of harmoniphon. • HARMONIPHON n. a keyboard wind instrument with reeds, also HARMONIPHONE. |
| HARMONOGRAPH | • harmonograph n. A mechanical device that uses a combination of pendulums to generate an image based on Lissajous curves. • HARMONOGRAPH n. an instrument for drawing curves representing vibrations. |
| HEMORRHAGING | • hemorrhaging v. Present participle of hemorrhage. • hemorrhaging n. Bleeding. • HEMORRHAGING n. excessive loss of blood from blood vessels, also HAEMORRHAGING. |
| HEXAHEMERONS | • HEXAHEMERON n. the (biblical) six days of creation, also HEXAEMERON. |
| HORSEMANSHIP | • horsemanship n. The skill of riding a horse, and sometimes of training and managing horses. • HORSEMANSHIP n. the art of riding. |
| HYMNOGRAPHER | • hymnographer n. A writer whose subject is hymns. • hymnographer n. A person who composes hymns. • HYMNOGRAPHER n. one who writes hymns. |
| NYCHTHEMERAL | • nychthemeral adj. Lasting a nychthemeron (24 hours). • NYCHTHEMERAL adj. (Greek) of or relating to a nychthemeron or 24-hour period. |
| PHILHARMONIC | • philharmonic adj. (Music) Appreciative of music, but especially to its performance; devoted to music. • philharmonic n. (Music) A full-size symphony orchestra. • PHILHARMONIC adj. fond of music. |
| THERMOHALINE | • thermohaline adj. Of, or relating to a combination of temperature and salinity. • thermohaline n. Thermohaline circulation. • THERMOHALINE adj. involving both temperature and salinity. |
| UNRHYTHMICAL | • unrhythmical adj. Not rhythmical. • UNRHYTHMICAL adj. not rhythmical, also UNRHYTHMIC. |
| WHATSHERNAME | • whatshername pron. (Informal) A female person whose name cannot be recalled. • WHATSHERNAME n. a designation for a female whose name one cannot remember, also WHATSERNAME. |