| ABORTION | • abortion n. (Medicine) The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss… • abortion n. (Now rare) An aborted foetus; an abortus. • abortion n. (Figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. |
| ACROMION | • acromion n. (Anatomy) The outermost point of the shoulder blade. • ACROMION n. (Greek) the outer extremity of the shoulder blade. |
| BIGAROON | • bigaroon n. (Dated) The Royal Ann cherry. • BIGAROON n. any of several heart-shaped varieties of cherry, also BIGARREAU. |
| BORONIAS | • boronias n. Plural of boronia. • BORONIA n. an Australian scented shrub. |
| CORONIAL | • coronial adj. (Chiefly Australia and New Zealand) Of, by or pertaining to a coroner. • coronial n. (Uncommon) A baby conceived or born during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially one apparently conceived… • CORONIAL adj. of or relating to a coroner. |
| DOORNAIL | • doornail n. A nail with a wide head, traditionally used in the construction and ornamentation of wooden doors. • door-nail n. Alternative form of doornail. • door␣nail n. Alternative form of doornail. |
| MAINDOOR | • MAINDOOR n. the principal door of an establishment. |
| MONORAIL | • monorail n. A railroad system where the trains run on one rail. • monorail n. A train running on a single rail. • MONORAIL n. a railway running on one track. |
| OMNIVORA | • OMNIVORA n. omnivores as a group. |
| ORARIONS | • ORARION n. in the Orthodox Church, a deacon's stole, also ORARIUM. |
| ORATIONS | • orations n. Plural of oration. • ORATION n. a formal speech. |
| PICAROON | • picaroon n. A pirate or picaro. • picaroon n. A pirate ship. • picaroon n. A rogue. |
| RIGADOON | • rigadoon n. (Dance) A quickstep dance for two people. • rigadoon n. (Music) The music for this dance. • rigadoon n. (Historical) Formerly in the French army, the beat of a drum while culprits were being marched to punishment. |
| ROGATION | • rogation n. A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty. • rogation n. (Historical, Roman antiquity) The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people;… • ROGATION n. an asking or supplication, esp. in an ecclesiastical sense. |
| ROTATION | • rotation n. (Chiefly uncountable) The act of turning around a centre or an axis. • rotation n. A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis. • rotation n. A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even-out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster. |
| TANDOORI | • tandoori adj. (Of food) Cooked in a tandoor. • tandoori n. (Of food) A dish that was cooked in a tandoor. • TANDOORI n. (Hindi) a type of Indian cooking in which meat, vegetables etc. are baked over charcoal in a clay oven, also TANDOOR. |