| 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. |
| AUTOGIRO | • autogiro n. (Aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided… • AUTOGIRO n. (Spanish) a rotating wing aircraft, also AUTOGYRO. |
| FAROLITO | • farolito n. Small paper lantern, especially in northern New Mexico, United States. • FAROLITO n. a paper lantern used by Hispanic people in Christmas processions. |
| IDOLATOR | • idolator n. Alternative spelling of idolater. • IDOLATOR n. one that worships idols, also IDOLATER. |
| ISOLATOR | • isolator n. An electrical device that detects short circuits and isolates them. • isolator n. A device that isolates something from the surrounding environment to keep it sterile. • isolator n. A transparent box for holding small live animals. |
| LOTHARIO | • lothario n. Alternative letter-case form of Lothario. • Lothario n. A man whose chief interest is seducing, usually women. • LOTHARIO n. a seducer of women. |
| MOTORAIL | • motorail n. (Rail transport) A train allowing passengers to take their automobile along with them on their journey. • MOTORAIL n. a train system. |
| MOTORIAL | • motorial adj. (Biology) motor. • MOTORIAL adj. of or pertaining to motion; specifically of or pertaining to a motor nerve. |
| OBVIATOR | • obviator n. One who obviates. • OBVIATOR n. one who obviates. |
| ORATIONS | • orations n. Plural of oration. • ORATION n. a formal speech. |
| ORATORIO | • oratorio n. (Music) A musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume… • ORATORIO n. (Italian) a choral work usually on a scriptural subject. |
| OSTIOLAR | • ostiolar adj. Of or pertaining to the ostiole. • OSTIOLAR adj. relating to an ostiole, a small opening. |
| PAROTOID | • parotoid adj. (Anatomy) Resembling the parotid gland; applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the… • parotoid n. (Anatomy) A parotoid gland. • PAROTOID n. any of various glands which form warty excrescences behind the eyes in some amphibians, esp. toads. |
| 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. |
| ROOIKATS | • rooikats n. Plural of rooikat. • ROOIKAT n. (South African) a South African lynx. |
| 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. |
| TOROIDAL | • toroidal adj. Having the shape of a torus or toroid. • TOROIDAL adj. like a toroid, shaped like a doughnut or anchor-ring. |
| TROOPIAL | • troopial n. Archaic form of troupial. • TROOPIAL n. any of various American orioles, also TROUPIAL. |
| VIOLATOR | • violator n. One who violates (A rule, a boundary, another person’s body, etc.); offender. • violator n. In the publishing and packaging industries, a visual element that intentionally "violates" the underlying… • VIOLATOR n. one who violates, also VIOLATER. |