| ALLETHRIN | • allethrin n. Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system. • ALLETHRIN n. a light yellow viscous oily insecticide. |
| ALLOPHANE | • allophane n. (Mineralogy) An amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral. • ALLOPHANE n. a translucent, coloured aluminum silicate. |
| ALLOPHONE | • allophone n. (Phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme. • allophone n. (Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada. • allophone n. A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority. |
| BANDSHELL | • bandshell n. A large, outdoor performing venue typically used by bands and orchestras, with the roof protecting musicians… • BANDSHELL n. a bandstand concave at the back. |
| CHALLENGE | • challenge n. A confrontation; a dare. • challenge n. A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty. • challenge n. (Law) A procedure or action. |
| CHANDELLE | • chandelle n. An aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb. • chandelle v. To perform an aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb. • CHANDELLE n. (French) an abrupt, climbing turn of an airplane. |
| DANCEHALL | • dancehall n. (Countable) A public hall for dancing. • dancehall n. (Uncountable, music) A genre of Jamaican dance music derived from dub and reggae. • dance-hall n. Alternative spelling of dancehall. |
| ENTHRALLS | • enthralls v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enthrall. • ENTHRALL v. to reduce to the condition of a thrall, also ENTHRAL, INTHRAL, INTHRALL. |
| FELLAHEEN | • fellaheen n. Plural of fellah. • FELLAH n. (Arabic) a peasant or labourer in Arab countries. |
| HALOCLINE | • halocline n. A strong, vertical salinity gradient; the (sometimes indistinct) border between layers of water that… • HALOCLINE n. a vertical gradient in ocean salinity. |
| HANDBELLS | • handbells n. Plural of handbell. • HANDBELL n. a bell held in the hand and played by shaking. |
| HANSELLED | • hanselled v. Simple past tense and past participle of hansel. • HANSEL v. to give a good luck gift to, also HANDSEL. |
| HEALINGLY | • healingly adv. So as to heal or cure. • HEALING adv. curative. |
| INHALABLE | • inhalable adj. That can be inhaled. • INHALABLE adj. that can be inhaled. |
| LAUGHLINE | • laughline n. Alternative form of laugh line. • laugh␣line n. (Usually in the plural) Either of the two skin folds that run from each side of the nose to the corners of the mouth. • LAUGHLINE n. a funny line in a dialogue. |
| MELPHALAN | • melphalan n. A particular drug used in chemotherapy. • MELPHALAN n. an antineoplastic drug. |
| NONLETHAL | • nonlethal adj. Alternative spelling of non-lethal. • nonlethal n. Alternative spelling of non-lethal. • non-lethal adj. Not capable of causing death. |
| THALLINES | • thallines n. Plural of thalline. • THALLINE n. a chemical compound used for medicinal purposes. |