| ALPENHORN | • alpenhorn n. Alternative spelling of alphorn. • ALPENHORN n. (German) a long powerful horn made of wood, used by Alpine cowherds, also ALPHORN. |
| ANSAPHONE | • ANSAPHONE n. another name for a telephone answering machine, also ANSWERPHONE. |
| HALFPENNY | • halfpenny n. (Plural: halfpennies) (historical) A discontinued British coin worth half of one penny (old or new). • halfpenny n. (Plural: halfpence) A quantity of money worth half a penny. • halfpenny adj. Costing or worth one halfpenny. |
| HANDPHONE | • handphone n. (Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, South Korea) A mobile phone. • handphone n. (Rare, chiefly obsolete) A telephone receiver or handset. • HANDPHONE n. in SE Asia, a mobile phone. |
| HAPPENING | • happening v. Present participle of happen. • happening adj. (Slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable. • happening adj. (Slang, of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute. |
| NAPHTHENE | • naphthene n. (Organic chemistry) Any cycloalkane (or alkyl derivative). • NAPHTHENE n. a peculiar hydrocarbon occurring as an ingredient of Caucasian petroleum. |
| NENUPHARS | • nenuphars n. Plural of nenuphar. • NENUPHAR n. a waterlily. |
| PANCHEONS | • pancheons n. Plural of pancheon. • PANCHEON n. a wide-brimmed, shallow vessel into which milk was poured and left to settle, so that the cream could separate, also PANCHION, PUNCHEON. |
| PANHANDLE | • panhandle n. The handle of a pan. • panhandle n. (Cartography, US) On a map, any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan. • panhandle n. (Aviation) The handle that activates an ejector seat. |
| PANTHENOL | • panthenol n. (Organic chemistry) The alcohol analogue of pantothenic acid, which is quickly oxidized to pantothenate in organisms. • PANTHENOL n. a vitamin of the B-complex affecting the growth of hair. |
| PANTHEONS | • pantheons n. Plural of pantheon. • PANTHEON n. (Greek) a temple dedicated to all the gods. |
| PENCHANTS | • penchants n. Plural of penchant. • PENCHANT n. (French) a strong liking for something. |
| PERGUNNAH | • pergunnah n. Dated form of pargana. • PERGUNNAH n. (Hindi) a division of an administrative district or zillah in India, also PARGANA. |
| PHENAZINE | • phenazine n. (Organic chemistry) any of a class of aromatic tricyclic heterocycles used to make dyestuffs. • PHENAZINE n. a crystalline compound that is the basis of many azine dyes, also PHENAZIN. |
| PHENAZINS | • PHENAZIN n. a crystalline compound that is the basis of many azine dyes, also PHENAZINE. |
| PHENOMENA | • phenomena n. Plural of phenomenon. • PHENOMENA n. anything directly apprehended by the senses or one of them. |
| SHAPENING | • shapening v. Present participle of shapen. • SHAPEN v. to shape. |
| SNAPHANCE | • snaphance n. A spring lock for discharging a firearm. • snaphance n. The firearm to which it is attached. • snaphance n. (Obsolete) A trifling or second-rate thing or person. |
| UNHAPPENS | • unhappens v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unhappen. • UNHAPPEN v. to become as though never having happened. |