| CHEONGSAM | • cheongsam n. A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman’s dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered… • cheongsam n. (Hong Kong) A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school… • cheongsam n. A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men. |
| FATHOMING | • fathoming v. Present participle of fathom. • FATHOM v. to ascertain the depth of. |
| HAMBONING | • hamboning v. Present participle of hambone. • HAMBONE v. to overact, also HAM. |
| HARMDOING | • harmdoing n. (Chiefly psychology) The committing of acts that cause harm. • HARMDOING n. the doing of harm. |
| HOGMANAYS | • Hogmanays n. Plural of Hogmanay. • HOGMANAY n. (Scots) a Scottish celebration, also HOGMANE, HOGMENAY. |
| HOGMENAYS | • Hogmenays n. Plural of Hogmenay. • HOGMENAY n. (Scots) a Scottish celebration, also HOGMANAY, HOGMANE. |
| MAHJONGGS | • MAHJONGG n. (Chinese) a game of Chinese origin, also MAHJONG. |
| MANCHEGOS | • manchegos n. Plural of manchego. • Manchegos n. Plural of Manchego. • MANCHEGO n. (Spanish) a cheese made from ewes' milk. |
| MEGAPHONE | • megaphone n. A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice… • megaphone n. (Figuratively) Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another. • megaphone v. (Transitive, intransitive) To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone. |
| MONOGRAPH | • monograph n. A scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects, usually written by one person. • monograph v. (Transitive) To write a monograph on (a subject). • monograph v. (Transitive, US) Of the FDA: to publish a standard that authorizes the use of (a substance). |
| MONOPHAGY | • monophagy n. The feeding on a single type of food (e.g., a single plant species). • MONOPHAGY n. the eating of one kind of food only. |
| NEPHOGRAM | • nephogram n. A picture of a cloud. • nephogram n. (Physics) A graphical depiction of a physical quantity that resembles a cloud. • NEPHOGRAM n. a photograph of clouds. |
| NOMOGRAPH | • nomograph n. A nomogram. • NOMOGRAPH n. a chart or diagram of scaled lines or curves used to assist in mathematical calculations, also NOMOGRAM. |
| OOMPAHING | • oompahing v. Present participle of oompah. • OOMPAH v. to play a repeated rhythmic deep sound. |
| PHAENOGAM | • phaenogam n. Alternative form of phenogam. • PHAENOGAM n. (Greek) any plant of the class Phaenogamia, flowering plants, also PHENOGAM. |
| PHENOGAMS | • phenogams n. Plural of phenogam. • PHENOGAM n. (Greek) any plant of the class Phaenogamia, flowering plants, also PHAENOGAM. |
| PHONOGRAM | • phonogram n. (Linguistics) A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives. • phonogram n. (Law) An audio recording, regardless of physical format. • PHONOGRAM n. a letter, character, or mark used to represent a particular sound. |
| PLOUGHMAN | • ploughman n. (Britain) Alternative spelling of plowman. • PLOUGHMAN n. a man who drives or guides horses in ploughing, also PLOWMAN. |
| SHAMOYING | • shamoying n. A process used in preparing certain kinds of leather, which consists of frizzing the skin and working… • SHAMOY v. to prepare skins by working oil into them. |