| ALLOPATHS | • allopaths n. Plural of allopath. • ALLOPATH n. one who practises allopathy, orthodox medical treatment, also ALLOPATHIST. |
| ALLOPATHY | • allopathy n. (Uncountable, originally) A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce… • allopathy n. (Countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment. • ALLOPATHY n. the treatment of disease by inducing an opposite condition (i.e. in the usual way). |
| CATAPHYLL | • cataphyll n. (Botany) A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic… • CATAPHYLL n. a rudimentary or simplified leaf. |
| CATCHPOLL | • catchpoll n. Alternative form of catchpole. • CATCHPOLL n. (historical) a sheriff's officer who made arrests for failure to pay a debt, also CATCHPOLE. |
| HEELPLATE | • HEELPLATE n. a reinforcing piece of metal for a shoe. |
| LAMPLIGHT | • lamplight n. The light emitted by a lamp. • LAMPLIGHT n. the light cast by a lamp. |
| PALEOLITH | • paleolith n. A relic from the Paleolithic era. • PALEOLITH n. a Stone Age artifact, also PALAEOLITH. |
| PHALLISTS | • phallists n. Plural of phallist. • PHALLIST n. an adherent of phallism. |
| PHILATELY | • philately n. Stamp collecting. • philately n. The study of postage stamps, postal routes, postal history, etc. • PHILATELY n. the study of postage stamps. |
| PHOTOCALL | • photocall n. A gathering of theatrical performers for the purpose of being photographed. • photocall n. A session in which a posed celebrity is photographed. • PHOTOCALL n. an occasion when people at a formal event are asked to have their photograph taken together. |
| PITHBALLS | • pithballs n. Plural of pithball. • PITHBALL n. a pellet of pith. |
| PROTHALLI | • prothalli n. Plural of prothallus. • PROTHALLUS n. the free-living gametophyte of a fern or other vascular cryptogam, also PROTHALLIUM. |
| TALLYSHOP | • tallyshop n. Alternative form of tally shop. • tally␣shop n. A shop from which the tally trade is conducted. • TALLYSHOP n. a shop where goods are sold on credit to be paid for by instalments. |
| TEPHILLAH | • tephillah n. Alternative form of tefilla. • TEPHILLAH n. (Hebrew) a phylactery worn by Jews, also TEFILLAH. |
| WHIPSTALL | • whipstall n. A stall of an aircraft in near-vertical climb, followed by slip-back, before the nose turns toward the… • whipstall v. To stall in this fashion. • WHIPSTALL v. of an airplane, to stall causing the nose to whip forward and down. |