| AMORPHOUS | • amorphous adj. Lacking a definite form or clear shape. • amorphous adj. (By extension) Being without definite character or nature. • amorphous adj. (By extension) Lacking organization or unity. |
| AUTOGRAPH | • autograph n. A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person. • autograph n. A manuscript in the author’s handwriting. • autograph adj. Written in the author’s own handwriting. |
| AUTOHARPS | • autoharps n. Plural of autoharp. • AUTOHARP n. (tradename) a zither with a keyboard chord-making mechanism which mutes unwanted strings. |
| AUTOTROPH | • autotroph n. (Ecology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as… • AUTOTROPH n. an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from inorganic substances. |
| AUXOTROPH | • auxotroph n. Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth… • AUXOTROPH n. an auxotrophic strain or individual, i.e. one requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| EUPHORBIA | • euphorbia n. Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges. • Euphorbia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – the spurges, with numerous flowering plant species… • EUPHORBIA n. any herb or shrub of the spurge family. |
| EUPHORIAS | • euphorias n. Plural of euphoria. • EUPHORIA n. elation, also EUPHORY. |
| HOURPLATE | • hourplate n. The face of a clock, on which the hours are numbered. • HOURPLATE n. a timepiece dial. |
| HOUSEWRAP | • housewrap n. A synthetic material used to protect buildings from the effects of weather. • HOUSEWRAP n. a shawl or loose robe worn in the house. |
| MOUTHPART | • mouthpart n. (Usually in the plural) An appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect’s or other arthropod’s… • mouth-part n. Alternative spelling of mouthpart. • MOUTHPART n. part of a mouth. |
| NEUROPATH | • neuropath n. (Medicine, dated) A person with neuropathy, perhaps also including (in outdated nosology) a neurosis… • neuropath n. (Medicine, historical) A physician with specialization in neuropathy, corresponding to today’s specialties… • NEUROPATH n. one who believes in nervous origin of most diseases. |
| OPHIURANS | • ophiurans n. Plural of ophiuran. • OPHIURAN n. a member of the Ophiura genus of brittle-stars or sand-stars, also OPHIURA, OPHIURID, OPHIUROID. |
| OUTPREACH | • outpreach v. (Transitive) To surpass in preaching. • OUTPREACH v. to surpass in preaching. |
| PROSEUCHA | • proseucha n. Alternative form of proseuche. • PROSEUCHA n. (Greek) a place of prayer, an oratory, also PROSEUCHE. |
| STROUPACH | • stroupach n. (Scotland) a cup of tea. • STROUPACH n. (Scots) a drink of tea, also STROUPAN. |
| ULTRAPOSH | • ULTRAPOSH adj. very very posh. |
| UPHOARDED | • uphoarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of uphoard. • UPHOARD v. to hoard up, also UPHOORD. |
| UROGRAPHY | • urography n. Radiography of the urinary tract. • UROGRAPHY n. radiological examination of the urinary tract. |
| VAPOURISH | • vapourish adj. Characteristic of vapour. • vapourish adj. (Dated) hypochondriacal; affected by hysterics; splenetic; peevish. • VAPOURISH adj. resembling or suggestive of vapours, also VAPORISH. |