| ALLOMETRY | • allometry n. (Biology) Disproportionate growth of a part of a living organism in relation to the whole. • allometry n. (Biology) The science studying the differential growth rates of the parts of a living organism. • ALLOMETRY n. the study of growth of a part of an organism in relation to the whole. |
| ALLOTMENT | • allotment n. The act of allotting. • allotment n. Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed. • allotment n. (Law) The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person. |
| COLLIMATE | • collimate v. To focus into a narrow beam or column; to adjust a focusing device so that it produces a narrow beam. • COLLIMATE v. to make parallel; to adjust accurately the line of sight of (an optical instrument, such as a surveying telescope). |
| EMOLLIATE | • emolliate v. (Transitive) To soften; to render effeminate. • EMOLLIATE v. to soften; to render effeminate. |
| HOMESTALL | • homestall n. Place of a home; homestead. • HOMESTALL n. a homestead. |
| MARTELLOS | • martellos n. Plural of martello. • Martellos n. Plural of Martello. • MARTELLO n. (Italian) a circular fort for coastal defence. |
| MATFELLON | • MATFELLON n. the greater knapweed, also MATFELON. |
| METALLOID | • metalloid n. (Chemistry) An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal… • metalloid n. (Chemistry, obsolete) The metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; applied to sodium, potassium… • metalloid adj. (Not comparable) Of or relating to the metalloids. |
| MILLOCRAT | • millocrat n. A member of the millocracy. • MILLOCRAT n. a member of the millocracy, the body of mill-owners regarded as a dominant or ruling class. |
| MISALLOTS | • misallots v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misallot. • MISALLOT v. to allot wrongly. |
| MOTHBALLS | • mothballs n. Plural of mothball. • moth-balls n. Plural of moth-ball. • moth␣balls n. Plural of moth ball. |
| OPTIMALLY | • optimally adv. In an optimal manner. • OPTIMAL adv. best, most desirable. |
| SLALOMIST | • slalomist n. Slalomer. • SLALOMIST n. one who takes part in a slalom. |
| STEAMROLL | • steamroll v. To flatten, as if with a steamroller. • steamroll v. (Figurative) To ruthlessly crush or overwhelm. • STEAMROLL v. to crush with a steamroller. |
| TAMARILLO | • tamarillo n. A small tree or shrub (Solanum betaceum syn. Cyphomandra betacea) which bears edible fruits. • tamarillo n. A fruit of that tree. • TAMARILLO n. the tree tomato. |
| THRALLDOM | • thralldom n. A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person. • THRALLDOM n. servitude, also THRALDOM. |
| TOMALLEYS | • tomalleys n. Plural of tomalley. • TOMALLEY n. (Caribbean) the liver of the lobster, which makes a green sauce when cooked. |
| TOMATILLO | • tomatillo n. A plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like… • TOMATILLO n. (Spanish) a plant of the nightshade family, native to Mexico. |