| ANASTROPHE | • anastrophe n. (Rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence. • ANASTROPHE n. an inversion of the usual syntactical order of words for rhetorical effect e.g. 'To market went she'. |
| ANEMOGRAPH | • anemograph n. (Obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording. • ANEMOGRAPH n. an instrument for measuring the pressure and velocity of wind. |
| APHELANDRA | • aphelandra n. Any of the tropical evergreen shrubs in the genus Aphelandra. • APHELANDRA n. any shrub of the evergreen genus Aphelandra, widely grown as a house plant for its variegated shiny leaves and brightly coloured flowers. |
| CANEPHORAS | • canephoras n. Plural of canephora. • CANEPHORA n. (Greek) a sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head, also CANEPHOR, CANEPHORE, CANEPHORUS. |
| EPANAPHORA | • epanaphora n. (Rhetoric) anaphora. • EPANAPHORA n. the repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences or verses esp. for rhetorical effect, also ANAPHOR, ANAPHORA. |
| HYPERMANIA | • hypermania n. An extreme form of mania. • HYPERMANIA n. an extreme form of mania. |
| MARCHPANES | • marchpanes n. Plural of marchpane. • MARCHPANE n. (Italian) an old name for marzipan, a confection of ground almonds, egg whites, and sugar. |
| NEPHRALGIA | • nephralgia n. Neuralgia (i.e. pain) of the kidneys. • NEPHRALGIA n. pain in the kidneys, also NEPHRALGY. |
| ORPHANAGES | • orphanages n. Plural of orphanage. • ORPHANAGE n. a place where orphans are housed. |
| PANHANDLER | • panhandler n. One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container… • PANHANDLER n. (US) someone who begs from someone esp. on the street. |
| PARENCHYMA | • parenchyma n. (Anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue. • parenchyma n. (Botany) The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves… • parenchyma n. (Zoology) Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking… |
| PARISCHANE | • PARISCHANE n. (Scots) a parish, also PARISCHAN, PARISHEN, PAROCHIN, PAROCHINE. |
| PENTAGRAPH | • pentagraph n. A device used in surveying composed of four flat, straight brass rules, two of which are long and are… • pentagraph n. (Linguistics) A specific sequence of five letters, especially one used collectively to represent a single phoneme. • pentagraph n. (Computing) A five-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character. |
| PENTAHEDRA | • pentahedra n. Plural of pentahedron. • PENTAHEDRON n. a five-sided solid figure. |
| PHALANGERS | • phalangers n. Plural of phalanger. • PHALANGER n. any of several kinds of long-tailed Australian marsupial. |
| PHANEROGAM | • phanerogam n. (Botany) Any plant that produces seeds (rather than spores). • PHANEROGAM n. a seed-plant or spermatophyte, e.g. the flowering plants and gymnosperms. |
| PHARYNGEAL | • pharyngeal adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pharynx. • pharyngeal adj. (Phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated… • pharyngeal n. (Phonetics) A sound that is articulated with the pharynx; ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant.. |
| PHEASANTRY | • pheasantry n. (Zoology) A place for keeping and rearing pheasants. • PHEASANTRY n. a place for keeping and rearing pheasants. |
| SARPANCHES | • sarpanches n. Plural of sarpanch. • SARPANCH n. (Hindi) the head of an Indian village. |
| TRANSSHAPE | • transshape v. Alternative spelling of transhape. • TRANSSHAPE v. to change into another shape. |