| APOSTOLATE | • apostolate n. The office, or responsibilities of an apostle. • apostolate n. A group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine. • APOSTOLATE n. the office of an apostle. |
| BATTLEDOOR | • battledoor n. Alternative form of battledore. • BATTLEDOOR n. (obsolete) a light bat for striking a shuttlecock, also BATTLEDORE. |
| COELOSTATS | • coelostats n. Plural of coelostat. • COELOSTAT n. an astronomical instrument used to reflect light on to a telescope. |
| ETIOLATION | • etiolation n. (Botany) Growth process of plants grown in the absence of light, characterized by long, weak stems… • etiolation n. (Botany) Blanching of plants, accomplished by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant. • etiolation n. Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease. |
| FLATFOOTED | • flatfooted adj. Having flat feet. • flatfooted adj. Blunt and unsubtle; lacking finesse. • flatfooted adv. Unprepared to respond; unready. |
| FOOTPLATES | • footplates n. Plural of footplate. • FOOTPLATE n. a platform for a footplateman, an assistant to a train driver. |
| NOTONECTAL | • NOTONECTAL adj. swimming on the back. |
| OSTEOBLAST | • osteoblast n. (Biology, cytology) A mononucleate cell from which bone develops. • OSTEOBLAST n. one of the protoplasmic cells from or around which the matrix of the bone is developed. |
| OSTEOCLAST | • osteoclast n. (Physiology, cytology) A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone. • osteoclast n. (Surgery) An instrument for performing osteoclasis. • OSTEOCLAST n. an instrument used in osteoclasis. |
| OUTFLOATED | • outfloated v. Simple past tense and past participle of outfloat. • OUTFLOAT v. to float longer than. |
| TANGLEFOOT | • tanglefoot n. (US, archaic, colloquial) Low-quality whiskey, especially home-brewed. • tanglefoot n. A sticky substance put at the base of trees or other plants to trap insects and prevent them from climbing up. • TANGLEFOOT n. (US) whisky, intoxicating liquor. |
| TERATOLOGY | • teratology n. (Medicine) The study of congenital malformations, their development, and people with them. • teratology n. (Toxicology) The study of the mechanisms, teratogenic agents, or teratogens, in bringing about malformations. • teratology n. The study or cataloging of monsters. |
| THEOLOGATE | • theologate n. The course of study for Roman Catholic priests. • THEOLOGATE n. a seminary for RC priests. |
| THOLOBATES | • tholobates n. Plural of tholobate. • THOLOBATE n. the substructure of a dome or cupola. |
| TOLERATION | • toleration n. (Obsolete) Endurance of evil, suffering etc. • toleration n. The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance. • toleration n. Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond… |
| TOLERATORS | • tolerators n. Plural of tolerator. • TOLERATOR n. one who tolerates. |
| TOPAZOLITE | • topazolite n. (Mineralogy) A yellowish form of andradite. • TOPAZOLITE n. a topaz-yellow variety of garnet. |