| BACHELORETTE | • bachelorette n. (North America) An unmarried woman. • bachelorette n. (Canada) A very small bachelor (single room) apartment. • BACHELORETTE n. an unmarried woman. |
| BREECHLOADER | • breechloader n. A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges… • breech-loader n. Alternative spelling of breechloader. • BREECHLOADER n. a firearm that loads at the breech. |
| CEPHALOCELES | • cephaloceles n. Plural of cephalocele. • CEPHALOCELE n. the protrusion of the membranes of the brain through a hole in the skull. |
| CEPHALOMETER | • cephalometer n. An instrument for measuring the head. • cephalometer n. A device for positioning the head, and holding it steady, for an X-ray or surgery; a cephalostat. • CEPHALOMETER n. an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry. |
| CHEECHALKOES | • CHEECHALKO n. (Native American) a tenderfoot, also CHECHAKO, CHECHAQUO, CHEECHAKO. |
| CHOLESTERATE | • cholesterate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of cholesteric acid. • CHOLESTERATE n. a salt of cholesteric acid. |
| DOUBLEHEADER | • doubleheader n. Alternative form of double-header. • double-header n. (Sports) A pair of games played one after another between the same teams. • double-header n. A pair of sporting events, one after the other, at a single venue. |
| EPENCEPHALON | • epencephalon n. (Anatomy) The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. • EPENCEPHALON n. the cerebellum. |
| HAEMATOCELES | • haematoceles n. Plural of haematocele. • HAEMATOCELE n. a cavity containing blood, also HEMATOCELE. |
| HETEROCERCAL | • heterocercal adj. (Ichthyology) Of a fish’s tail, such that the vertebral column bends and extends upwards into the upper… • HETEROCERCAL adj. having the vertebral column passing into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually larger than the lower, as in sharks. |
| HETEROSEXUAL | • heterosexual adj. Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex. • heterosexual n. A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism. • HETEROSEXUAL adj. attracted to the opposite sex. |
| HOUSECLEANED | • housecleaned v. Simple past tense and past participle of houseclean. • HOUSECLEAN v. to clean a house and its furniture. |
| LEASEHOLDERS | • leaseholders n. Plural of leaseholder. • LEASEHOLDER n. one who holds a lease. |
| LOGGERHEADED | • loggerheaded adj. Dull; stupid. • LOGGERHEADED adj. like a loggerhead or dunce. |
| OVERBLEACHED | • overbleached v. Simple past tense and past participle of overbleach. • OVERBLEACH v. to bleach to excess. |
| OVERBLEACHES | • overbleaches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbleach. • OVERBLEACH v. to bleach to excess. |
| OVERLEATHERS | • OVERLEATHER n. (Shakespeare) the upper part of a shoe. |
| SOREHEADEDLY | • SOREHEADED adv. irritable, grumpy. |
| SPELAEOTHEMS | • SPELAEOTHEM n. a term for depositional features, such as stalactites and stalagmites, found in caves, also SPELEOTHEM. |
| WHOLEHEARTED | • wholehearted adj. Having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support. • whole-hearted adj. Alternative form of wholehearted. • WHOLEHEARTED adj. completely and sincerely devoted, determined, or enthusiastic. |