| AESTHESIA | • aesthesia n. The ability to perceive sensations. • æsthesia n. Obsolete spelling of aesthesia. • AESTHESIA n. the ability to receive sense impressions, also AESTHESIS, ESTHESIA, ESTHESIS. |
| EARTHPEAS | • earthpeas n. Plural of earthpea. • EARTHPEA n. the peanut, also EARTHNUT. |
| EUTHANASE | • euthanase v. (UK) Alternative form of euthanize. • EUTHANASE v. to subject to euthanasia, also EUTHANAZE. |
| HAWEATERS | • Haweaters n. Plural of Haweater. • HAWEATER n. a resident of Manitoulin Island, Ontario. |
| HEADGATES | • headgates n. Plural of headgate. • HEADGATE n. a gate to control the flow of water. |
| HEAPSTEAD | • heapstead n. (Mining, historical) The elevated framework of wood or iron at bank, to the top of which the pit is… • HEAPSTEAD n. the buildings and places around a mine shaft. |
| HEARTPEAS | • HEARTPEA n. the balloon-vine, also HEARTSEED. |
| HEATWAVES | • heatwaves n. Plural of heatwave. • heat␣waves n. Plural of heat wave. • HEATWAVE n. a spell of unusually hot weather. |
| HEKETARAS | • HEKETARA n. (Maori) a small shrub that has flowers with white petals and yellow centres. |
| LEACHATES | • leachates n. Plural of leachate. • LEACHATE n. a liquid that has percolated through or out of some substance. |
| MEATHEADS | • meatheads n. Plural of meathead. • MEATHEAD n. (US slang) a stupid person. |
| METAPHASE | • metaphase n. (Biology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis, that follows prophase and comes before anaphase, during… • METAPHASE n. the stage of mitotic or meiotic nuclear division when the chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibres. |
| STAGEHEAD | • stagehead n. The end of the stage (floating platform like a wharf) where fishermen unload their catch. • STAGEHEAD n. (Canadian) the part of a fishing stage which extends over the water. |
| TABASHEER | • tabasheer n. A translucent white substance, composed mainly of silica and water with traces of lime and potash, obtained… • TABASHEER n. (Hindi) a siliceous substance sometimes found in crude form in hollows of bamboos, used in Eastern medicine, also TABASHIR. |
| WHEATEARS | • wheatears n. Plural of wheatear. • WHEATEAR n. any of several birds of the genus Oenanthe, which have black tails and conspicuous white rumps. |