| ACHIMENES | • achimenes n. A Central American plant, of the genus Achimenes, having showy, trumpet-shaped flowers. • Achimenes prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – magic flower, widow’s tears, cupid’s bower, or hot… • ACHIMENES n. (Latin) a genus of herbaceous perennial plants. |
| AMBIENCES | • ambiences n. Plural of ambience. • AMBIENCE n. the mood or atmosphere of a place or situation, also AMBIANCE. |
| CAMELEONS | • cameleons n. Plural of cameleon. • CAMELEON n. a small African lizard with a prehensile tail and tongue, also CHAMAELEON, CHAMELEON. |
| CAMELINES | • camelines n. Plural of cameline. • CAMELINE n. a material made from camel hair. |
| CAMPHENES | • camphenes n. Plural of camphene. • CAMPHENE n. an explosive liquid, also CAMPHINE. |
| CASEMENTS | • casements n. Plural of casement. • Casements prop.n. Plural of Casement. • CASEMENT n. a vertically-hinged frame with glass forming (part of) a window. |
| CHIMENEAS | • chimeneas n. Plural of chimenea. • CHIMENEA n. a freestanding fireplace for outdoor use. |
| CODENAMES | • codenames n. Plural of codename. • code␣names n. Plural of code name. • CODENAME n. a name used to conceal the identity of a plan or a person, also CODEWORD. |
| DAMASCENE | • damascene adj. Inlaid with silver or gold. • damascene adj. Of or from Damascus. • damascene v. (Transitive) To decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture… |
| EXCISEMAN | • exciseman n. An officer employed to collect excise duty (excise tax), and to enforce excise laws. • EXCISEMAN n. an officer charged with collecting excise duty. |
| MECHANISE | • mechanise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of mechanize. • MECHANISE v. to make mechanical, also MECHANIZE. |
| MECONATES | • meconates n. Plural of meconate. • MECONATE n. a salt of meconic acid. |
| MENARCHES | • menarches n. Plural of menarche. • MENARCHE n. (Greek) the first occurrence of menstruation. |
| MENISCATE | • meniscate adj. Meniscal. • MENISCATE adj. like a meniscus. |
| MESCALINE | • mescaline n. (Biochemistry) A hallucinogenic and intoxicating compound present in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii)… • MESCALINE n. the principal alkaloid in mescal, used as a hallucinogen, also MESCALIN, MEZCALINE. |
| SCAPEMENT | • scapement n. Alternative form of escapement (part of a timepiece). • SCAPEMENT n. a part of a clock or watch connecting the wheelwork with the pendulum or balance, and allowing a tooth to escape at each vibration, also ESCAPEMENT. |
| SELECTMAN | • selectman n. (US) Any of a board of municipal officers elected to manage some New England towns. • SELECTMAN n. one of a board of town officers chosen annually in the New England States to transact the general public business of the town. |
| SEMBLANCE | • semblance n. Likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar. • semblance n. The way something looks; appearance; form. • SEMBLANCE n. an outward appearance. |
| SEMUNCIAE | • semunciae n. Plural of semuncia. • SEMUNCIA n. (Latin) a Roman coin equivalent to one twenty-fourth part of a Roman pound. |