| AEROSHELL | • aeroshell n. An aerodynamic shell that protects a spacecraft during travel from lift-off through the atmosphere from… • AEROSHELL n. a form of parachute to enable a space vehicle to make a soft landing. |
| ALEHOUSES | • alehouses n. Plural of alehouse. • ale-houses n. Plural of ale-house (alternative spelling of alehouses). • ALEHOUSE n. a tavern where ale is sold. |
| ANETHOLES | • anetholes n. Plural of anethole. • ANETHOLE n. an aromatic ether which is the major constituent of certain oils, e.g. anise and fennel, also ANETHOL. |
| ANOPHELES | • anopheles n. (Entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit… • Anopheles prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – mosquitos that spread malaria. • ANOPHELES n. (Greek) a kind of mosquito. |
| ARSEHOLED | • arseholed adj. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) drunk. • ARSEHOLED adj. (colloquial) very drunk. |
| ARSEHOLES | • arseholes n. Plural of arsehole. • ARSEHOLE n. (offensive) an unpleasant and/or stupid person, also ASSHOLE. |
| CAKEHOLES | • cakeholes n. Plural of cakehole. • CAKEHOLE n. a person's mouth. |
| CLOSEHEAD | • CLOSEHEAD n. (Scots) the entrance to a close, or the gossips that congregate there. |
| HAEMOLYSE | • haemolyse v. Alternative form of hemolyze. • HAEMOLYSE v. to break down red blood cells, also HAEMOLYZE, HEMOLYSE, HEMOLYZE. |
| HALOSERES | • HALOSERE n. a plant community that develops in highly saline conditions. |
| HAWSEHOLE | • hawsehole n. (Nautical) The hole through which a ship’s anchor rope is passed. • hawsehole n. (Nautical) A hole in a ship through which a hawser is passed. • HAWSEHOLE n. a hole for a ship's cable. |
| HELOTAGES | • HELOTAGE n. the state of helots or being enslaved. |
| LAKESHORE | • lakeshore n. (Sometimes attributive) The shore of a lake. • LAKESHORE n. the shore of a lake. |
| LEASEHOLD | • leasehold adj. (Property law) Of an estate in land, held for a term of years absolute by a lessee or tenant. • leasehold n. A leasehold estate in land. • leasehold n. (Property law) Real property held as an estate in land of this type. |
| OVERHALES | • overhales v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overhale. • OVERHALE v. (Spenser) to overtake, also OVERHAILE. |
| SEGHOLATE | • segholate adj. Alternative form of segolate. • segholate n. Alternative form of segolate. • SEGHOLATE n. in Hebrew, a disyllabic noun form with a tone-long vowel in the first and a short seghol in the second syllable, also SEGOLATE. |
| SHOELACES | • shoelaces n. Plural of shoelace. • shoe-laces n. Plural of shoe-lace. • SHOELACE n. a lace for fastening a shoe. |
| TELOPHASE | • telophase n. (Biology) The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite… • TELOPHASE n. the last phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes of the daughter cells are grouped in separate nuclei. |
| TREHALOSE | • trehalose n. (Biochemistry) A disaccharide formed from two glucose units; it is an isomer of maltose. • TREHALOSE n. a disaccharide originally obtained from trehala and found in fungi, yeasts, etc. |
| WHOLESALE | • wholesale n. (Business) The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants. • wholesale adj. Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale. • wholesale adj. (Figurative) Extensive, indiscriminate, all-encompassing; blanket. |