| AEROPHONE | • aerophone n. Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the… • aerophone n. (Dated) A form of combined speaking trumpet and ear trumpet. • aerophone n. (Dated) An instrument for greatly intensifying speech, consisting of a phonograph diaphragm arranged… |
| APPREHEND | • apprehend v. (Transitive). • apprehend v. (Intransitive). • APPREHEND v. to understand. |
| CANEPHORE | • canephore n. Alternative form of canephora. • CANEPHORE n. (Greek) a sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head, also CANEPHOR, CANEPHORA, CANEPHORUS. |
| CHAPERONE | • chaperone n. An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often… • chaperone n. (Biochemistry) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly… • chaperone n. (UK, business) An employee sent by a British company to the European Union to work with a client there… |
| CHEAPENER | • cheapener n. One who cheapens. • CHEAPENER n. one who makes cheap. |
| EARPHONES | • earphones n. A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without… • earphones n. Plural of earphone. • EARPHONE n. a headphone. |
| GRAPHENES | • graphenes n. Plural of graphene. • GRAPHENE n. a film of graphite with a thickness of one atom. |
| HYPERPNEA | • hyperpnea n. (Medicine) Deep and rapid respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or… • HYPERPNEA n. abnormally fast breathing, also HYPERPNOEA. |
| PERCHANCE | • perchance adv. Perhaps; by chance. • PERCHANCE adv. by chance, as it may happen. |
| PHRASEMEN | • phrasemen n. Plural of phraseman. • PHRASEMAN n. a user or maker of fine phrases. |
| PREHANDLE | • PREHANDLE v. to handle beforehand. |
| PREHARDEN | • preharden v. (Engineering) To harden before machining. • PREHARDEN v. to harden in advance. |
| RESHARPEN | • resharpen v. Sharpen again. • RESHARPEN v. to sharpen again. |
| SERAPHINE | • seraphine n. (Music) An early wind instrument with a keyboard, resembling a cross between a reed organ and an accordion… • Seraphine prop.n. A female given name from Latin. • SERAPHINE n. a kind of small reed organ or harmonium. |
| SHARPENED | • sharpened adj. Having a sharp point or edge. • sharpened v. Simple past tense and past participle of sharpen. • SHARPEN v. to make sharp. |
| SHARPENER | • sharpener n. A device for making things sharp. • sharpener n. (Figurative) That which makes something sharp. • sharpener n. (Informal) An alcoholic drink taken at the start of the day, or just before a meal. |