| 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… |
| AEROPLANE | • aeroplane n. (Aviation) Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings. • aeroplane n. (Aeronautics, archaic, obsolete) Synonym of airfoil. An aerodynamic surface. • aeroplane n. Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes. |
| CANEPHORE | • canephore n. Alternative form of canephora. • CANEPHORE n. (Greek) a sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head, also CANEPHOR, CANEPHORA, CANEPHORUS. |
| CAPONIERE | • caponiere n. (Military, historical) A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve… • CAPONIERE n. (French) a work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway, also CAPONIER. |
| 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… |
| 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. |
| NOTEPAPER | • notepaper n. Relatively small writing paper used for writing notes or letters; often provided with matching envelopes. • NOTEPAPER n. writing paper intended for letters. |
| PERITONEA | • peritonea n. Plural of peritoneum. • PERITONEUM n. the smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen. |
| PERSONAGE | • personage n. A person, especially one who is famous or important. • personage n. The creation of corporate persons named after living people. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • personage n. Character represented; external appearance; persona. |
| PERSONATE | • personate v. (Transitive) To fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate. • personate v. (Transitive) To portray a character (as in a play); to act. • personate v. (Transitive) To attribute personal characteristics to something; to personify. |
| PONDERATE | • ponderate v. (Intransitive) To have weight or influence. • ponderate v. To consider; to ponder. • PONDERATE v. to consider; to ponder. |
| PRAENOMEN | • praenomen n. (Historical) An ancient Roman first name. • praenomen n. (Historical) The throne name of a pharaoh, the fourth of the five names of the royal titulary, traditionally… • praenomen n. (Zoology) The genus name put before the species name. |
| PRESEASON | • preseason n. (Sports) The period before the start of a sporting season, during which players undergo training and… • preseason v. (Transitive) To season in advance. • PRESEASON adj. before the advent of the season. |
| PROMENADE | • promenade n. (Formal) A prom (dance). • promenade n. A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll. • promenade n. A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside. |
| TREPONEMA | • treponema n. Any of many anaerobic spirochetes, of the genus Treponema, many of which cause infectious diseases. • Treponema prop.n. Spirochetes that are pathogenic in humans and other warm-blooded animals and include the causative agents… • TREPONEMA n. a kind of bacterium, a spirochaete, that causes syphilis, also TREPONEME. |
| WEAPONEER | • weaponeer n. (US) Someone who makes weapons, especially nuclear weapons. • weaponeer n. A member of an aircrew responsible for the weapons. • weaponeer v. (Military) To provide with appropriate weaponry for use against the chosen targets. |