| 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. |
| ANTELOPES | • antelopes n. Plural of antelope. • ANTELOPE n. any one of a group of hollow-horned, hoofed, ruminant mammals closely related to goats. |
| BEANPOLES | • beanpoles n. Plural of beanpole. • bean-poles n. Plural of bean-pole. • bean␣poles n. Plural of bean pole. |
| CONEPATES | • conepates n. Plural of conepate. • CONEPATE n. a skunk, also CONEPATL. |
| 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. |
| ESPAGNOLE | • espagnole n. (Cooking) A strong basic sauce consisting of a dark brown roux that is slowly reduced while further… • ESPAGNOLE n. (French) a brown sauce flavoured with tomatoes and sherry. |
| ESPANOLES | • ESPANOL n. (Spanish) a native of Spain. |
| ESPIONAGE | • espionage n. The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means. • ESPIONAGE n. the practice of spying. |
| MENOPAUSE | • menopause n. The period in a woman’s life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually… • menopause n. The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs. • MENOPAUSE n. the period during which a woman's menstrual cycle ceases. |
| PENTOSANE | • pentosane n. Alternative form of pentosan. • PENTOSANE n. a complex carbohydrate found in cellulose, also PENTOSAN. |
| 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. |
| PLEONASTE | • pleonaste n. (Mineralogy) A black variety of spinel. • PLEONASTE n. a dark-green to black variety of spinel. |
| 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. |
| WEAPONISE | • weaponise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of weaponize. • WEAPONISE v. to adapt a chemical, bacillus etc. for use as a weapon, also WEAPONIZE. |