| AEROPHYTE | • aerophyte n. (Biology) epiphyte. • AEROPHYTE n. a plant obtaining all its nourishment from the air; an epiphyte. |
| APHRODITE | • aphrodite n. (Mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found… • Aphrodite prop.n. (Greek mythology) The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and… • Aphrodite prop.n. A female given name from Ancient Greek. |
| ASTROPHEL | • Astrophel n. A male lover similar to that in the poem Astrophel and Stella. • ASTROPHEL n. (Spenser) an unidentified bitter starlike plant, possibly aster, also ASTROFELL. |
| ATROPHIED | • atrophied v. Simple past tense and past participle of atrophy. • atrophied adj. Characterized by atrophy. • ATROPHY v. to waste away. |
| ATROPHIES | • atrophies n. Plural of atrophy. • ATROPHY v. to waste away. |
| CHASEPORT | • chaseport n. Alternative form of chase port. • chase␣port n. (Nautical) A hole cut in the bow of a ship through which a chase gun could fire directly ahead. • CHASEPORT n. the porthole at the bow or stern of a naval ship. |
| EPHORALTY | • ephoralty n. The rank or office of an ephor. • ephoralty n. The body of ephors collectively. • EPHORALTY n. the office of an ephor, or the body of ephors. |
| EPHORATES | • ephorates n. Plural of ephorate. • EPHORATE n. the office of ephor, one of a body of five magistrates chosen by the people of ancient Sparta. |
| GRAPESHOT | • grapeshot n. (Historical) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. • GRAPESHOT n. clustered iron shot that scatters when fired. |
| HAPTERONS | • hapterons n. Plural of hapteron. • HAPTERON n. a holdfast or attachment organ of a plant thallus. |
| HEATPROOF | • heatproof adj. Insulating and incombustible. • heatproof v. (Transitive) To make insulating and incombustible. • heat-proof adj. Unable to be affected or damaged by heat. |
| HONEYTRAP | • honeytrap n. Alternative spelling of honey trap. • honey-trap n. Alternative form of honey trap. • honey␣trap n. (Idiomatic) The use of a romantic or a sexual relationship to entice a person into revealing secret information. |
| HOURPLATE | • hourplate n. The face of a clock, on which the hours are numbered. • HOURPLATE n. a timepiece dial. |
| METAPHORS | • metaphors n. Plural of metaphor. • metaphors v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metaphor. • METAPHOR n. implied comparison achieved through a figurative use of words. |
| NEUROPATH | • neuropath n. (Medicine, dated) A person with neuropathy, perhaps also including (in outdated nosology) a neurosis… • neuropath n. (Medicine, historical) A physician with specialization in neuropathy, corresponding to today’s specialties… • NEUROPATH n. one who believes in nervous origin of most diseases. |
| OUTPREACH | • outpreach v. (Transitive) To surpass in preaching. • OUTPREACH v. to surpass in preaching. |
| PLETHORAS | • plethoras n. Plural of plethora. • PLETHORA n. (Greek) an excess, a superfluity. |
| PORCHETTA | • porchetta n. A savory and moist boneless pork roast, part of Italian cuisine. • PORCHETTA n. (Italian) seasoned boneless roast pork cut from a whole roast pig. |
| POTHECARY | • pothecary n. Obsolete form of apothecary. • POTHECARY n. an apothecary, also APOTHECARY, POTICARY, POTTINGAR. |
| POTSHARES | • potshares n. Plural of potshare. • POTSHARE n. a fragment of broken pottery, also POTSHERD, POTSHARD. |