| ANASTROPHE | • anastrophe n. (Rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence. • ANASTROPHE n. an inversion of the usual syntactical order of words for rhetorical effect e.g. 'To market went she'. |
| ANTHOPHORE | • anthophore n. (Botany) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family. • ANTHOPHORE n. the stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family. |
| ANTIPHONER | • antiphoner n. An antiphonal. • ANTIPHONER n. a book of antiphons or of anthems, also ANTIPHONAL, ANTIPHONARY. |
| EUPHORIANT | • euphoriant n. A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria. • euphoriant adj. Producing euphoria. • EUPHORIANT n. a drug that tends to induce euphoria. |
| HIEROPHANT | • hierophant n. (Ancient Greece) An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of… • hierophant n. An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge. • hierophant n. One who explains or makes a commentary. |
| HOMOPTERAN | • homopteran n. Any insect of the former hemipteran order Homoptera. • HOMOPTERAN n. a member of the Homoptera, cicadas, froghoppers etc. |
| HONEYTRAPS | • honeytraps n. Plural of honeytrap (alternative spelling of honey traps). • honey␣traps n. Plural of honey trap. • HONEYTRAP n. a scheme in which a victim is lured into a compromising sexual situation giving opportunities for blackmail. |
| HYPAETHRON | • hypaethron n. An open court. • HYPAETHRON n. an open court. |
| HYPERBATON | • hyperbaton n. (Grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect. • hyperbaton n. (Rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing… • HYPERBATON n. the use, esp. for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in 'Bird thou never wert'. |
| HYPERTONIA | • hypertonia n. (Medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy. • HYPERTONIA n. excessive (muscle) tone. |
| NEUROPATHS | • neuropaths n. Plural of neuropath. • NEUROPATH n. one who believes in nervous origin of most diseases. |
| NEUROPATHY | • neuropathy n. (Medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy. • neuropathy n. (Medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral… • NEUROPATHY n. an affection of the nervous system or of a nerve. |
| ORTHOPNOEA | • orthopnoea n. Shortness of breath when lying flat, causing the person to have to sleep propped up in bed or sitting in a chair. • orthopnœa n. Obsolete spelling of orthopnoea. • ORTHOPNOEA n. the ability to breathe in an upright position only. |
| PARENTHOOD | • parenthood n. The state of being a parent. • PARENTHOOD n. the state of being a parent. |
| PENTACHORD | • pentachord n. (Music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale. • pentachord n. A musical instrument with five strings. • PENTACHORD n. an ancient musical instrument with five strings. |
| SMARTPHONE | • smartphone n. A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone. • smart␣phone n. Alternative form of smartphone. • SMARTPHONE n. a portable device combining a mobile phone and a computer. |
| STENOGRAPH | • stenograph n. A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand. • stenograph n. A shorthand character. • stenograph n. A stenography machine. |
| THEROPODAN | • theropodan n. Theropod. • THEROPODAN n. a carnivorous dinosaur with small forelimbs (e.g. a tyrannosaurus), also THEROPOD. |
| THORNAPPLE | • thornapple n. Alternative form of thorn apple. • thorn␣apple n. Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit… |