| ANTIGROPELOS | • antigropelos n. (Dated) Waterproof leggings. • ANTIGROPELOS n. waterproof leggings, also ANTIGROPELOES. |
| BEPLASTERING | • beplastering v. Present participle of beplaster. • BEPLASTER v. (archaic) to plaster thickly. |
| BREASTPLOUGH | • breastplough n. A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker’s breast, and in some types by pushing with the… • BREASTPLOUGH n. a kind of spade for cutting turf, with a crossbar against which the breast is pressed. |
| CALYPTROGENS | • calyptrogens n. Plural of calyptrogen. • CALYPTROGEN n. the layer of cells on the growing tip of a root giving rise to the root cap. |
| EARSPLITTING | • earsplitting adj. Extremely loud, painfully loud. • ear-splitting adj. Alternative spelling of earsplitting. • EARSPLITTING adj. distressingly loud or shrill. |
| EMPLASTERING | • emplastering v. Present participle of emplaster. • EMPLASTER v. (obsolete) to plaster. |
| ERGASTOPLASM | • ergastoplasm n. (Anatomy) endoplasmic reticulum that is studded with ribosomes. • ERGASTOPLASM n. ribosome-studded endoplasmic reticulum. |
| FINGERPLATES | • fingerplates n. Plural of fingerplate. • FINGERPLATE n. a plate to protect a door from dirty fingers. |
| LAMPLIGHTERS | • lamplighters n. Plural of lamplighter. • LAMPLIGHTER n. one whose job it is to light lamps. |
| PARAGLOSSATE | • PARAGLOSSATE adj. relating to the paraglossae, small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects, also PARAGLOSSAL. |
| PLANTIGRADES | • plantigrades n. Plural of plantigrade. • PLANTIGRADE n. a plantigrade animal. |
| PRESLAUGHTER | • preslaughter adj. Before slaughter. • PRESLAUGHTER adj. preceding a slaughter. |
| PYROGALLATES | • pyrogallates n. Plural of pyrogallate. • PYROGALLATE n. any salt or ester of pyrogallol. |
| REPLASTERING | • replastering v. Present participle of replaster. • replastering n. A second or subsequent plastering; a new application of plaster to a surface. • REPLASTER v. to plaster again. |
| TELEGRAPHERS | • telegraphers n. Plural of telegrapher. • TELEGRAPHER n. one who operates a telegraph. |
| TELEGRAPHESE | • telegraphese n. The terse, abbreviated writing style used in or as used in telegraph messages; speech that resembles this. • TELEGRAPHESE n. language characterized by the terseness and ellipses that are common in telegrams. |
| TELEGRAPHIES | • telegraphies n. Plural of telegraphy. • TELEGRAPHY n. the use or operation of a telegraph apparatus or system for communication. |
| TELEGRAPHIST | • telegraphist n. A telegrapher. • TELEGRAPHIST n. a person who works a telegraph. |
| TETRAPLEGIAS | • tetraplegias n. Plural of tetraplegia. • TETRAPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRAPLEGIA, QUADRIPLEGIA. |