| AEROPHOBES | • aerophobes n. Plural of aerophobe. • AEROPHOBE n. a person with a fear of flying. |
| BARGEPOLES | • bargepoles n. Plural of bargepole. • barge␣poles n. Plural of barge pole. • BARGEPOLE n. a pole for propelling a barge. |
| BEECHDROPS | • beechdrops n. Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees. • BEECHDROPS n. an American plant like a broomrape, parasitic on beech roots. |
| BIOSPHERES | • biospheres n. Plural of biosphere. • BIOSPHERE n. the plant and animal life on the earth. |
| BORESCOPES | • borescopes n. Plural of borescope. • BORESCOPE n. an optical device, e.g. a prism, used to inspect an inaccessible space e.g. an engine cylinder. |
| BOXKEEPERS | • boxkeepers n. Plural of boxkeeper. • BOXKEEPER n. an attendant at a theatre who has charge of the boxes. |
| FIBERSCOPE | • fiberscope n. (American spelling) a flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas. • FIBERSCOPE n. a medical instrument using fibre optic bundles, also FIBRESCOPE. |
| FIBRESCOPE | • fibrescope n. (Britain) An instrument, consisting of a fibre optic bundle, used to observe inaccessible areas. • FIBRESCOPE n. a medical instrument using fibre optic bundles, also FIBERSCOPE. |
| HYPERBOLES | • hyperboles n. Plural of hyperbole. • HYPERBOLE n. (Greek) impression by extravagant exaggeration. |
| PERBORATES | • perborates n. Plural of perborate. • PERBORATE n. a salt that is a compound of a borate with perchloric acid. |
| PERSONABLE | • personable adj. (Of a person) Having a pleasing appearance; attractive; handsome. • personable adj. (Of a person) Having a pleasant or manner; friendly; amiable. • personable adj. (Law, obsolete) Enabled to maintain pleas in court. |
| PORBEAGLES | • porbeagles n. Plural of porbeagle. • PORBEAGLE n. a species of shark, having a pointed nose and a crescent-shaped tail. |
| PRESBYOPES | • presbyopes n. Plural of presbyope. • PRESBYOPE n. one who has presbyopia; a farsighted person. |
| REPROBATES | • reprobates n. Plural of reprobate. • reprobates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reprobate. • REPROBATE v. to disapprove of. |
| SPACEBORNE | • spaceborne adj. Operating or travelling in space. • space-borne adj. Alternative form of spaceborne. • SPACEBORNE adj. carried in space e.g. of spores. |