| BITTERWOOD | • bitterwood n. Quassia (Quassia amara). • bitterwood n. Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa, native to the Caribbean. • bitterwood n. Paradise tree Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America. |
| DENOTATION | • denotation n. The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes. • denotation n. (Logic, linguistics, semiotics) The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such… • denotation n. (Philosophy, logic) The intension and extension of a word. |
| DETONATION | • detonation n. (Chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion… • detonation n. (Mechanical engineering) Engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines. • DETONATION n. the act of detonating. |
| DETORTIONS | • detortions n. Plural of detortion. • DETORTION n. (obsolete) the act of detorting; a twisting or warping, also DETORSION. |
| DIORTHOTIC | • diorthotic adj. Relating to the correcting or straightening out of something; corrective. • DIORTHOTIC adj. relating to the correcting or straightening out of something; corrective. |
| DISTORTION | • distortion n. An act of distorting. • distortion n. A result of distorting. • distortion n. A misrepresentation of the truth. |
| EXODONTIST | • exodontist n. One who removes teeth. • EXODONTIST n. a specialist in exodontia, the branch of dentistry involving the extraction of teeth. |
| NOTODONTID | • notodontid n. (Zoology) Any member of the Notodontidae, whose caterpillars have a horn-like hump on the back. • NOTODONTID n. a member of the Notodontidae genus of moths. |
| ODONATISTS | • odonatists n. Plural of odonatist. • ODONATIST n. an expert on dragonflies. |
| ODONTOLITE | • odontolite n. (Mineralogy) A fossil tooth coloured a bright blue by iron phosphate, used as an imitation turquoise. • ODONTOLITE n. a fossil bone or tooth coloured blue with phosphate of iron, aka bone-turquoise. |
| OROTUNDITY | • orotundity n. The quality of being orotund. • orotundity n. An orotund statement or utterance. • OROTUNDITY n. the orotund mode of intonation, also OROROTUNDITY. |
| OUTPOINTED | • outpointed v. Simple past tense and past participle of outpoint. • OUTPOINT v. to score more points than. |
| PROGLOTTID | • proglottid n. Any of the segments of a tapeworm; they contain both male and female reproductive organs. • PROGLOTTID n. a segment of a tapeworm, also PROGLOTTIS. |
| ROTOTILLED | • rototilled v. Simple past tense and past participle of rototill. • ROTOTILL v. to till soil with a type of farming implement. |
| THEODOLITE | • theodolite n. A surveying instrument, consisting of a small mounted telescope, used to measure horizontal and vertical angles. • THEODOLITE n. a surveying instrument for measuring angles. |
| TORPEDOIST | • torpedoist n. One skilled in the theory or use of naval torpedoes. • torpedoist n. One who favours the use of torpedoes. • TORPEDOIST n. one whose job is to fire torpedoes. |