| AIRDROMES | • airdromes n. Plural of airdrome. • AIRDROME n. an aerodrome. |
| BROADBRIM | • broadbrim n. A hat with a very broad brim. • broadbrim n. (Humorous, dated) A Quaker. • broadbrim n. (Humorous, archaic, by extension) A quiet, sedate, respectable old man. |
| CORDIFORM | • cordiform adj. Shaped like a heart; cordate. • CORDIFORM adj. heart-shaped. |
| DORMITORY | • dormitory n. A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often… • dormitory n. A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use… • dormitory n. A dormitory town. |
| EMBROIDER | • embroider v. To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours. • embroider v. (Figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable. • EMBROIDER v. to ornament with designs in needlework, also BROIDER. |
| IMBORDERS | • imborders v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imborder. • IMBORDER v. to provide with a border, also EMBORDER. |
| MACRUROID | • macruroid adj. (Zoology) Like or relating to the Macrura. • MACRUROID adj. belonging to the crustacean division including lobsters, prawns. |
| MICROCARD | • microcard n. A small card bearing a microreproduction of text, resembling the microfiche format but on cardboard… • microcard v. (Transitive) To transfer to microcard format. • MICROCARD n. a card representing some 200 or more pages of a book in microscopic print. |
| MISORDERS | • misorders n. Plural of misorder. • MISORDER v. to order incorrectly. |
| MISRECORD | • misrecord v. (Transitive) To record incorrectly. • MISRECORD v. to record incorrectly. |
| PERIDROME | • peridrome n. The space between the columns and the wall of the cella in an Ancient Greek or Roman temple. • PERIDROME n. a gallery or balcony that ran round all four sides of a classical building. |
| PRIMORDIA | • primordia n. Plural of primordium. • PRIMORDIUM n. (Latin) the first discernible rudiment. |
| PRIMROSED | • primrosed v. Simple past tense and past participle of primrose. • PRIMROSE v. to gather primroses. |
| PRODROMIC | • prodromic adj. Prodromal. • PRODROMIC adj. of or pertaining to prodromes; as, the prodromal stage of a disease, also PRODROMAL. |
| RADIOGRAM | • radiogram n. A message, like a telegram, transmitted by radio rather than wires. • radiogram n. An entertainment device that combined a radio and a record player or gramophone. • radiogram n. A radiograph. |
| STORMBIRD | • stormbird n. Alternative form of storm-bird. • storm-bird n. The storm petrel. • storm-bird n. (Australia) The channel-billed cuckoo. |
| THERMIDOR | • Thermidor prop.n. (Historical) The eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar, from July 19 or 20 to August 17 or 18. • Thermidor n. A counterrevolution; a coup d’état resembling the Thermidorian Reaction. • THERMIDOR n. a method of preparing lobsters, the flesh being mixed with a cream sauce seasoned with mustard, and served in the shell. |
| TRIFORMED | • triformed adj. Having a threefold form. • TRIFORMED adj. having a triple form, also TRIFORM. |