| BUTTONHELD | • BUTTONHOLD v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLE. |
| DECATHLONS | • decathlons n. Plural of decathlon. • DECATHLON n. an athletic contest comprising ten events. |
| DOLPHINETS | • dolphinets n. Plural of dolphinet. • DOLPHINET n. (Spenser) a female dolphin. |
| ENDOLITHIC | • endolithic adj. Within rock. • ENDOLITHIC adj. living within or penetrating deeply into stony substances, e.g. endolithic lichens. |
| ENDOTHELIA | • endothelia n. Plural of endothelium. • ENDOTHELIUM n. the layer of cell tissue on the internal surfaces of blood vessels, lymphatics, etc. |
| ENTHRALDOM | • enthraldom n. Alternative form of enthralldom. • ENTHRALDOM n. (archaic) the state of being enthralled. |
| ETHANEDIOL | • ethanediol n. (Organic chemistry) ethylene glycol. • ETHANEDIOL n. a clear colourless syrupy soluble liquid substance, used as an antifreeze and solvent. |
| GENTLEHOOD | • gentlehood n. The state of being of good or gentle birth; good breeding. • GENTLEHOOD n. (archaic) position or character attaching to gentle birth. |
| HANDTOWELS | • handtowels n. Plural of handtowel. • hand␣towels n. Plural of hand towel. • HANDTOWEL n. a towel for wiping the hands. |
| HOLYSTONED | • holystoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of holystone. • HOLYSTONE v. to scrape a deck with holystone. |
| MOTHERLAND | • motherland n. The country of one’s ancestors. • motherland n. The country of one’s birth. • motherland n. Country of origin. |
| NOTCHELLED | • NOTCHEL v. to repudiate the debts of someone, also NOCHEL. |
| OUTHANDLED | • outhandled v. Simple past tense and past participle of outhandle. • OUTHANDLE v. to handle better than. |
| OUTHANDLES | • outhandles v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outhandle. • OUTHANDLE v. to handle better than. |
| PHENOLATED | • phenolated adj. Treated with phenol. • phenolated adj. Reacted with a phenol or phenolate. • PHENOLATE v. to subject to the action of a phenolate. |
| TELEPHONED | • telephoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of telephone. • TELEPHONE v. to contact someone by telephone. |
| THRENODIAL | • threnodial adj. Pertaining or similar to a threnody. • THRENODIAL adj. of or like a threnody, a song of lamentation for the dead, also THRENETIC, THRENETICAL, THRENODIC. |
| UNITHOLDER | • unitholder n. (Finance) An owner of a beneficial interest ("unit") in a financial entity such as an investment trust. • UNITHOLDER n. one having a unit of securities in a unit trust. |
| WITHHOLDEN | • withholden v. (Rare, archaic) past participle of withhold. • WITHHOLD v. to hold back. |