| DESCHOOLER | • deschooler n. A practitioner of deschooling. • DESCHOOLER n. one who deschools, frees children from the constraints of traditional learning. |
| DICHLORVOS | • dichlorvos n. (Pharmacology) A highly volatile organophosphate, 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP), widely… • DICHLORVOS n. a pesticide used in fish-farming to reduce sea-lice. |
| DROPCLOTHS | • dropcloths n. Plural of dropcloth. • drop␣cloths n. Plural of drop cloth. • DROPCLOTH n. a cloth dropped on the floor to catch drips from painting. |
| DROSOPHILA | • drosophila n. Any fruit fly of the genus Drosophila. • Drosophila prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Drosophilidae – the fruit flies. • DROSOPHILA n. a kind of fruit-fly. |
| FLOORHEADS | • floorheads n. Plural of floorhead. • FLOORHEAD n. the upper end of a ship's floor timber. |
| HOWLROUNDS | • HOWLROUND n. a condition resulting in a howling noise when recording from a mike, also HOWLBACK. |
| HYDROFOILS | • hydrofoils n. Plural of hydrofoil. • HYDROFOIL n. a boat fitted with hydrofoils to lift its hull clear of the water at speed. |
| HYDROSOLIC | • hydrosolic adj. Relating to a hydrosol. • HYDROSOLIC adj. relating to a hydrosol, an aqueous solution of a colloid. |
| HYDROSOMAL | • hydrosomal adj. Relating to the hydrosoma. • HYDROSOMAL adj. relating to a hydrosoma, a hydroid colony. |
| JOBHOLDERS | • jobholders n. Plural of jobholder. • JOBHOLDER n. one who has a job. |
| LARCHWOODS | • larchwoods n. Plural of larchwood. • LARCHWOOD n. the wood of the larch. |
| POSTHOLDER | • postholder n. The holder of a post (title). • POSTHOLDER n. one who holds a post. |
| POTHOLDERS | • potholders n. Plural of potholder. • pot␣holders n. Plural of pot holder. • POTHOLDER n. a piece of material used to protect the hands while lifting a pot from the oven. |
| RESCHOOLED | • reschooled v. Simple past tense and past participle of reschool. • RESCHOOL v. to school again. |
| RHODOLITES | • rhodolites n. Plural of rhodolite. • RHODOLITE n. a rose-red or pink garnet gem. |
| SCHOOLWARD | • schoolward adv. Toward school. • schoolward adj. Toward school. • SCHOOLWARD adv. toward school, also SCHOOLWARDS. |
| SCHOOLYARD | • schoolyard n. (Chiefly US) The grounds around a school. • schoolyard n. (Chiefly UK) An open field near a school used for recreation by the students. • SCHOOLYARD n. the grounds of a school, especially as a place for children to play. |
| STRONGHOLD | • stronghold n. A place built to withstand attack; a fortress. • stronghold n. (Figuratively) A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea. • STRONGHOLD n. a fortified place. |