| FOOTROPE | • footrope n. (Nautical) a rope attached to the lower part of a sail. • footrope n. (Nautical) a rope attached to a yard that sailors stood on to stabilize it when furling or reefing. • FOOTROPE n. a rope used in sailing. |
| GONOPORE | • gonopore n. A small genital opening in the female of some insects etc. • GONOPORE n. a genital pore. |
| LOOPHOLE | • loophole n. (Historical) A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting… • loophole n. (Figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited… • loophole v. (Military, transitive) To prepare a building for defense by preparing slits or holes through which to… |
| MONOPODE | • monopode n. Someone or something with one foot. • MONOPODE n. a one-footed person of fabulous Ethiopian race, with foot large enough to be a sunshade, also MONOPOD. |
| MONOPOLE | • monopole n. An appellation owned by a single winery. • monopole n. (Physics) A magnetic monopole. • monopole n. A monopole antenna. |
| OOSPORES | • oospores n. Plural of oospore. • oöspores n. Plural of oöspore. • OOSPORE n. a fertilized egg within an oogonium. |
| OTOSCOPE | • otoscope n. (Medicine) An instrument used for examining the eardrum and interior of the outer ear. • OTOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the ear. |
| POKEROOT | • pokeroot n. Synonym of pokeweed. • POKEROOT n. an aromatic perennial herb of the United States, also POKEWEED. |
| POPEHOOD | • popehood n. The status of pope; papacy. • POPEHOOD n. the condition of being pope. |
| SOPOROSE | • soporose adj. Alternative form of soporous. • SOPOROSE adj. causing sleep; sleepy, also SOPOROUS. |
| ZOOPHOBE | • zoophobe n. A zoophobic person. • ZOOPHOBE n. one who fears or hates animals. |
| ZOOSPORE | • zoospore n. A motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi. • zoöspore n. Alternative spelling of zoospore. • ZOOSPORE n. a motile flagellated spore, occurring in certain algae, fungi, and protozoans. |
| ZOOTROPE | • zootrope n. Alternative form of zoetrope. • ZOOTROPE n. (Greek) a slotted rotating cylinder producing primitive animation, also ZOETROPE. |