| EUPHROES | • euphroes n. Plural of euphroe. • EUPHROE n. (Dutch) the wooden block through which the lines of a crowfoot are rove, also UPHROE. |
| HEELPOST | • heelpost n. (Nautical) The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft. • heelpost n. (Carpentry) The post to which a gate or door is hinged. • heelpost n. The quoin post of a lock gate. |
| HEPTOSES | • heptoses n. Plural of heptose. • HEPTOSE n. any monosaccharide sugar with seven carbon atoms in its molecule. |
| HOPELESS | • hopeless adj. Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive. • hopeless adj. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate. • hopeless adj. Without talent, not skilled. |
| HOSEPIPE | • hosepipe n. (UK, South Africa, Southern US) A flexible pipe for carrying water or other liquids; a garden hose. • hosepipe v. (Film, television) To film with erratic panning movements of the camera. • HOSEPIPE n. a flexible water pipe. |
| OOSPHERE | • oosphere n. (Botany) A large nonmotile egg cell formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization. • oösphere n. Alternative spelling of oosphere. • OOSPHERE n. an unfertilized egg within an oogonium. |
| PEEPSHOW | • peepshow n. An exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass. • peepshow n. A titillating or pornographic display viewed through a small slot, generally equipped with a timer to… • peep␣show n. Alternative spelling of peepshow. |
| PENOCHES | • PENOCHE n. (Spanish) a type of fudge, also PANOCHA, PANOCHE, PENUCHE, PENUCHI. |
| PESTHOLE | • pesthole n. A place where a contagious disease is present or likely. • PESTHOLE n. a place liable to epidemic disease. |
| PHENOMES | • phenomes n. Plural of phenome. • PHENOME n. the complete set of phenotypes of an individual or group. |
| PHONEMES | • phonemes n. Plural of phoneme. • PHONEME n. the smallest significant unit of sound in a language. |
| PHOSGENE | • phosgene n. (Inorganic chemistry) carbonyl chloride. • PHOSGENE n. a colorless poison gas made from chlorine and carbon monoxide. |
| PIEHOLES | • pieholes n. Plural of piehole. • pie-holes n. Plural of pie-hole. • pie␣holes n. Plural of pie hole. |
| POSHTEEN | • poshteen n. Alternative form of posteen (“sheepskin cloak”). • POSHTEEN n. (Persian) an Afghan sheepskin coat, also POSTEEN, POSTIN. |
| POTHEENS | • potheens n. Plural of potheen. • POTHEEN n. (Irish) illicitly distilled Irish whisky, also POITIN, POTEEN, POTTEEN. |
| PRECHOSE | • prechose v. Simple past tense of prechoose. • PRECHOOSE v. to choose beforehand. |
| SHEEPCOT | • sheepcot n. Alternative form of sheepcote. • SHEEPCOT n. a small enclosure for sheep, also SHEEPCOTE. |
| SHEEPDOG | • sheepdog n. A breed of dog, used for herding sheep. • sheepdog n. A breed of dog used for guarding sheep. • sheepdog n. (Slang, dated) A chaperon; an adult who accompanies other people in a supervisory role. |
| TELESHOP | • TELESHOP v. to shop by interactive telecommunications systems. |
| WHOOPEES | • whoopees v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whoopee. • WHOOPEE n. boisterous fun, also WHOOPIE. |