| BIOPHORE | • biophore n. Alternative spelling of biophor. • BIOPHORE n. a hypothetical unit of living matter, also BIOPHOR. |
| HOMEPORT | • homeport n. The port where a vessel is based (not necessarily the one where it is registered). • homeport v. To assign a vessel a port to act as its home. • home␣port n. (Nautical) Alternative spelling of homeport. |
| HOOPSTER | • hoopster n. (Informal) A basketball player. • HOOPSTER n. a basketball player. |
| HOROPTER | • horopter n. For any system of binocular vision, a three-dimensional curve containing all points from which the light… • HOROPTER n. a set of points which have the same visual angle. |
| HORSEPOX | • horsepox n. A disease of horses caused by an orthopoxvirus. • horse-pox n. Alternative form of horsepox. • HORSEPOX n. a skin disease of horses. |
| NEOMORPH | • neomorph n. (Genetics) A gain of function mutation that causes novel gene function. • NEOMORPH n. a structure, part, or organ developed independently, that is, not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a preexisting form. |
| 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. |
| ORTHOEPY | • orthoepy n. Synonym of phonology: the study of pronunciation. • orthoepy n. Accepted or customary pronunciation. • orthœpy n. (US, rare, obsolete, hypercorrect) Nonstandard spelling of orthoepy. |
| OVERHOPE | • overhope n. Excessive hope or anticipation; presumption. • overhope n. (UK dialectal) Hopefulness; sanguineness. • overhope v. To hope excessively; presume. |
| POECHORE | • POECHORE n. a semiarid region. |
| PORTHOLE | • porthole n. (Archaic) A gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannon are fired. • porthole n. (Nautical) A circular window set in the hull of a ship. • PORTHOLE n. a small window in a ship's side. |
| POTHOLER | • potholer n. (British English) Someone who explores potholes as a hobby. • POTHOLER n. someone who explores limestone potholes. |
| REAPHOOK | • reaphook n. A sickle. • reap␣hook n. A sickle. • REAPHOOK n. an implement used in reaping. |
| THEROPOD | • theropod n. Any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. • THEROPOD n. a carnivorous dinosaur with small forelimbs (e.g. tyrannosaurus), also THEROPODAN. |
| WHOOPERS | • whoopers n. Plural of whooper. • WHOOPER n. a kind of swan. |