| CHEONGSAM | • cheongsam n. A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman’s dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered… • cheongsam n. (Hong Kong) A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school… • cheongsam n. A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men. |
| CHROMOGEN | • chromogen n. (Chemistry) Any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye. • chromogen n. (Biology) A strongly pigmented organelle or organism. • CHROMOGEN n. a substance which can be converted to a dyestuff by the introduction of a polar group. |
| GEMSHORNS | • gemshorns n. Plural of gemshorn. • GEMSHORN n. (German) a chamois horn used as a wind instrument. |
| HEGEMONIC | • hegemonic adj. Of or pertaining to hegemony. • HEGEMONIC adj. relating to a hegemony, also HEGEMONIAL, HEGEMONICAL. |
| HEGUMENOI | • hegumenoi n. Plural of hegumenos. • HEGUMENOS n. (Greek) the head of a monastery, also HEGUMEN. |
| HEGUMENOS | • hegumenos n. Alternative form of hegumen (“head of a monastery”). • HEGUMENOS n. (Greek) the head of a monastery, also HEGUMEN. |
| HOGMENAYS | • Hogmenays n. Plural of Hogmenay. • HOGMENAY n. (Scots) a Scottish celebration, also HOGMANAY, HOGMANE. |
| HOMEGROWN | • homegrown adj. Grown at home. • homegrown adj. Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business… • homegrown adj. Raised or brought up in one’s own country. |
| MANCHEGOS | • manchegos n. Plural of manchego. • Manchegos n. Plural of Manchego. • MANCHEGO n. (Spanish) a cheese made from ewes' milk. |
| MEGAPHONE | • megaphone n. A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice… • megaphone n. (Figuratively) Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another. • megaphone v. (Transitive, intransitive) To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone. |
| MORPHOGEN | • morphogen n. Any substance that governs the movement and development of cells during morphogenesis by forming a concentration… • MORPHOGEN n. a chemical substance that exerts an influence on morphogenesis. |
| MOTHERING | • mothering v. Present participle of mother. • mothering n. The nurturing of a child by its mother. • mothering n. The protective behaviour of a mother towards her child. |
| NEPHOGRAM | • nephogram n. A picture of a cloud. • nephogram n. (Physics) A graphical depiction of a physical quantity that resembles a cloud. • NEPHOGRAM n. a photograph of clouds. |
| PHAENOGAM | • phaenogam n. Alternative form of phenogam. • PHAENOGAM n. (Greek) any plant of the class Phaenogamia, flowering plants, also PHENOGAM. |
| PHENOGAMS | • phenogams n. Plural of phenogam. • PHENOGAM n. (Greek) any plant of the class Phaenogamia, flowering plants, also PHAENOGAM. |
| PHLEGMONS | • phlegmons n. Plural of phlegmon. • PHLEGMON n. an inflammation with pus. |
| PLOUGHMEN | • ploughmen n. Plural of ploughman. • PLOUGHMAN n. a man who drives or guides horses in ploughing, also PLOWMAN. |
| REHOMINGS | • rehomings n. Plural of rehoming. • REHOMING n. the act of homing again. |
| SOMETHING | • something pron. An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing. • something pron. (Colloquial, of someone or something) A quality to a moderate degree. • something pron. (Colloquial, of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify. |