| APOTHEGMS | • apothegms n. Plural of apothegm. • APOTHEGM n. (Greek) a short, pithy and instructive saying or formulation, also APOPHTHEGM. |
| DESPIGHTS | • despights n. Plural of despight. • DESPIGHT n. a looking down with contempt, also DESPITE. |
| GEOPHYTES | • geophytes n. Plural of geophyte. • GEOPHYTE n. a plant that survives the winter by having subterranean buds e.g. bulbs, corms or rhizomes. |
| GRAPESHOT | • grapeshot n. (Historical) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. • GRAPESHOT n. clustered iron shot that scatters when fired. |
| GRAPHITES | • graphites n. Plural of graphite. • GRAPHITE n. a soft variety of carbon. |
| HEPTAGONS | • heptagons n. Plural of heptagon. • HEPTAGON n. a seven-sided polygon. |
| HOSPITAGE | • hospitage n. (Obsolete) hospitality. • HOSPITAGE n. (Spenser) hospitality. |
| PATHOGENS | • pathogens n. Plural of pathogen. • PATHOGEN n. a disease-producing organism, also PATHOGENE. |
| PENLIGHTS | • penlights n. Plural of penlight. • PENLIGHT n. a small torch, also PENLITE. |
| PHENGITES | • phengites n. Plural of phengite. • PHENGITE n. a transparent stone used in ancient times for windows, probably selenite. |
| PHOTOGENS | • photogens n. Plural of photogen. • PHOTOGEN n. a light-producing organ in animals. |
| PLIGHTERS | • plighters n. Plural of plighter. • PLIGHTER n. one who, or that which, plights. |
| SPAGHETTI | • spaghetti n. A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings. • spaghetti n. (By extension) A dish that has spaghetti as a main part of it, such as spaghetti bolognese. • spaghetti n. (Informal) Any type of pasta. |
| SPETCHING | • SPETCH v. to repair or patch esp. with leather and glue. |
| SPRIGHTED | • sprighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of spright. • SPRIGHT v. (Shakespeare) to haunt. |
| UPGATHERS | • upgathers v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upgather. • UPGATHER v. to gather up. |