| CHAMPERTY | • champerty n. (Law) The investing of money into an individual’s lawsuit. • CHAMPERTY n. an illegal contract to finance a lawsuit for a percentage fee. |
| ECTOMORPH | • ectomorph n. Someone with a lean, only slightly muscular body. • ectomorph n. (Bodybuilding): Theoretical body type in which a person has a high metabolism. Such a person can easily… • ECTOMORPH n. a psychophysical type with long thin bones and large surface relative. |
| HAMPSTERS | • hampsters n. Plural of hampster. • HAMPSTER n. a small rodent with large cheeks, also HAMSTER. |
| HEMIPTERS | • hemipters n. Plural of hemipter. • HEMIPTER n. (Greek) one of the Hemiptera, an order of insects including bugs and cicadas, also HEMIPTERAN, HEMIPTERON. |
| HEMITROPE | • hemitrope adj. Half turned round; half inverted; (crystallography) having a twinned structure. • hemitrope n. (Crystallography) A twin crystal having a hemitropal structure. • HEMITROPE adj. of a crystal, twinned, also HEMITROPAL, HEMITROPIC, HEMITROPOUS. |
| HEMITROPY | • hemitropy n. (Crystallography) Twin composition in crystals. • HEMITROPY n. the state of being a twin. |
| HOMEPORTS | • homeports n. Plural of homeport. • homeports v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of homeport. • home␣ports n. Plural of home port. |
| HYPERMART | • hypermart n. A hypermarket. • HYPERMART n. a very large self-service store, also HYPERMARKET. |
| METAPHORS | • metaphors n. Plural of metaphor. • metaphors v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metaphor. • METAPHOR n. implied comparison achieved through a figurative use of words. |
| MORPHETIC | • morphetic adj. Morphean; relating to sleep. • MORPHETIC adj. relating to Morpheus, the god of sleep, also MORPHEAN. |
| PARCHMENT | • parchment n. Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing. • parchment n. A document made on such material. • parchment n. A diploma (traditionally written on parchment). |
| PETERSHAM | • petersham n. (Dated) A rough, knotted woollen cloth, used chiefly for men’s overcoats. • petersham n. (Dated) A coat made of that material. • Petersham prop.n. A village in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1873). |
| PHONMETER | • PHONMETER n. an instrument for measuring sound levels, also PHONOMETER. |
| PYRETHRUM | • pyrethrum n. Any of several daisy-like perennial African plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum cinerariifolium. • pyrethrum n. Anacyclus pyrethrum (pellitory of Spain). • pyrethrum n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several insecticides obtained from these plants; pyrethrin. |
| TEPHIGRAM | • tephigram n. (Meteorology) A graph that shows how dew point is dependent on temperature and entropy. • TEPHIGRAM n. a diagram on which information about vertical variation in the atmosphere is plotted. |
| TERAPHIMS | • teraphims n. Plural of teraphim. • TERAPHIM n. an image of a Semitic household god. |
| TRIMPHONE | • trimphone n. (UK) A luxury telephone of the 1960s with a then-innovative electronic ringer and illuminated dial. • TRIMPHONE n. (tradename) a phone designed in the 1960s. |
| TRIUMPHED | • triumphed v. Simple past tense and past participle of triumph. • TRIUMPH v. to be victorious. |
| TRIUMPHER | • triumpher n. (Historical, Roman antiquity) One who was honoured with a triumph; a victor. • triumpher n. One who triumphs or rejoices in victory. • TRIUMPHER n. one who was honored with a triumph; a victor. |