| GONOPHORE | • gonophore n. (Botany) An elongated receptacle above the corolla to elevate the stamens and carpels. • gonophore n. (Zoology) A medusoid bud on a hydroid. • GONOPHORE n. in certain flowers, an elongate structure bearing the stamens and pistil. |
| HODOSCOPE | • hodoscope n. (Physics) A device, consisting of multiple detectors, that is used to track the path of cosmic rays… • HODOSCOPE n. an instrument for tracing paths of ionizing particles. |
| HOLOPHOTE | • holophote n. A lighthouse lamp with lenses or reflectors to collect the rays of light and throw them in a given direction. • HOLOPHOTE n. an apparatus by which all the light from a lighthouse is thrown in the required direction. |
| HOMOPHOBE | • homophobe n. A person who is prejudiced against homosexuals and homosexuality. • homophobe n. A person who is prejudiced against the LGBTQ+ community. • homophobe n. A person who fears sameness. |
| HOMOPHONE | • homophone n. (Semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin. • homophone n. A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters. • HOMOPHONE n. a word that sounds the same as another but is spelt differently e.g. 'to', 'too' and 'two'. |
| HOROSCOPE | • horoscope n. The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone’s birth; a diagram of such positions. • horoscope n. An astrological forecast of a person’s future based on such information. • HOROSCOPE n. a map of the heavens at the hour or on the day of a person's birth, by which an astrologer predicts the events of a person's life. |
| IONOPHORE | • ionophore n. (Chemistry) Any substance that can transfer ions from a hydrophilic medium (such as water) to a hydrophobic… • IONOPHORE n. a chemical compound able to combine with an ion and enable it to pass through a cell membrane. |
| LOOPHOLED | • loopholed v. Simple past tense and past participle of loophole. • loopholed adj. Having a loophole. • LOOPHOLE v. to make small openings in. |
| LOOPHOLES | • loopholes n. Plural of loophole. • loopholes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of loophole. • loop␣holes n. Plural of loop hole. |
| OPTOPHONE | • optophone n. A device that transforms light into sound. • optophone n. A device, used by the blind, that scans text and generates a different sound for each character. • OPTOPHONE n. a device transforming light into sound. |
| PHONOPORE | • phonopore n. (Historical, telecommunications) An invention allowing telephonic voice communications to be transmitted… • PHONOPORE n. a kind of sound-conducting apparatus. |
| POORHOUSE | • poorhouse n. A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged. • poorhouse n. A workhouse. • poor␣house n. Alternative form of poorhouse. |
| POPEHOODS | • POPEHOOD n. the condition of being pope. |
| SOPHOMORE | • sophomore adj. (US) The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years… • sophomore adj. Sophomoric. • sophomore n. (US, Philippines) A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student… |
| ZOOPHOBES | • zoophobes n. Plural of zoophobe. • ZOOPHOBE n. one who fears or hates animals. |