| COMPUTERS | • computers n. Plural of computer. • COMPUTER n. a machine that computes automatically. |
| ECTROPIUM | • ectropium n. Ectropion. • ECTROPIUM n. an unnatural eversion of the eyelids, also ECTROPION. |
| ENTROPIUM | • entropium n. Alternative form of entropion. • ENTROPIUM n. (Greek) the inversion or turning in of the border of the eyelids, also ENTROPION. |
| IMPETUOUS | • impetuous adj. Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner. • impetuous adj. Characterized by sudden violence or vehemence. • IMPETUOUS adj. tending to act in a rash or impulsive manner. |
| IMPORTUNE | • importune v. To bother, irritate, trouble. • importune v. To harass with persistent requests. • importune v. To approach to offer one’s services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals. |
| IMPOSTUME | • impostume n. (Obsolete) An abscess. • impostume v. (Obsolete) Alternative form of imposthume. • IMPOSTUME n. (archaic) an abscess, also IMPOSTHUME. |
| IMPOSTURE | • imposture n. The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition. • IMPOSTURE n. a fraud, the act of an impostor. |
| MOUSETRAP | • mousetrap n. (Countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents. • mousetrap n. (Countable, Internet) A website designed to open another copy of itself when the user tries to close… • mousetrap n. (Chiefly Britain, informal, uncountable) Ordinary, everyday cheese. |
| MULTIPOLE | • multipole n. (Physics) Any of a several forms of static or oscillating distributions of charge or magnetization. • MULTIPOLE adj. having many poles. • MULTIPOLE n. something with many poles. |
| MUTOSCOPE | • mutoscope n. A motion-picture device of the late nineteenth century, to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole. • MUTOSCOPE n. an early form of cinematograph. |
| OUTJUMPED | • outjumped v. Simple past tense and past participle of outjump. • OUTJUMP v. to surpass in jumping. |
| OVERTRUMP | • overtrump v. (Card games) To play a higher trump card than the previous one in a trick. • OVERTRUMP v. to trump with a higher card than the trump already played. |
| PETROLEUM | • petroleum n. A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons… • PETROLEUM n. a general term including both oil and natural gas. |
| POMATUMED | • pomatumed v. Simple past tense and past participle of pomatum. • POMATUM v. to apply a kind of ointment to the hair, also POMADE. |
| PROMPTURE | • prompture n. Suggestion; incitement; prompting. • PROMPTURE n. (Shakespeare) a suggestion. |
| PULMONATE | • pulmonate adj. (Anatomy) Having lungs or similar organs. • pulmonate adj. (Biology) Of, relating to, or belonging to the gastropod order Pulmonata (slugs and snails). • pulmonate n. A gastropod of the order Pulmonata. |
| RECOMPUTE | • recompute v. To compute again. • RECOMPUTE v. to compute again. |
| SUPERATOM | • superatom n. (Physics, chemistry) A metamaterial, a cluster of atoms which acts like a single atom. It seems to exhibit… • superatom n. (Organic chemistry) One or more atoms of a basic structure that are replaced by amplificants in the… • SUPERATOM n. a cluster of atoms behaving like a single atom. |
| SUPERMOTO | • supermoto n. (Sports, uncountable) A hybrid of motocross and road racing. • supermoto n. (Countable) A supermotard. • SUPERMOTO n. a form of motorcycle racing over part tarmac, part dirt. |
| UPPERMOST | • uppermost adj. At or nearest the top of something. • uppermost adj. Highest in rank, importance, etc. • uppermost adj. (Rare) superlative form of upper: most upper. |