| EDENTULATE | • EDENTULATE adj. without teeth, also EDENTULOUS. |
| EYELETTING | • eyeletting v. Present participle of eyelet. • EYELET v. to make a small hole in. |
| GENTEELEST | • genteelest adj. Superlative form of genteel: most genteel. • GENTEEL adj. well-bred or refined. |
| LENTAMENTE | • LENTAMENTE adv. (Italian) slowly; in slow time. |
| LEPTOTENES | • leptotenes n. Plural of leptotene. • LEPTOTENE n. the first stage of meiotic prophase in which long, slender, single-stranded chromosomes develop. |
| MANTELTREE | • manteltree n. A mantel. • MANTELTREE n. the lintel of a fireplace when of wood, as frequently in early houses, also MANTLETREE. |
| MANTLETREE | • mantletree n. Alternative spelling of mantle-tree. • mantle-tree n. (Archaic) A beam of wood over the opening of an open fireplace, from which items were hung. • MANTLETREE n. a beam made of stone or wood that forms the lintel over a fireplace, also MANTELTREE. |
| NETTLELIKE | • nettlelike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a nettle. • NETTLELIKE adj. like a nettle. |
| NETTLESOME | • nettlesome adj. (Of a person, thing, situation, etc.) Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome. • nettlesome adj. (Of a task, problem, etc.) Thorny; difficult to deal with, especially due to being complex or tricky. • NETTLESOME adj. causing vexation. |
| NEWSLETTER | • newsletter n. A periodically sent publication containing current events or the like, generally on a particular topic… • NEWSLETTER n. a small publication (as a leaflet or newspaper) containing news of interest chiefly to a special group. |
| NOVELETTES | • novelettes n. Plural of novelette. • NOVELETTE n. a short novel. |
| RELENTMENT | • relentment n. The act of relenting, softening. • RELENTMENT n. the act of relenting. |
| SETTLEMENT | • settlement n. The act of settling. • settlement n. The state of being settled. • settlement n. A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled (even in past times). |
| SOLENETTES | • solenettes n. Plural of solenette. • SOLENETTE n. a small European species of sole. |
| TELEOSTEAN | • teleostean n. Any of very many ray-finned fish of the infraclass Teleostei. • TELEOSTEAN n. a type of fish, having a bony skeletons and rayed fins, also TELEOST. |
| TENEMENTAL | • tenemental adj. Of or pertaining to a tenement; capable of being held by tenants. • TENEMENTAL adj. of or pertaining to a tenement, also TENEMENTARY. |
| TERNEPLATE | • terneplate n. (Also attributively) Thin iron or steel sheeting coated with an alloy of lead and tin (or, more recently… • TERNEPLATE n. thin iron sheets coated with an alloy of lead and tin. |
| THELEMENTS | • THELEMENT n. (Spenser) the element. |
| UNLETTERED | • unlettered adj. Not instructed in letters; not well educated; unable to read. • unlettered adj. Not expressed in or marked with letters. • UNLETTERED adj. lacking facility in reading and writing. |