| BUTTONHOLE | • buttonhole n. A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one. • buttonhole n. (Chiefly Britain) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration. • buttonhole n. (Surgery) A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel. |
| HETEROCONT | • HETEROCONT n. a kind of yellow-green alga, also HETEROKONT. |
| HETERODONT | • heterodont adj. (Zootomy) Having teeth of different types (like most mammals). • heterodont adj. (Malacology) Of bivalves or their hinge teeth: having two to three wedge-shaped cardinal teeth set in… • heterodont n. (Zoology) A heterodont animal. |
| HETEROKONT | • heterokont adj. (Biology) Having flagella of unequal length. • heterokont n. (Biology) Any member of the superphylum Heterokonta, most of which are algae. • HETEROKONT n. a kind of yellow-green alga, also HETEROCONT. |
| HOTTENTOTS | • Hottentots n. Plural of Hottentot. • HOTTENTOT n. a small fish. |
| MONOTHEIST | • monotheist n. A believer in, or advocate of, monotheism. • MONOTHEIST n. one who believes that there is but one God. |
| NOMOTHETES | • nomothetes n. Plural of nomothete. • NOMOTHETE n. a lawgiver. |
| NOMOTHETIC | • nomothetic adj. (Rare) Relating to the underlying laws of a subject. • NOMOTHETIC adj. legislative; based on law, also NOMOTHETICAL. |
| NOTEWORTHY | • noteworthy adj. Deserving attention; notable; worthy of notice. • noteworthy n. A noteworthy person. • NOTEWORTHY adj. worthy of or attracting attention esp because of some special excellence. |
| ORTHOTONES | • ORTHOTONE n. an orthotone word. |
| OTTERHOUND | • otterhound n. Alternative form of Otterhound. • Otterhound n. A dog of a particular breed of scent hound, originating in Britain. • OTTERHOUND n. a hound used to hunt otters. |
| STONESHOTS | • stoneshots n. Plural of stoneshot. • STONESHOT n. a stone or stones used as shot. |
| TENTERHOOK | • tenterhook n. One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter. • tenter-hook n. Alternative form of tenterhook. • tenter␣hook n. Alternative form of tenterhook. |
| THECODONTS | • thecodonts n. Plural of thecodont. • THECODONT n. a member of the order Thecodontia of archosaurian reptiles with teeth fixed in sockets in the jawbone. |
| THEOGONIST | • theogonist n. A writer on theogony. • THEOGONIST n. a writer on theogony. |
| TOOTHINESS | • toothiness n. (Uncountable) The condition of being toothy. • TOOTHINESS n. the state of being toothy. |
| TOPNOTCHER | • topnotcher n. (Philippines) Alternative form of top-notcher. • top-notcher n. (Colloquial) Something excellent or first-rate. • TOPNOTCHER n. crude oil after some of its lighter constituents have been removed by distillation. |
| TOUCHSTONE | • touchstone n. A stone used to check the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them to leave a visible trace. • touchstone n. (Figurative, by extension) A standard of comparison or evaluation. • Touchstone prop.n. A surname. |
| TOUCHTONES | • touchtones n. Plural of touchtone. • touch-tones n. Plural of touch-tone. • TOUCHTONE n. (tradename) a phone having a push-button rather than a dial. |