| BURTHENSOME | • burthensome adj. Obsolete spelling of burdensome. • BURTHENSOME adj. heavy, oppressive, also BURDENOUS, BURDENSOME. |
| DEBOUCHMENT | • debouchment n. The point of debouch of a watercourse. • debouchment n. (Medicine) Opening or emptying into another part. • debouchment n. (Military) The act, or the result of debouching. |
| ENDOTHECIUM | • endothecium n. (Botany) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules. • ENDOTHECIUM n. the inner lining of a mature anther. |
| ENDOTHELIUM | • endothelium n. (Anatomy) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels… • ENDOTHELIUM n. the layer of cell tissue on the internal surfaces of blood vessels, lymphatics, etc. |
| FURTHERMORE | • furthermore adv. In addition; besides; further; what’s more (i.e. to denote additional information). • FURTHERMORE adv. in addition, also FARTHERMORE. |
| FURTHERSOME | • furthersome adj. Tending to further, advance, or promote; helpful; advantageous. • FURTHERSOME adj. helpful; advantageous; rash. |
| HEMIPTEROUS | • hemipterous adj. Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran. • HEMIPTEROUS adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Hemiptera, an order of insects including the bugs. |
| HEPTAMEROUS | • heptamerous adj. (Botany) Comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower. • HEPTAMEROUS adj. having seven divisions; having the parts of flower in sevens. |
| HOUSEMASTER | • housemaster n. A teacher who is in charge of a house at a boarding school. • house␣master n. A teacher in charge of a boarding house at a boarding school. • house␣master n. A teacher in charge of a sports house at a school. |
| HOUSEMOTHER | • housemother n. A woman employed in a residence for young people, to look after them. • HOUSEMOTHER n. a woman in charge of children in an institution. |
| MENTHACEOUS | • menthaceous adj. (Botany) mint-like (of genus Mentha, tribe Mentheae, or the obsolete family Menthaceae). • MENTHACEOUS adj. belonging to the mint family. |
| MESOTHELIUM | • mesothelium n. (Biology) A membrane of flat epithelial cells that lines the body cavity of embryos and forms the squamous… • MESOTHELIUM n. squamous cells lining peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura. |
| MOTHERHOUSE | • motherhouse n. The monastery from which the other ’houses’ of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly)… • motherhouse n. The convent which is the seat (and often the above original foundation) of the superior of an order… • MOTHERHOUSE n. the convent in which the superior of a religious community resides. |
| MOUTHPIECES | • mouthpieces n. Plural of mouthpiece. • MOUTHPIECE n. something placed at or forming a mouth. |
| OPENMOUTHED | • openmouthed adj. Alternative form of open-mouthed. • open-mouthed adj. (Obsolete) Talkative; eager to speak. • open-mouthed adj. With the mouth open. |
| PNEUMATHODE | • PNEUMATHODE n. a band or pore or aerating tissue, esp. along the stipes of ferns. |
| PROMETHEUMS | • PROMETHEUM n. the former name of promethium, a radioactive element, also PROMETHIUM. |
| TUMBLEHOMES | • tumblehomes n. Plural of tumblehome. • TUMBLEHOME n. the inward curvature of the upper parts of the sides of a vessel at or near the stern. |
| UNHOMELIEST | • UNHOMELY adj. not homely. |
| WIDEMOUTHED | • widemouthed adj. Having a wide mouth. • widemouthed adj. Having the mouth opened wide. • WIDEMOUTHED adj. having a wide mouth. |