| 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. |
| HOUSEKEEPER | • housekeeper n. (Now rare) Someone who owns a house as a place of residence; a householder. • housekeeper n. Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants… • housekeeper n. Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household. |
| HOUSEPARENT | • houseparent n. A housemother or housefather. • HOUSEPARENT n. a man or woman in charge of children in an institution. |
| HOUSEPERSON | • houseperson n. A househusband or housewife. • HOUSEPERSON n. a person who does housekeeping. |
| NEUTROPHILE | • neutrophile n. (Biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH. • NEUTROPHILE n. a leukophyte that is easily stained, also NEUTROPHIL. |
| OUTPREACHED | • outpreached v. Simple past tense and past participle of outpreach. • OUTPREACH v. to surpass in preaching. |
| OUTPREACHES | • outpreaches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpreach. • OUTPREACH v. to surpass in preaching. |
| PHOTOREDUCE | • photoreduce v. To cause or undergo photoreduction. • PHOTOREDUCE v. to photocopy with reduction of the image. |
| PORTERHOUSE | • porterhouse n. (Chiefly North America) A cut of beef taken from the thick end of the short loin; it has a T-shaped… • porterhouse n. (Chiefly North America, now historical) A public house where porter was sold; often also served steaks, chops etc. • PORTERHOUSE n. a house where malt liquor (as porter) is sold. |
| POWERHOUSES | • powerhouses n. Plural of powerhouse. • POWERHOUSE n. one having great drive, energy, or ability. |
| PRELUNCHEON | • preluncheon adj. Before luncheon. • PRELUNCHEON n. a light meal before lunch. |
| PROMETHEUMS | • PROMETHEUM n. the former name of promethium, a radioactive element, also PROMETHIUM. |
| REUPHOLSTER | • reupholster v. To upholster again; to replace the attached fabric covering on furniture. • re-upholster v. Alternative spelling of reupholster. • REUPHOLSTER v. to upholster again. |
| SUPERHEROES | • superheroes n. Plural of superhero. • SUPERHERO n. any of various comic-book heroes with supernormal or superhuman powers. |
| SUPERPHONES | • superphones n. Plural of superphone. • SUPERPHONE n. a telephone with a high-speed processor that can perform many of the functions of a computer. |
| UPHOLSTERED | • upholstered adj. Covered in or characterized by upholstery. • upholstered v. Simple past tense and past participle of upholster. • UPHOLSTER v. to provide with stuffing, springs, covers, etc. |
| UPHOLSTERER | • upholsterer n. A craftsman who upholsters furniture. • UPHOLSTERER n. one who upholsters. |