| ANTHELION | • anthelion n. A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle. • ANTHELION n. (Greek) a ring seen opposite the sun. |
| ANTINOVEL | • antinovel n. (Literature) A novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel, such as a coherent… • antinovel n. (Literature, by extension) Any style of writing that deviates from the norm of technical conventions… • anti-novel n. Alternative spelling of antinovel. |
| CONTLINES | • contlines n. Plural of contline. • CONTLINE n. the space between stowed casks. |
| COUNTLINE | • countline n. A consumer product (especially confectionery) that is supplied to retailers in packages of multiple… • COUNTLINE n. a confectionery bar made as an individual item, e.g. a filled chocolate bar, rather than as moulded chocolate. |
| ELOINMENT | • eloinment n. Alternative form of eloignment. • ELOINMENT n. the act of eloining, conveying to a distance. |
| ENTOILING | • entoiling v. Present participle of entoil. • ENTOIL v. to entangle or ensnare. |
| FRONTLINE | • frontline adj. (Military) Located at a front. • frontline adj. Most advanced or important. • frontline n. Alternative spelling of front line. |
| INSOLENTS | • insolents n. Plural of insolent. • INSOLENT n. an insolent person. |
| INSOLVENT | • insolvent adj. Unable to pay one’s bills as they fall due. • insolvent adj. Owing more than one has in assets. • insolvent adj. Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner. |
| INTERLOAN | • interloan n. A loan of an item between libraries or similar institutions. • INTERLOAN n. a loan between one library and another. |
| KILOTONNE | • kilotonne n. Alternative form of kiloton. • KILOTONNE n. a measure of explosive force equivalent to that of 1000 tons of TNT, also KILOTON. |
| LENITIONS | • lenitions n. Plural of lenition. • LENITION n. a change in articulation. |
| LINEATION | • lineation n. (Geology) A linear feature in rock, often structural. • lineation n. (Literature) The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem. • LINEATION n. the act of marking with lines. |
| MELATONIN | • melatonin n. A hormone, related to serotonin, that is secreted by the pineal gland, and stimulates colour change… • melatonin n. Any material similar in its chemistry and effect to the natural hormone. • MELATONIN n. a hormone secreted by the pineal gland during the hours of darkness. |
| NILPOTENT | • nilpotent adj. (Algebra, ring theory, of an element x of a semigroup or ring) Such that, for some positive integer… • nilpotent n. (Algebra) A nilpotent element. • NILPOTENT n. a quantity which equals zero when multiplied by itself. |
| NONMOTILE | • nonmotile adj. Not motile. • NONMOTILE adj. not motile. |
| OCTENNIAL | • octennial adj. Occurring every eight years. • octennial adj. Lasting or taking eight years. • OCTENNIAL adj. recurring every eighth year. |
| SINGLETON | • singleton n. (Playing cards) A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge. • singleton n. (Playing cards) A hand containing only one card of a certain suit. • singleton n. A single object, especially one of a group. |
| TENAILLON | • tenaillon n. (Military, historical) A work constructed on each side of the ravelins to increase their strength, procure… • TENAILLON n. (French) an outwork to strengthen the side of a small ravelin. |
| TENSIONAL | • tensional adj. Relating to tension. • TENSIONAL adj. relating to tension. |