| CONTORTED | • contorted v. Simple past tense and past participle of contort. • contorted adj. Twisted; screwed up. • CONTORT v. to twist out of shape. |
| CORNETTOS | • cornettos n. Plural of cornetto. • CORNETTO n. (Italian) an old woodwind instrument, now revived for performances of early music. |
| COTTONIER | • COTTONY adj. having the texture of cotton. |
| DETONATOR | • detonator n. A device used to detonate an explosive device etc. • detonator n. (Rail transport, UK) a small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning… • detonator n. (Archaic) Any explosive whose action is practically instantaneous. |
| DETORTION | • detortion n. The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping. • DETORTION n. (obsolete) the act of detorting; a twisting or warping, also DETORSION. |
| ENTERTOOK | • entertook v. Simple past tense of entertake. • ENTERTAKE v. (Spenser) to receive, entertain. |
| ENTOPROCT | • entoproct n. (Zoology) Any member of the phylum Entoprocta, mostly sessile aquatic animals. • ENTOPROCT n. any of a phylum of animals related to Bryozoans. |
| EXTORTION | • extortion n. The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats. • EXTORTION n. the illegal securing of money by compulsion or violence. |
| FORGOTTEN | • forgotten adj. Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered. • forgotten v. Past participle of forget. • forgotten n. A person or thing that has been forgotten. |
| NOTORIETY | • notoriety n. An infamous or notorious condition or reputation. • NOTORIETY n. the state of being notorious. |
| ORTHOTONE | • orthotone adj. (Grammar) Retaining the accent; not enclitic; said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used… • ORTHOTONE adj. taking an accent in certain positions but not in others, also ORTHOTONIC. • ORTHOTONE n. an orthotone word. |
| PROTONATE | • protonate v. (Chemistry, transitive) To add one or more protons to (a molecule, ion or radical). • protonate v. (Chemistry, intransitive) To acquire an additional proton. • PROTONATE v. to acquire an additional proton. |
| RATTOONED | • rattooned v. Simple past tense and past participle of rattoon. • RATTOON v. to sprout from a root planted the previous year, also RATOON. |
| RETORTION | • retortion n. Alternative form of retorsion. • RETORTION n. the act of retorting or throwing back, also RETORSION. |
| STONEWORT | • stonewort n. Any of various complex algae of the family Characeae, known for being branched and having enclosed egg cells. • STONEWORT n. any plant of the Characeae (from the limy crust); stone parsley. |
| TONOMETER | • tonometer n. An instrument used to measure tension or pressure, especially inside the eye. • TONOMETER n. an instrument used to measure the pitch of musical tones. |
| TONOMETRY | • tonometry n. The measurement of tension or pressure. • TONOMETRY n. the act of measuring with a tonometer, an instrument used to measure the pitch of musical tones. |
| TORMENTOR | • tormentor n. One who torments; a person, animal, or object that causes suffering. • tormentor n. (Figuratively) Something abstract that causes suffering. • tormentor n. (Theater) One of a pair of narrow curtains just behind the front curtain and teaser that mask the areas… |