| BUTTONHOLER | • buttonholer n. One who detains somebody in conversation against their will. • buttonholer n. An attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions… • BUTTONHOLER n. a person or sewing-machine attachment that makes buttonholes. |
| COUNTERBLOW | • counterblow n. A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match. • COUNTERBLOW n. a blow in return. |
| COUNTERFLOW | • counterflow n. A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions. • counterflow v. To flow in the opposite direction. • COUNTERFLOW n. the flow of a fluid in opposite directions, as in an apparatus. |
| COUNTERFOIL | • counterfoil n. The part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub. • COUNTERFOIL n. part of ticket or cheque retained by giver. |
| COUNTERGLOW | • counterglow n. The gegenschein. • COUNTERGLOW n. another name for gegenschein. |
| COUNTERPLOT | • counterplot n. A plot made in opposition to another; a counterploy. • counterplot v. (Intransitive, transitive) To form a plot or plan in opposition to the actions of another. • COUNTERPLOT v. to intrigue against. |
| COUNTERPLOY | • counterploy n. A clever trick used to counteract another clever trick. • COUNTERPLOY n. a ploy in return. |
| COUNTROLLED | • countrolled v. Simple past tense and past participle of countrol. • COUNTROL v. to control. |
| LUTEOTROPIN | • luteotropin n. (Biochemistry) Prolactin; a peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates… • LUTEOTROPIN n. another name for the hormone prolactin, also LUTEOTROPHIN. |
| MONOCULTURE | • monoculture n. (Agriculture) The cultivation of a single crop at a time. • monoculture n. (Anthropology) A culture or society that lacks diversity; a society marked by monoculturalism. • monoculture v. To cultivate such a crop. |
| NEUROLOGIST | • neurologist n. A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology. • NEUROLOGIST n. one specializing in neurology. |
| OPPORTUNELY | • opportunely adv. In a manner suitable for some particular purpose. • opportunely adv. In a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time. • OPPORTUNE adv. happening at the right time. |
| PERLOCUTION | • perlocution n. (Linguistics) The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses. • PERLOCUTION n. the effect produced when a particular word is uttered. |
| PLEURODONTS | • pleurodonts n. Plural of pleurodont. • PLEURODONT n. a pleurodont animal, such as a reptile. |
| POULTROONES | • POULTROONE n. (Shakespeare) a poltroon, also POLTROON. |
| RESOLUTIONS | • resolutions n. Plural of resolution. • RESOLUTION n. the act of resolving. |
| REVOLUTIONS | • revolutions n. Plural of revolution. • REVOLUTION n. the action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course. |
| UNICOLORATE | • unicolorate adj. Of a single color; unicolor. • UNICOLORATE adj. of one uniform colour, also UNICOLORED, UNICOLOROUS, UNICOLOURED. |