| AUTOGRAPHIES | • autographies n. Plural of autography. • AUTOGRAPHY n. the act of writing with one's own hand; something handwritten. |
| COPUBLISHING | • copublishing v. Present participle of copublish. • co-publishing v. Present participle of co-publish. • COPUBLISH v. to publish in collaboration with someone else. |
| HIPPOPHAGOUS | • hippophagous adj. Feeding on horseflesh. • HIPPOPHAGOUS adj. eating horseflesh. |
| HOUSEKEEPING | • housekeeping n. The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning. • housekeeping n. Any general tasks that involve preparation. • housekeeping n. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions. |
| HYGROPHILOUS | • hygrophilous adj. (Botany, of a plant) adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment. • HYGROPHILOUS adj. living in water or moist places, also HYGROPHIL. |
| HYPOGASTRIUM | • hypogastrium n. An area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus. • HYPOGASTRIUM n. (Latin) the lower middle abdominal region. |
| LITHOPHAGOUS | • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel. • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or destroying stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. • LITHOPHAGOUS adj. stone-swallowing; rock-boring; eating rock. |
| MELLIPHAGOUS | • melliphagous adj. Alternative spelling of meliphagous. • MELLIPHAGOUS adj. feeding upon honey, also MELIPHAGOUS. |
| MICROPHAGOUS | • microphagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on small particles. • MICROPHAGOUS adj. of an animal, feeding on small particles of food. |
| OLIGOPHAGOUS | • oligophagous adj. (Chiefly of insects) that feed on a restricted range of food. • OLIGOPHAGOUS adj. eating only a few specific kinds of food. |
| OPHIOPHAGOUS | • ophiophagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on snakes. • OPHIOPHAGOUS adj. eating snakes. |
| PACKINGHOUSE | • packinghouse n. A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition. • packinghouse n. A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts. • PACKINGHOUSE n. an establishment for slaughtering livestock and processing packed meat. |
| RHIZOPHAGOUS | • rhizophagous adj. Feeding on roots. • RHIZOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on roots. |
| SHOWJUMPINGS | • SHOWJUMPING n. a competition in which a succession of riders on horseback have to jump a series of obstacles of different kinds. |
| SPRINGHOUSES | • springhouses n. Plural of springhouse. • spring␣houses n. Plural of spring house. • SPRINGHOUSE n. a storehouse built over a spring for keeping dairy products and meat cool and fresh. |
| SULPHONATING | • sulphonating v. Present participle of sulphonate. • SULPHONATE v. to convert into sulphonic acid, also SULFONATE. |
| SURGEONSHIPS | • surgeonships n. Plural of surgeonship. • SURGEONSHIP n. the office of surgeon. |
| THOROUGHPINS | • thoroughpins n. Plural of thoroughpin. • THOROUGHPIN n. a swelling of horses' hocks. |
| UPHOLSTERING | • upholstering n. (Uncountable) The padding, springs, webbing, and covers found on furniture. • upholstering n. (Countable) The application of upholstery to furniture. • upholstering v. Present participle of upholster. |
| XIPHOPAGUSES | • XIPHOPAGUS n. a set of Siamese twins joined in the region of the xiphoid cartilage. |