| CHIGNON | • chignon n. A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun. • chignon n. (Medicine) A temporary swelling on a neonate’s head after a ventouse-assisted delivery. • CHIGNON n. (French) a knot or roll of hair worn at the back of the head. | 
| CHINONE | • chinone n. (Chemistry) Dated form of quinone. • CHINONE n. a golden-yellow crystalline compound usually prepared by oxidizing aniline, also KINONE, QUINONE. | 
| DONNISH | • donnish adj. Characteristic of a (university) don. • donnish adj. (Of a person) Bookish, theoretical and pedantic, as opposed to practical. • DONNISH adj. scholarly. | 
| HOMININ | • hominin n. (Paleontology) Any member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, the evolutionary group that includes modern… • HOMININ n. any member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, usually taken to comprise humans and their direct ancestors, but sometimes taken also to include chimpanzees. | 
| HONGING | • HONG v. (obsolete) to hang. | 
| HONKING | • honking v. Present participle of honk. • honking n. A sound that honks. • honking adj. (Informal) Having a bad smell. | 
| HOONING | • hooning v. Present participle of hoon. • HOON v. (Australian slang) to act loutishly. | 
| HORNING | • horning v. Present participle of horn. • horning n. The activity of blowing the horn of a train. • horning n. The appearance of the Moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent. | 
| INKHORN | • inkhorn n. (Archaic) A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink. • inkhorn n. (Used attributively, derogatory, of vocabulary) Pedantic, obscurely scholarly. • INKHORN n. a small container for ink. | 
| JOHNNIE | • johnnie n. (Slang) Alternative form of johnny (a condom). • Johnnie prop.n. A diminutive of the male given name John. • JOHNNIE n. (slang) a condom, also JOHNNY. | 
| NIHONGA | • nihonga n. Paintings made in a traditional Japanese style, typically executed with brushes on washi paper or silk. • NIHONGA n. (Japanese) a Japanese style of painting, using bright colours and traditional images. | 
| NOSHING | • noshing v. Present participle of nosh. • noshing n. (Slang) A session of eating; a feast. • NOSH v. (Yiddish) to eat snacks between meals. | 
| NOTHING | • nothing pron. Not any thing; no thing. • nothing pron. An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum. • nothing n. Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance. | 
| PHONING | • phoning v. Present participle of phone. • phoning n. (Informal) The act of placing a telephone call. • 'phoning v. Present participle of ’phone. | 
| THIONIN | • thionin n. Alternative form of thionine. • thionin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of cytotoxic polypeptides found in some plants. • THIONIN n. a violet dye, also THIONINE. | 
| TINHORN | • tinhorn adj. (US) Cheap, inferior; pretentious. • tinhorn n. (US) A contemptible or pretentious person, especially one who gambles for low stakes. • tin-horn n. Alternative spelling of tinhorn. | 
| TONNISH | • tonnish adj. Alternative form of tonish. • TONNISH adj. modish; fashionable, also TONISH. |