| APOPHONY | • apophony n. (Phonetics) Alternation of sounds within a word that indicates grammatical information (often inflectional). • APOPHONY n. a change in root vowels of verb forms. |
| CHOPPING | • chopping v. Present participle of chop. • chopping n. The action by which something is chopped. • chopping adj. Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other. |
| HOPPINGS | • hoppings n. (Britain) An traditional annual fair, usually at Whitsuntide, formerly associated with livestock markets. • hoppings n. Plural of hopping. • Hoppings prop.n. Plural of Hopping. |
| HOPPLING | • hoppling v. Present participle of hopple. • HOPPLE v. to restrain by tying the feet together, also HOBBLE. |
| HORNPIPE | • hornpipe n. (Music) A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. • hornpipe n. A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed. • hornpipe n. A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time. |
| HYPOPNEA | • hypopnea n. (Pathology) A disorder which involves episodes of overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate. • HYPOPNEA n. abnormally shallow breathing, also HYPOPNOEA. |
| HYPOPYON | • hypopyon n. Collection of pus in the anterior chamber of the eye. • HYPOPYON n. an accumulation of pus in the eye. |
| PANSOPHY | • pansophy n. Complete and universal knowledge, or a system of such universal knowledge. • PANSOPHY n. (Greek) universal knowledge. |
| PAWNSHOP | • pawnshop n. The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security. • pawn␣shop n. Alternative form of pawnshop. • PAWNSHOP n. a shop where thing are pawned. |
| PAYPHONE | • payphone n. A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card. • pay␣phone n. Alternative form of payphone. • PAYPHONE n. a coin-operated public telephone, also PAYFONE. |
| PHOSPHIN | • phosphin n. Obsolete form of phosphine. • PHOSPHIN n. a colorless gas analogous to ammonia, and having a disagreeable odor resembling that of garlic, also PHOSPHINE. |
| POLYPHON | • polyphon n. A wooden-cased music box of a kind typically manufactured in Germany. • POLYPHON n. a character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced red, also POLYPHONE. |
| SHIPPONS | • shippons n. Plural of shippon. • SHIPPON n. a cowshed, also SHIPPEN. |
| SHOPPING | • shopping v. Present participle of shop. • shopping n. The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy. • shopping n. Recently bought goods. |
| SYNTHPOP | • synthpop n. A style of pop music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. • synth-pop n. Alternative form of synthpop. • SYNTHPOP n. popular music played with synthesizers. |
| WHOPPING | • whopping adj. (Colloquial) Exceptionally great or large. • whopping adv. (Colloquial) Exceedingly, extremely, very. • whopping v. Present participle of whop. |