| APPREHEND | • apprehend v. (Transitive). • apprehend v. (Intransitive). • APPREHEND v. to understand. |
| HORNPIPES | • hornpipes n. Plural of hornpipe. • horn␣pipes n. Plural of horn pipe. • HORNPIPE n. a lively British folk dance. |
| HYPERPNEA | • hyperpnea n. (Medicine) Deep and rapid respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or… • HYPERPNEA n. abnormally fast breathing, also HYPERPNOEA. |
| PARANYMPH | • paranymph n. (Archaic) A friend of the bridegroom; a best man; a bridesmaid. • paranymph n. (Archaic) An ally or spokesman; someone who speaks in support of someone else. • PARANYMPH n. (historical) a best man or bridesmaid. |
| PARAPHING | • paraphing v. Present participle of paraph. • PARAPH v. to append a paragraph to, to initial. |
| PENPUSHER | • penpusher n. Alternative form of pen-pusher. • pen-pusher n. (Informal, often derogatory) A person who performs routine office work, involving mainly paperwork. • pen␣pusher n. Alternative form of pen-pusher. |
| PHONOPORE | • phonopore n. (Historical, telecommunications) An invention allowing telephonic voice communications to be transmitted… • PHONOPORE n. a kind of sound-conducting apparatus. |
| PORPHYRIN | • porphyrin n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a… • PORPHYRIN n. any of a large group of red or purple crystalline pigments present in plant and animal tissues. |
| PRONEPHRA | • PRONEPHROS n. a primitive kidney that disappears early in embryonic development. |
| PYROPHONE | • pyrophone n. (Music) a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by flames of gas in tubes of different length. • PYROPHONE n. an organ producing interference-tones by pairs of flames in tubes. |
| SCHNAPPER | • schnapper n. An Australasian fish, Chrysophrys guttulatus or C. auratus; the porgy or snapper. • SCHNAPPER n. an Australian food-fish, also SNAPPER. |
| UNHAPPIER | • unhappier adj. Comparative form of unhappy: more unhappy. • UNHAPPY adj. not happy. |