| AILUROPHILE | • ailurophile n. A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover. • AILUROPHILE n. a cat-lover, also AILOUROPHILE. |
| EPIPHYLLOUS | • epiphyllous adj. (Botany) Growing upon, or inserted into, the leaf. • EPIPHYLLOUS adj. borne on the leaves or leaflike organs. |
| GUILLOCHING | • guilloching v. Present participle of guilloche. • GUILLOCHE v. (French) to decorate with intersecting curved lines. |
| HALOPHILOUS | • halophilous adj. (Biology) Thriving in a highly saline environment. • HALOPHILOUS adj. tolerant of salt or saltwater. |
| HILARIOUSLY | • hilariously adv. In a hilarious manner; so as to amuse greatly. • hilariously adv. With great hilarity or mirth. • HILARIOUS adv. very amusing. |
| HOUSELLINGS | • HOUSELLING n. the act of administering the Eucharist, also HOUSELING, HOUSLING. |
| LIQUORISHLY | • LIQUORISH adv. (obsolete) dainty, tempting to the taste; lecherous, also LICKERISH. |
| LOUDHAILERS | • loudhailers n. Plural of loudhailer. • loud␣hailers n. Plural of loud hailer. • LOUDHAILER n. a megaphone. |
| NUCLEOPHILE | • nucleophile n. (Chemistry) A compound or functional group that is attractive to centres of positive charge, and donates… • NUCLEOPHILE n. a substance that donates electrons. |
| PHILOLOGUES | • philologues n. Plural of philologue. • PHILOLOGUE n. a person who studies or has knowledge of philology, also PHILOLOGER, PHILOLOGIAN, PHILOLOGIST. |
| PLOUGHTAILS | • ploughtails n. Plural of ploughtail. • PLOUGHTAIL n. the end of a plough where the handles are, also PLOWTAIL. |
| PROTHALLIUM | • prothallium n. A plant, usually a pteridophyte, in gametophyte stage in the metagenesis cycle. • prothallium n. The young gametophyte of a liverwort or peat moss. • PROTHALLIUM n. the free-living gametophyte of a fern or other vascular cryptogam, also PROTHALLUS. |
| PUNCHINELLO | • punchinello n. A small brown butterfly, Zemeros flegyas, family Riodinidae, of Asia. • Punchinello prop.n. A traditional Italian puppet, in the form of a short fat clown. • Punchinello prop.n. (By extension) Somebody who resembles this character; a grotesque buffoon. |
| SLOUCHINGLY | • slouchingly adv. With a slouching posture or motion. • SLOUCHING adv. SLOUCH, to sit, stand, or move with a drooping posture. |
| STILLHOUSES | • stillhouses n. Plural of stillhouse. • STILLHOUSE n. (US) a distillery. |
| TRIPHYLLOUS | • triphyllous adj. (Botany) Having three leaves. • TRIPHYLLOUS adj. three-leaved. |
| UNHALLOWING | • unhallowing v. Present participle of unhallow. • UNHALLOW v. to profane. |
| XYLOPHILOUS | • xylophilous adj. Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do. • XYLOPHILOUS adj. fond of wood; living in or on wood. |