| CHINSTRAP | • chinstrap n. A strip of leather or material used to fasten a hat or helmet under the chin. • chinstrap n. A form of beard that follows the jawline but does not cover the rest of the chin. • chinstrap n. A band of colour below a bird’s mouth, resembling the chinstrap of a helmet. |
| HAPTERONS | • hapterons n. Plural of hapteron. • HAPTERON n. a holdfast or attachment organ of a plant thallus. |
| HORNPOUTS | • hornpouts n. Plural of hornpout. • HORNPOUT n. a kind of catfish. |
| NEPHRITES | • nephrites n. Plural of nephrite. • NEPHRITE n. a kind of jade used as charm against kidney disease, aka kidney stone. |
| NEPHRITIS | • nephritis n. (Pathology) Inflammation of the kidney. • NEPHRITIS n. an inflammation of the kidneys. |
| PENTARCHS | • pentarchs n. Plural of pentarch. • PENTARCH n. a member of a pentarchy, government by five persons. |
| PERIANTHS | • perianths n. Plural of perianth. • PERIANTH n. an outer covering of a flower. |
| PHRENITIS | • phrenitis n. (Historical, medicine) Madness, especially as caused by inflammation of the brain; encephalitis, encephalomeningitis… • PHRENITIS n. inflammation of the brain, attended with acute fever and delirium; aka cephalitis. |
| PREHNITES | • prehnites n. Plural of prehnite. • PREHNITE n. an orthorhombic basic silicate of aluminium and calcium, usually occurring in pale green vitreous masses. |
| SHOPFRONT | • shopfront n. The side of a shop that faces the street, usually having display windows. • shop␣front n. Alternative form of shopfront. • SHOPFRONT n. the front of a shop. |
| SPHINCTER | • sphincter n. (Anatomy) A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening (such as the anus or the openings… • SPHINCTER n. a ringlike muscle whose contraction narrows or shuts an orifice, e.g. the anus. |
| STRAPHANG | • straphang v. (Intransitive) To ride public transport while standing and holding onto a strap. • strap-hang v. Alternative form of straphang. • STRAPHANG v. of a passenger in a train or bus, to hold on to a strap for safety. |
| STRAPHUNG | • straphung v. Simple past tense and past participle of straphang. • STRAPHANG v. of a passenger in a train or bus, to hold on to a strap for safety. |
| SUPERTHIN | • superthin adj. Very thin. • SUPERTHIN adj. very thin. |
| TRANSHIPS | • tranships v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tranship. • TRANSHIP v. to transfer from one conveyance to another. |
| TRANSSHIP | • transship v. (Transitive) To transfer something from one vessel or conveyance to another for onward shipment. • transship v. (Intransitive, of goods) To be transferred from one vessel or conveyance to another for onward shipment. • trans-ship v. Dated form of transship or tranship. |
| TREPHINES | • trephines n. Plural of trephine. • trephines v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trephine. • TREPHINE v. to cut holes in the skull with a surgical saw, also TREPAN, TRAPAN. |
| TRIPHONES | • triphones n. Plural of triphone. • TRIPHONE n. a shorthand sign representing a triphthongal sound. |