| CLOTHESPINS | • clothespins n. Plural of clothespin. • clothespins v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clothespin. • CLOTHESPIN n. a forked piece of wood, or a small spring clamp, used for fastening clothes on a line. |
| CONSULSHIPS | • consulships n. Plural of consulship. • CONSULSHIP n. the office of consul. |
| EOSINOPHILS | • eosinophils n. Plural of eosinophil. • EOSINOPHIL n. a type of white blood cell, so called because it is easily stained by eosin, also EOSINOPHILE. |
| FLASHPOINTS | • flashpoints n. Plural of flashpoint. • flash␣points n. Plural of flash point. • FLASHPOINT n. a critical moment beyond which a situation will inevitably erupt into violence. |
| HELMSPERSON | • helmsperson n. (Uncommon) A helmsman or helmswoman. |
| HOPEFULNESS | • hopefulness n. The property of being hopeful. • HOPEFULNESS n. the state of being hopeful. |
| HOUSEPLANTS | • houseplants n. Plural of houseplant. • house␣plants n. Plural of house plant. • HOUSEPLANT n. a plant grown or kept indoors. |
| PHLOGISTONS | • phlogistons n. Plural of phlogiston. • PHLOGISTON n. (Greek) the hypothetical principle of fire regarded formerly as a material substance. |
| POLISHMENTS | • polishments n. Plural of polishment. • POLISHMENT n. the act of polishing, or the state of being polished. |
| SNOWPLOUGHS | • snowploughs n. Plural of snowplough. • snow␣ploughs n. Plural of snow plough. • SNOWPLOUGH n. an implement operating like a plow, but on a larger scale, for clearing away the snow from roads, railways, etc. |
| SPLASHDOWNS | • splashdowns n. Plural of splashdown. • splash␣downs n. Plural of splash down. • SPLASHDOWN n. a landing in the sea e.g. of a spacecraft. |
| STYLOPHONES | • stylophones n. Plural of stylophone. • STYLOPHONE n. a type of battery-powered electronic instrument played with a steel-tipped pen-like stylus. |
| SULPHATIONS | • sulphations n. Plural of sulphation. • SULPHATION n. the act of forming a sulphate, also SULFATION. |
| SULPHONATES | • sulphonates n. Plural of sulphonate. • SULPHONATE n. a salt of sulphonic acid. |
| SULPHONIUMS | • sulphoniums n. Plural of sulphonium. • SULPHONIUM n. the positively charged group SH3, its salts or derivatives, also SULFONIUM. |
| SYNALOEPHAS | • synaloephas n. Plural of synaloepha. • synalœphas n. Plural of synalœpha. • SYNALOEPHA n. the melting of a final vowel or diphthong into the initial vowel or diphthong of the next word, also SYNALEPHA. |