| AIRFOIL | • airfoil n. A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air. • airfoil n. A wing of an aircraft. • AIRFOIL n. part of an aircraft providing lift or control. |
| COLIBRI | • Colibri prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – the violetears. • COLIBRI n. (Spanish) a type of hummingbird. |
| CORTILI | • cortili n. Plural of cortile. • CORTILE n. (Italian) an enclosed, usually roofless courtyard. |
| LIGROIN | • ligroin n. (Archaic) A petroleum fraction boiling 75°-125°C used as a solvent and fuel. • LIGROIN n. (tradename) a name applied to some of the volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum, also LIGROINE. |
| LIRIOPE | • liriope n. Any of the plants of the genus Liriope used as a groundcover in landscaping and gardening. • LIRIOPE n. a stemless Asian herb. |
| NOILIER | • NOILY adj. of or like noil. |
| OILBIRD | • oilbird n. Steatornis caripensis, a nocturnal South American bird related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit… • OILBIRD n. a nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad, aka guacharo. |
| RAVIOLI | • ravioli n. Plural of raviolo. • ravioli n. Small square parcels of pasta filled with meat, cheese, spinach etc. • ravioli n. A dish made with ravioli. |
| RILIEVO | • rilievo n. (Art) A relief. • RILIEVO n. (Italian) the projection of figures or forms from a flat background, also RELIEVO. |
| ROILIER | • roilier adj. Comparative form of roily: more roily. • ROILY adj. turbid. |
| ROILING | • roiling v. Present participle of roil. • roiling n. The motion of something that roils; a bubbling or seething. • ROIL v. to make muddy by stirring or to disturb sediment. |
| SIMILOR | • similor n. An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, but of a golden colour; "[semilore] A species of Brass… • SIMILOR n. an alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, but of a golden color. |
| SIRLOIN | • sirloin n. (US) A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English). • sirloin n. (UK) A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English). • SIRLOIN n. a loin of beef, or the upper part of the loin, also SURLOIN. |
| SOILIER | • soilier adj. Comparative form of soily: more soily. • SOILY adj. dirty, soiled. |
| TRIPOLI | • tripoli n. (Geology) A sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing. • Tripoli prop.n. The capital city of Libya. • Tripoli prop.n. A city in Greece. Former name: Tripolis. |
| VITRIOL | • vitriol n. (Dated) any of various metal sulphates. • vitriol n. (Dated) Oil of vitriol (sulphuric acid). • vitriol n. (By extension) Bitterly abusive language. |