| ANTLION | • antlion n. Any of various species of insects, many of them nocturnal, in the family Myrmeleontidae. The adults… • ant␣lion n. Alternative form of antlion. • ANTLION n. an insect that digs a pit to catch ants. |
| BONNILY | • bonnily adv. (Scotland) attractively; in a pleasant or pretty manner. • BONNY adv. pretty or healthy, also BONNIE. |
| CANNOLI | • cannoli n. (Chiefly in the plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream… • CANNOLI n. (Italian) a tube of pasta filled with cheese. |
| CLONING | • cloning v. Present participle of clone. • cloning n. The production of an exact copy of an object. • cloning n. (Biology) The production of a cloned embryo by transplanting the nucleus of a somatic cell into an ovum. |
| GLONOIN | • glonoin n. (Medicine, archaic) nitroglycerine when used medicinally. • GLONOIN n. a name for nitroglycerine, as used in medicine. |
| LANOLIN | • lanolin n. A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety… • lanolin v. (Transitive) To treat with lanolin. • LANOLIN n. a fatty substance obtained from wool, also LANOLINE. |
| LEONINE | • leonine adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion. • leonine n. (Numismatics, historical) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and used in England as a debased form… • leonine n. (Poetry) A kind of Latin verse, generally alternate hexameter and pentameter, rhyming at the middle and end. |
| LINURON | • linuron n. The herbicide N’-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N-methoxy-N-methyl-urea. • LINURON n. a herbicide. |
| LOANING | • loaning v. Present participle of loan. • loaning n. The granting of a loan. • loaning n. (Obsolete, Scottish and Northern English) A lane. |
| LONGING | • longing v. Present participle of long. • longing n. An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire. • longing n. The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise. |
| LOONING | • looning n. The cry of a loon (the bird). • LOONING n. the cry of the loon, a northern diving bird. |
| LOUNING | • louning v. Present participle of loun. • LOUN v. (Scots) to calm, also LOUND, LOWN, LOWND, LOWNE. |
| LOWNING | • LOWN v. to calm, also LOUN, LOUND, LOWND, LOWNE. |
| NITINOL | • nitinol n. Alternative form of Nitinol. • Nitinol n. An alloy of nickel and titanium that has the ability to return to a predetermined shape when heated. • NITINOL n. an alloy of nickel and titanium. |
| NOMINAL | • nominal adj. Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names. • nominal adj. Assigned to or bearing a person’s name. • nominal adj. Existing in name only. |
| NONLIFE | • nonlife n. (Biology, uncountable) All objects or substances except those considered alive. • nonlife n. (Countable) A life so devoid of meaning or activity that it is barely worth living. • nonlife adj. (Insurance) Relating to types of insurance which are not life insurance. |
| NONOILY | • nonoily adj. Not oily. • NONOILY adj. not oily. |
| NONSLIP | • nonslip adj. Having a surface designed to prevent or reduce slipping; not able to slip or be slipped upon. • non-slip adj. Alternative form of nonslip. • NONSLIP adj. designed to prevent slipping. |
| ONLINER | • onliner n. A person who is online; a user of the Internet or similar service. • ONLINER n. a user of the internet. |
| SOLANIN | • solanin n. Alternative form of solanine. • SOLANIN n. a poisonous alkaloid glucoside extracted from the berries of common nightshade, also SOLANINE. |