| ELISION | • elision n. The deliberate omission of something. • elision n. (Linguistics) The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked… • elision n. (Computing) A different mode or method of operating a computer program. |
| ISOLINE | • isoline n. Any of several types of line on a map, chart or graph that link points having the same value of a parameter. • ISOLINE n. a map line indicating points of equal value, also ISOGRAM. |
| LIAISON | • liaison n. Communication between two parties or groups. • liaison n. Co-operation, working together. • liaison n. A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war. |
| LIONISE | • lionise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of lionize. • LIONISE v. to treat as a celebrity, also LIONIZE. |
| LIONISM | • lionism n. (Dated) An attracting of attention, as a lion (celebrity); the treating or regarding as a lion. • LIONISM n. a lionlike appearance symptomatic of leprosy. |
| NOILIES | • NOILY n. a kind of dry white vermouth drink. |
| NOISILY | • noisily adv. In a noisy manner; in such a way as to create a great deal of noise or sound. • NOISY adv. making loud sounds. |
| OILSKIN | • oilskin n. Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof. • oilskin n. A raincoat made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof. • oilskin n. (By extension) Foul-weather gear worn by sailors, whether of natural or synthetic materials. |
| SILICON | • silicon n. (Chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855. • silicon n. (Chemistry, countable) A single atom of this element. • silicon n. (Slang) computing. |
| SILOING | • siloing v. Present participle of silo. • siloing n. The practice of using silos; the action of the verb to silo. • SILO v. to store in a large cylindrical structure. |
| 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. |
| SOILING | • soiling v. Present participle of soil. • soiling n. An act of making dirty. • SOILING n. the act of soiling. |
| VIOLINS | • violins n. Plural of violin. • violins n. (Music) the violin section of an orchestra. • VIOLIN n. the smallest of the modern stringed instrument. |