| HOMOPHONE | • homophone n. (Semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin. • homophone n. A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters. • HOMOPHONE n. a word that sounds the same as another but is spelt differently e.g. 'to', 'too' and 'two'. |
| HOMOPHONY | • homophony n. (Music) a texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords. • homophony n. The quality of being homophonous. • HOMOPHONY n. sameness of sound. |
| MONOCROPS | • monocrops n. Plural of monocrop. • MONOCROP v. to plant the same crop in the same field year after year. |
| MONOPHONY | • monophony n. (Music) The characteristic of a piece that has only a primary melody and no secondary melody or accompaniment. • MONOPHONY n. a composition for one voice. |
| MONOPLOID | • monoploid adj. (Genetics) Having a single set of chromosomes. • monoploid n. A monoploid cell. • monoploid n. A monoploid organism. |
| MONOPODES | • monopodes n. Plural of monopode. • MONOPODE n. a one-footed person of fabulous Ethiopian race, with foot large enough to be a sunshade, also MONOPOD. |
| MONOPODIA | • monopodia n. Plural of monopodium. • MONOPODIA n. a physical deformity in which the lower limbs appear to be fused together. |
| MONOPOLES | • monopoles n. Plural of monopole. • MONOPOLE n. a particle, thought to exist, that has a single magnetic charge. |
| MONOPSONY | • monopsony n. (Economics) A market situation in which there is only one buyer for a product. • monopsony n. (Economics) A buyer with disproportionate power. • MONOPSONY n. a market condition with one buyer and many sellers. |
| MONOPTOTE | • monoptote n. (Grammar, obsolete) A noun which only occurs in one case. • MONOPTOTE n. a noun that has one grammatical case only. |
| MOONPORTS | • moonports n. Plural of moonport. • MOONPORT n. a facility for launching spacecraft to the moon. |
| NICOMPOOP | • nicompoop n. Obsolete spelling of nincompoop. • NICOMPOOP n. a fool; a silly or stupid person, also NICKUMPOOP, NINCOMPOOP. |
| POLYOMINO | • polyomino n. (Geometry) A plane polyform made by joining one or more squares edge to edge in various arrangements;… • POLYOMINO n. a flat, many-sided shape made of up of identical squares placed side by side. |
| PROMOTION | • promotion n. An advancement in rank or position. • promotion n. Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity. • promotion n. (Marketing) An event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand. |
| PROOEMION | • prooemion n. A preface, an introduction. • proœmion n. Obsolete form of proœmium. • PROOEMION n. a preface, also PROEM, PROOEMIUM. |
| SPOONWORM | • spoonworm n. Any of the class Echiura of annelid marine worms. • spoon␣worm n. Synonym of echiuran. • SPOONWORM n. a marine invertebrate of the phylum Echiura with a spoon-like mouthpiece. |