| AUTONOMOUS | • autonomous adj. Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently. • autonomous adj. Acting on one’s own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules. • autonomous adj. (Celtic linguistics, of a verb form) Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agent;… |
| BUTTONHOOK | • buttonhook n. (Sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button. • buttonhook n. A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes. • buttonhook n. (American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the… |
| BUTTONWOOD | • buttonwood n. The common name given to at least three species of shrub or tree. • BUTTONWOOD n. the American plane tree, a large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named, also BUTTONBALL. |
| HOMOTONOUS | • homotonous adj. Of the same tenor or tone; equable; without variation. • HOMOTONOUS adj. of the same tenor or tone, also HOMOTONIC. |
| MONOTOCOUS | • monotocous adj. (Botany) Bearing fruit only once; monocarpic. • monotocous adj. (Zoology) Laying a single egg; uniparous. • MONOTOCOUS adj. producing only one offspring at any one time; fruiting once only. |
| MONOTONOUS | • monotonous adj. Having an unvarying pitch or tone. • monotonous adj. Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety. • MONOTONOUS adj. uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone. |
| MOTONEURON | • motoneuron n. A motor neuron. • MOTONEURON n. a neuron that passes from the central nervous system toward a muscle and conducts an impulse that causes movement. |
| NEUROMOTOR | • neuromotor adj. Pertaining to the relationship between the nervous system and movement. • NEUROMOTOR adj. of or relating to nerves and effectors, esp. muscles. |
| OBVOLUTION | • OBVOLUTION n. the state of being obvolute, having a margin that alternately overlaps and is overlapped by that of an opposing leaf. |
| OCTOGYNOUS | • octogynous adj. (Botany) Having eight pistils. • OCTOGYNOUS adj. having eight pistils. |
| OUTCOOKING | • outcooking v. Present participle of outcook. • OUTCOOK v. to surpass in cooking. |
| OUTFOOLING | • outfooling v. Present participle of outfool. • OUTFOOL v. to surpass in fooling. |
| OUTFOOTING | • outfooting v. Present participle of outfoot. • OUTFOOT v. to surpass in speed. |
| OUTLOOKING | • outlooking v. Present participle of outlook. • OUTLOOK v. to look out. |
| OUTROOTING | • outrooting v. Present participle of outroot. • OUTROOT v. to pull up by the roots. |
| PHOTOTONUS | • phototonus n. Sensitivity to, or irritation caused by, light. • PHOTOTONUS n. the sensitivity of a living organism to light. |
| POULTROONE | • POULTROONE n. (Shakespeare) a poltroon, also POLTROON. |
| THEONOMOUS | • theonomous adj. Of or relating to theonomy. • THEONOMOUS adj. relating to theonomy. |
| UNORTHODOX | • unorthodox adj. Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic. • UNORTHODOX adj. not orthodox. |