| APATHATON | • APATHATON n. (Shakespeare) an epitheton, an epithet, also EPITHET, EPITHETON. |
| ASYNDETON | • asyndeton n. (Rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which conjunctions such as "or" and "and" are deliberately omitted… • ASYNDETON n. the omission of conjunctions, as in 'I came, I saw, I conquered'. |
| AUTOMATON | • automaton n. A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions. • automaton n. A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion. • automaton n. A formal system, such as a finite-state machine or cellular automaton. |
| BADMINTON | • badminton n. (Uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing… • badminton n. (Countable) A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water. • Badminton prop.n. A village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8082). |
| DOUBLETON | • doubleton n. (Mathematics, rare) A set containing precisely two elements. • doubleton n. (Bridge) A pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player’s hand. • DOUBLETON n. two cards that are the only ones of their suit dealt to a player. |
| EMPLECTON | • emplecton n. A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with… • EMPLECTON n. (archaic) ashlar masonry filled up with rubble, also EMPLECTUM. |
| EPITHETON | • EPITHETON n. an epithet, also APATHATON, EPITHET. |
| GUNCOTTON | • guncotton n. Nitrocellulose. • gun␣cotton n. Nitrocellulose. • GUNCOTTON n. an explosive made by saturating cotton in nitric and sulphuric acids. |
| HACQUETON | • hacqueton n. Alternative form of aketon. • HACQUETON n. a stuffed jacket worn under mail, also ACTON, HAQUETON. |
| HALOGETON | • halogeton n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Halogeton in the family Amaranthaceae. • Halogeton prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae. • HALOGETON n. a coarse annual herb of the goosefoot family. |
| KEYBUTTON | • keybutton n. (Dated) A key on a keyboard. • KEYBUTTON n. a key on a typewriter. |
| LAMINGTON | • lamington n. (Chiefly Australia and New Zealand) A small square Australian/New Zealand cake made with sponge cake… • Lamington prop.n. A village in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7477). • Lamington prop.n. A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9831). |
| MELOCOTON | • melocoton n. A kind of peach having one side deep red, and the flesh yellow. • melocoton n. A quince. • MELOCOTON n. (obsolete) a kind of large peach, also MALAKATOONE, MELICOTTON, MELOCOTOON. |
| MISBUTTON | • misbutton v. (Transitive) To button wrongly. • MISBUTTON v. to button wrongly. |
| PINKERTON | • Pinkerton prop.n. A habitational surname from Old English. • Pinkerton n. (Dated, countable) An operative employed by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency founded by Allan… • PINKERTON n. a private detective. |
| REGGAETON | • reggaeton n. A style of Latin American popular music, originally developing from reggae in Panama but now more of… • reggaetón n. Alternative spelling of reggaeton. • REGGAETON n. a form of music blending West Indian music influences of reggae and dancehall with those of Latin America. |
| SIMPLETON | • simpleton n. (Derogatory) A simple-minded person lacking common sense. • SIMPLETON n. a feebleminded person. |
| SINGLETON | • singleton n. (Playing cards) A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge. • singleton n. (Playing cards) A hand containing only one card of a certain suit. • singleton n. A single object, especially one of a group. |
| WITWANTON | • witwanton n. (Archaic) One who indulges in idle, foolish, and irreverent fancies or speculations; one who tries to… • witwanton v. (Archaic) To indulge in vain, sportive, or irreverent wit; speculate idly or irreverently. • wit-wanton n. Alternative form of witwanton. |