| ACTINOMORPHOUS | • actinomorphous adj. (Botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern. • ACTINOMORPHOUS adj. radially symmetric, also ACTINOMORPHIC. |
| BOARDINGHOUSES | • boardinghouses n. Plural of boardinghouse. • boarding␣houses n. Plural of boarding house. • BOARDINGHOUSE n. a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests. |
| CLEARINGHOUSES | • clearinghouses n. Plural of clearinghouse. • clearing␣houses n. Plural of clearing house. • CLEARINGHOUSE n. an establishment maintained by banks for settling mutual claims and accounts. |
| COUNTINGHOUSES | • countinghouses n. Plural of countinghouse. • counting-houses n. Plural of counting-house. • counting␣houses n. Plural of counting house. |
| HETEROMORPHOUS | • heteromorphous adj. (Biology) heteromorphic. • HETEROMORPHOUS adj. having different forms, also HETEROMORPHIC. |
| HOMOEOMORPHOUS | • homoeomorphous adj. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of homeomorphous. • homœomorphous adj. Obsolete form of homoeomorphous. • HOMOEOMORPHOUS adj. of two geometrical figures, such that one can be converted into the other by distortion. |
| HOUSEBREAKINGS | • housebreakings n. Plural of housebreaking. • HOUSEBREAKING n. the act of breaking into a house for the purpose of stealing. |
| HOUSECLEANINGS | • housecleanings n. Plural of housecleaning. • HOUSECLEANING n. the act of cleaning house. |
| HOUSEWIFELIEST | • HOUSEWIFELY adj. like a housewife, also HOUSEWIFEY. |
| HOUSEWIFESHIPS | • HOUSEWIFESHIP n. being a housewife. |
| HOUSEWIFESKEPS | • HOUSEWIFESKEP n. (Scots) being a housewife. |
| PERITRICHOUSLY | • peritrichously adv. In a peritrichous manner. • PERITRICHOUS adv. having flagella uniformly distributed over the body. |
| PLECTOGNATHOUS | • plectognathous adj. Alternative form of plectognathic. • PLECTOGNATHOUS adj. belonging to an order of bony fishes including filefishes, also PLECTOGNATHIC. |
| POLYMORPHOUSLY | • polymorphously adv. In a polymorphous manner. • POLYMORPHOUS adv. occurring in several forms. |
| PSEUDOMORPHOUS | • pseudomorphous adj. Not having the true form. • PSEUDOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a pseudomorph, also PSEUDOMORPHIC. |
| SCHIZOGNATHOUS | • schizognathous adj. (Zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed… • SCHIZOGNATHOUS adj. of some birds, having the bones of the palate separate. |
| SLAUGHTERHOUSE | • slaughterhouse n. A place where animals are slaughtered. • slaughterhouse n. (Figuratively) The scene of a massacre. • SLAUGHTERHOUSE n. an establishment where animals are butchered. |
| THERIOMORPHOUS | • THERIOMORPHOUS adj. having the form of a beast, also THERIOMORPHIC. |