AUTODROME | • autodrome n. A circuit used for motor sports events, but not for high-speed racing. • AUTODROME n. a track or circuit for racing cars, go-karts, etc. |
BOARHOUND | • boarhound n. A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars. • Boarhound n. Synonym of Great Dane. • BOARHOUND n. a dog used to hunt boar. |
COADJUTOR | • coadjutor n. An assistant or helper. • coadjutor n. (Ecclesiastical) An assistant to a bishop. • COADJUTOR n. a bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and having the right of succession. |
GUARDROOM | • guardroom n. A room used by soldiers when on guard. • guardroom n. A jail cell in which military prisoners are kept. • GUARDROOM n. a room having the same function as a guardhouse. |
HOARHOUND | • hoarhound n. Alternative form of horehound. • HOARHOUND n. a kind of wild flower, also HOREHOUND. |
MALODOURS | • malodours n. Plural of malodour. • MALODOUR n. an offensive odor, also MALODOR, MALAROMA. |
MODULATOR | • modulator n. A person who modulates. • modulator n. A device or thing that modulates. • modulator n. (Music) A chart in the tonic sol-fa notation on which the modulations or changes from one scale to another… |
OUTBOARDS | • outboards n. Plural of outboard. • OUTBOARD n. a type of motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat etc. |
OUTROARED | • outroared v. Simple past tense and past participle of outroar. • OUTROAR v. (Shakespeare) to roar louder than. |
OUTSOARED | • outsoared v. Simple past tense and past participle of outsoar. • OUTSOAR v. to soar beyond. |
PAUROPODS | • pauropods n. Plural of pauropod. • PAUROPOD n. a minute myriapod, a millepede or centipede. |
PODAGROUS | • podagrous adj. Gouty; podagric. • PODAGROUS adj. relating to podagra, gout, also PODAGRAL, PODAGRIC, PODAGRICAL. |
POMPADOUR | • pompadour n. A women’s hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead. • pompadour n. A men’s hairstyle of the 1950s. • pompadour n. A crimson or pink colour. |
QUADROONS | • quadroons n. Plural of quadroon. |
ROADHOUSE | • roadhouse n. (Chiefly US) An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a town or city. • roadhouse n. (Theater) A receiving house. • roadhouse n. (Australia) A truck stop located in a remote area, with basic accommodation facilities. |
SAUROPODS | • sauropods n. Plural of sauropod. • SAUROPOD n. any gigantic herbivorous quadrupedal dinosaur of the suborder Sauropoda. |