CANEPHORA | • canephora n. (Architecture) A caryatid supporting a basket on her head. • CANEPHORA n. (Greek) a sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head, also CANEPHOR, CANEPHORE, CANEPHORUS. |
CANEPHORE | • canephore n. Alternative form of canephora. • CANEPHORE n. (Greek) a sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head, also CANEPHOR, CANEPHORA, CANEPHORUS. |
CANEPHORS | • canephors n. Plural of canephor. • CANEPHOR n. (Greek) a sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head, also CANEPHORA, CANEPHORE, CANEPHORUS. |
CARDPHONE | • cardphone n. A public telephone that accepts prepaid cards rather than coins. • CARDPHONE n. a public telephone from which calls are made using a prepaid plastic card. |
CARPHONES | • carphones n. Plural of carphone. • car-phones n. Plural of car-phone. • car␣phones n. Alternative form of carphones plural of car phone. |
CHAPERONE | • chaperone n. An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often… • chaperone n. (Biochemistry) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly… • chaperone n. (UK, business) An employee sent by a British company to the European Union to work with a client there… |
CHAPERONS | • chaperons n. Plural of chaperon. • chaperons v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperon. • CHAPERON v. (French) to accompany and supervise. |
CHEAPENER | • cheapener n. One who cheapens. • CHEAPENER n. one who makes cheap. |
MARCHPANE | • marchpane n. Obsolete form of marzipan. • MARCHPANE n. (Italian) an old name for marzipan, a confection of ground almonds, egg whites, and sugar. |
PARCHMENT | • parchment n. Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing. • parchment n. A document made on such material. • parchment n. A diploma (traditionally written on parchment). |
PAROCHINE | • PAROCHINE n. (Scots) a parish, also PARISCHAN, PARISCHANE, PARISHEN, PAROCHIN. |
PAUNCHIER | • paunchier adj. Comparative form of paunchy: more paunchy. • PAUNCHY adj. having a protruding belly. |
PENTARCHS | • pentarchs n. Plural of pentarch. • PENTARCH n. a member of a pentarchy, government by five persons. |
PENTARCHY | • pentarchy n. (Politics) Government by five persons. • pentarchy n. A governing body consisting of five persons. • pentarchy n. A federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler. |
PERCHANCE | • perchance adv. Perhaps; by chance. • PERCHANCE adv. by chance, as it may happen. |
PHONECARD | • phonecard n. A chargecard used to pay for telephone calls. • phone␣card n. Synonym of telephone card. • PHONECARD n. a card used to make phone calls. |
PREACHING | • preaching v. Present participle of preach. • preaching n. The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction. • PREACHING adj. advocating urgently. |
PRELAUNCH | • prelaunch adj. Preparatory to launch. • pre-launch adj. Alternative form of prelaunch. • PRELAUNCH adj. preceding a launch. |
SCHNAPPER | • schnapper n. An Australasian fish, Chrysophrys guttulatus or C. auratus; the porgy or snapper. • SCHNAPPER n. an Australian food-fish, also SNAPPER. |