ABHORRENCES | • abhorrences n. Plural of abhorrence. • ABHORRENCE n. the act of abhorring, also ABHORRENCY. |
BETROTHMENT | • betrothment n. The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed. • BETROTHMENT n. the state of being betrothed. |
BLENNORRHEA | • blennorrhea n. (Medicine) An inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus. • blennorrhea n. (Medicine) gonorrhea. • BLENNORRHEA n. an excessive discharge of watery mucus, esp. from the urethra or the vagina, also BLENNORRHOEA. |
BONESHAKERS | • boneshakers n. Plural of boneshaker. • bone-shakers n. Plural of bone-shaker. • BONESHAKER n. a car or bicycle with inadequate suspension. |
BURTHENSOME | • burthensome adj. Obsolete spelling of burdensome. • BURTHENSOME adj. heavy, oppressive, also BURDENOUS, BURDENSOME. |
HAUBERGEONS | • haubergeons n. Plural of haubergeon. • HAUBERGEON n. a sleeveless mail coat, shorter than a hauberk, also HABERGEON. |
HEARTBROKEN | • heartbroken adj. Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance. • HEARTBROKEN adj. having a broken heart. |
HELLEBORINE | • helleborine n. Any of a number of species of orchid of the genera Epipactis and Cephalanthera. • Helleborine prop.n. (Obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – a formerly recognized genus of flowering… • HELLEBORINE n. a kind of orchid. |
HEREINABOVE | • hereinabove adv. Above this, in this document. • HEREINABOVE adv. at a prior point in this writing or document. |
HEREINBELOW | • hereinbelow adv. Synonym of hereinunder. • HEREINBELOW adv. at a subsequent point in this writing or document. |
HERRINGBONE | • herringbone n. A bone of a herring. • herringbone n. A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing. • herringbone n. (Skiing) A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards. |
HORNBLENDES | • hornblendes n. Plural of hornblende. • HORNBLENDE n. the common black, or dark green or brown, variety of amphibole. |
HOUSEBROKEN | • housebroken adj. Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet… • house-broken adj. Alternative spelling of housebroken. • HOUSEBREAK v. to train a pet not to relieve itself indoors. |
HYPERBOREAN | • hyperborean n. (Greek mythology) One of a race of people living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind. • hyperborean n. (Usually humorous) Any person living in a northern country, or to the north. • hyperborean adj. Pertaining to the extreme north of the earth, or (usually jocular) to a specific northern country or area. |
NECROPHOBES | • necrophobes n. Plural of necrophobe. • NECROPHOBE n. an organism that eats dead matter. |
NEGROPHOBES | • negrophobes n. Plural of negrophobe. • Negrophobes n. Plural of Negrophobe. |
NEIGHBOURED | • neighboured n. (Obsolete) The state or condition of being a neighbour; neighbourhood; neighbourship. • neighboured v. Simple past tense and past participle of neighbour. • NEIGHBOUR v. to live close by, border on, also NEIGHBOR. |
OVERBURTHEN | • overburthen n. Archaic form of overburden. • overburthen v. Archaic form of overburden. • OVERBURTHEN v. (archaic) to overburden, also OVERBURDEN. |
THEOBROMINE | • theobromine n. (Chemistry) An alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate and cocoa. • THEOBROMINE n. an alkaloid obtained from the chocolate seed, used in medicine. |
WORKBENCHES | • workbenches n. Plural of workbench. • WORKBENCH n. a bench, often purpose-built, at which a craftsman, mechanic, etc. works. |