FOREBOOM | • foreboom n. (Nautical) The boom of the foremast. • FOREBOOM n. the boom of a ship's foremast. |
FOREDOOM | • foredoom n. A doom that is predicted; destiny. • foredoom v. (Transitive) To predestine to a doom. • FOREDOOM v. to doom in advance. |
GONOSOME | • gonosome n. (Zoology) The reproductive zooids of a hydroid colony, collectively. • gonosome n. A synonym for sex chromosome. • GONOSOME n. the group of individuals in a colony who reproduce. |
HOMEOBOX | • homeobox n. (Genetics) A short sequence of DNA that is shared by several genes involved in the morphogenesis of many organisms. • HOMEOBOX n. a short DNA sequence, also HOMOEOBOX. |
HOMEROOM | • homeroom n. (US) A classroom where school pupils of the same age gather for registration, or for other purposes… • homeroom n. (US) The collection of pupils who gather in such a room. • HOMEROOM n. the classroom where pupils gather before class. |
LOCOMOTE | • locomote v. (Now chiefly biology) To move or travel (from one location to another). • LOCOMOTE v. to move about. |
MONGOOSE | • mongoose n. Any of several species of generalist predatory Carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species… • mongoose n. Any species of Malagasy mongoose; only distantly related to the Herpestidae, these are members of the… • MONGOOSE n. (Marathi) a carnivorous mammal, also MUNGOOSE. |
MONOMODE | • monomode adj. Capable of operation only in a single mode. • MONOMODE adj. designating a very fine optical fibre (less than 10 micrometres in diameter), used in telecommunications. |
MONOPODE | • monopode n. Someone or something with one foot. • MONOPODE n. a one-footed person of fabulous Ethiopian race, with foot large enough to be a sunshade, also MONOPOD. |
MONOPOLE | • monopole n. An appellation owned by a single winery. • monopole n. (Physics) A magnetic monopole. • monopole n. A monopole antenna. |
MONOSOME | • monosome n. The chromosome whose homologous counterpart is missing in monosomy. • MONOSOME n. an unpaired chromosome. |
MONOTONE | • monotone adj. (Of speech or a sound) Having a single unvaried pitch. • monotone adj. (Mathematics) Being, or having the salient properties of, a monotone function. • monotone n. A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound. |
ROOMSOME | • roomsome adj. (Archaic) Characterised or marked by room or roominess; spacious. • ROOMSOME adj. (obsolete) roomy. |
ZOOTHOME | • zoothome n. (Zoology, archaic) A number of coral polyps on a branch of coral. • zoöthome n. Alternative form of zoothome. • ZOOTHOME n. a group of zooids, such as a mass of coral. |