BREASTPLOUGH | • breastplough n. A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker’s breast, and in some types by pushing with the… • BREASTPLOUGH n. a kind of spade for cutting turf, with a crossbar against which the breast is pressed. |
BREASTPLOUGHS | • breastploughs n. Plural of breastplough. • BREASTPLOUGH n. a kind of spade for cutting turf, with a crossbar against which the breast is pressed. |
GALACTOPHOROUS | • galactophorous adj. (Anatomy) Milk-carrying; applied to the ducts of mammary glands. • GALACTOPHOROUS adj. bearing milk. |
LITHOPHAGOUS | • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel. • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or destroying stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. • LITHOPHAGOUS adj. stone-swallowing; rock-boring; eating rock. |
PLECTOGNATHOUS | • plectognathous adj. Alternative form of plectognathic. • PLECTOGNATHOUS adj. belonging to an order of bony fishes including filefishes, also PLECTOGNATHIC. |
PLOUGHGATES | • ploughgates n. Plural of ploughgate. • PLOUGHGATE n. (Scots) plowland. |
PLOUGHSTAFF | • ploughstaff n. (UK) The hind part or handle of a plough. • PLOUGHSTAFF n. one of the handles of a plough, also PLOWSTAFF. |
PLOUGHSTAFFS | • ploughstaffs n. Plural of ploughstaff. • PLOUGHSTAFF n. one of the handles of a plough, also PLOWSTAFF. |
PLOUGHTAILS | • ploughtails n. Plural of ploughtail. • PLOUGHTAIL n. the end of a plough where the handles are, also PLOWTAIL. |
PLOUGHWRIGHTS | • ploughwrights n. Plural of ploughwright. • PLOUGHWRIGHT n. one who makes ploughs, also PLOWWRIGHT. |
PSYCHOLINGUIST | • psycholinguist n. A practitioner of psycholinguistics. • PSYCHOLINGUIST n. a student of psycholinguistics. |
PSYCHOLINGUISTS | • psycholinguists n. Plural of psycholinguist. • PSYCHOLINGUIST n. a student of psycholinguistics. |
REUPHOLSTERING | • reupholstering v. Present participle of reupholster. • re-upholstering v. Present participle of re-upholster. • REUPHOLSTER v. to upholster again. |
STEGOCEPHALOUS | • stegocephalous adj. Relating to or characteristic of animals of the order Stegocephalia. • STEGOCEPHALOUS adj. relating to the Stegocephalia, an extinct order of amphibians having the skull protected by bony plates. |
SULPHONATING | • sulphonating v. Present participle of sulphonate. • SULPHONATE v. to convert into sulphonic acid, also SULFONATE. |
TELAUTOGRAPHIES | • TELAUTOGRAPHY n. transmission by use of a Telautograph, a telegraph for reproducing the movement of a pen or pencil and so transmitting writings or drawings. |
ULTRASONOGRAPHY | • ultrasonography n. (Medicine) The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus. • ultrasonography n. The use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures. • ULTRASONOGRAPHY n. the use of ultrasound. |
UPHOLSTERING | • upholstering n. (Uncountable) The padding, springs, webbing, and covers found on furniture. • upholstering n. (Countable) The application of upholstery to furniture. • upholstering v. Present participle of upholster. |
UPRIGHTEOUSLY | • uprighteously adv. In an uprighteous or just manner. • UPRIGHTEOUSLY adv. (Shakespeare) with moral right. |