| AFTERNOON | • afternoon n. The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm. • afternoon n. (Figuratively) The later part of anything, often with implications of decline. • afternoon n. (Informal) A party or social event held in the afternoon. |
| BARRACOON | • barracoon n. A temporary cage for holding slaves, indentured servants or prisoners in the Louisiana Territory and… • BARRACOON n. (Spanish) an enclosure or barrack formerly used for the temporary confinement of slaves or convicts. |
| DIPLOZOON | • Diplozoon prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Diplozoidae – monogenean parasite on the gills of freshwater fish;… • DIPLOZOON n. a parasitic flatworm that fuses in pairs. |
| FRIGATOON | • frigatoon n. (Nautical) A Venetian vessel with a square stern, having only a mainmast, jigger mast, and bowsprit;… • FRIGATOON n. a small Venetian vessel with a square stern and two masts. |
| HONEYMOON | • honeymoon n. The period of time immediately following a marriage. • honeymoon n. A trip taken by a newly married couple during this period. • honeymoon n. A period of goodwill at the beginning of a new term or relationship (e.g. towards a newly elected politician… |
| HYDROZOON | • hydrozoon n. (Zoology) One of the Hydrozoa. • HYDROZOON n. any coelenterate of the class Hydrozoa, comprising organisms that are mostly marine and colonial with polyp and medusoid stages in the life cycle, also HYDROZOAN. |
| MUSKETOON | • musketoon n. (Now historical) A firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter barrel and a large bore. • musketoon n. (Obsolete) One who is armed with such a musket. • Musketoon n. Alternative form of Mascouten. |
| PANTALOON | • pantaloon n. An aging buffoon. • pantaloon n. Trousers reminiscent of the tight-fitting leggings traditionally worn by a pantaloon. • pantaloon n. A kind of fabric. |
| PICKAROON | • pickaroon n. Archaic form of picaroon. • PICKAROON n. (Spanish) a pirate ship, also PICAROON. |
| PROTOZOON | • protozoon n. (Cytology) A protozoan. • PROTOZOON n. any member of the Protozoa, also PROTOZOAN. |
| PUFTALOON | • puftaloon n. (Australia) A fried scone-like fritter originally from Australia. • PUFTALOON n. (Australian) a type of fried cake, eaten hot with jam, honey or sugar, also PUFFTALOONAS, PUFTALOONIES. |
| SASKATOON | • saskatoon n. (Canadian Prairies) A shrub inhabiting western North America, Amelanchier alnifolia. • saskatoon n. (Canadian Prairies) The edible berry of this shrub. • Saskatoon prop.n. The largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada (2016 census: 246,376 (city); 295,095 (metro)), located on… |
| SOUPSPOON | • soupspoon n. A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessertspoon, characterised… • soupspoon n. A soupspoonful. • soup␣spoon n. Alternative form of soupspoon. |
| SPOROZOON | • SPOROZOON n. a parasitic one-celled animal. |
| SUPERMOON | • supermoon n. (Astrology, astronomy) A full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range. • Supermoon n. (Astrology, astronomy) Alternative form of supermoon. • SuperMoon n. (Astrology) Alternative form of supermoon. |