ACCOUCHEUR | • accoucheur n. (Medicine) A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth). • ACCOUCHEUR n. (French) a male midwife. |
CAOUTCHOUC | • caoutchouc n. Latex; natural rubber. • CAOUTCHOUC n. (Quechua) un-vulcanized natural rubber. |
GUARDHOUSE | • guardhouse n. A station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc. • guardhouse n. Synonym of military prison. • Guardhouse prop.n. A hamlet near Threlkeld, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3325). |
HARBOURFUL | • harbourful n. Alternative form of harborful. • HARBOURFUL n. the contents of a harbour, also HARBORFUL. |
HAUSTORIUM | • haustorium n. A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host. • haustorium n. A cellular structure, growing into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients, such as a cotyledon. • HAUSTORIUM n. (Latin) one of the sucker-like rootlets of such plants as the dodder and ivy. |
HOMUNCULAR | • homuncular adj. Of or pertaining to a homunculus. • HOMUNCULAR adj. of or like a homunculus. |
JUMHOURIYA | • JUMHOURIYA n. (Arabic) in Arab socialist states, the people or proletariat state, also JAMAHIRIYA. |
KUMARAHOUS | • KUMARAHOU n. (Maori) a New Zealand shrub. |
MAKUNOUCHI | • makunouchi n. A Japanese lunch box, usually containing small portions of a variety of foods. • makunouchi n. Makuuchi, the top division in sumo. • MAKUNOUCHI n. (Japanese) the highest division in sumo wrestling. |
MOUTHGUARD | • mouthguard n. A device that fits into the mouth over one or both arches of teeth, which is usually made of plastic… • mouth␣guard n. Alternative form of mouthguard. |
OUTHARBOUR | • outharbour n. (Canada) In Newfoundland and Labrador, any city, town, or village having a harbour, other than the main… |
OUTHAULERS | • outhaulers n. Plural of outhauler. • OUTHAULER n. a rope used to haul a sail taut along a spar, also OUTHAUL. |
OUTLAUGHED | • outlaughed v. Simple past tense and past participle of outlaugh. • OUTLAUGH v. to surpass in laughing. |
POHUTUKAWA | • pohutukawa n. A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display… • POHUTUKAWA n. (Maori) a New Zealand evergreen which bears clusters of red flowers in December and January; thus called the Christmas tree. |
PUTONGHUAS | • PUTONGHUA n. the official spoken language of China. |
SUGARHOUSE | • sugarhouse n. (Historical) A factory for the refining of raw sugar from Barbados. • sugarhouse n. (Canada) A small cabin or shack where sap collected from sugar maples is boiled into maple syrup. • sugar-house n. Alternative spelling of sugarhouse. |
UNHARBOURS | • unharbours v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unharbour. • UNHARBOUR v. to dislodge from shelter. |
YOUTHQUAKE | • youthquake n. (Informal) A noticeable shift in society or culture in response to the activities or tastes of younger… • YOUTHQUAKE n. a shift in cultural norms influenced by the values, tastes, and mores of young people. |