ACROPHOBE | • acrophobe n. A person who suffers from acrophobia, a fear of heights. • ACROPHOBE n. someone with an abnormal fear of heights. |
AEROPHOBE | • aerophobe n. A person who is afraid of flying. • AEROPHOBE n. a person with a fear of flying. |
BAROSCOPE | • baroscope n. Barometer. • BAROSCOPE n. a weatherglass. |
BIOPHORES | • biophores n. Plural of biophore. • BIOPHORE n. a hypothetical unit of living matter, also BIOPHOR. |
BOLTROPES | • boltropes n. Plural of boltrope. • bolt-ropes n. Plural of bolt-rope. • bolt␣ropes n. Plural of bolt rope. |
BORESCOPE | • borescope n. An optical instrument used for seeing inside tight spaces, consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with… • BORESCOPE n. an optical device, e.g. a prism, used to inspect an inaccessible space e.g. an engine cylinder. |
BROOMRAPE | • broomrape n. Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants. • broom-rape n. Alternative form of broomrape. • broom␣rape n. Alternative form of broomrape. |
CRYOPROBE | • cryoprobe n. (Surgery) An instrument used to apply extreme cold to a tissue as part of cryosurgery. • CRYOPROBE n. a blunt chilled probe used to freeze tissue in cryosurgery. |
GEOPROBES | • geoprobes n. Plural of geoprobe. • GEOPROBE n. a spacecraft which explores space near the earth. |
OBREPTION | • obreption n. (Obsolete) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise. • obreption n. (Obsolete, Scotland, law) Act of obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise. • OBREPTION n. (obsolete) an attempt to obtain ecclesiastical dispensation, etc. fraudulently. |
PERIBOLOI | • periboloi n. Plural of peribolos. • PERIBOLOS n. (Greek) a precinct; an enclosing wall of a precinct, also PERIBOLUS. |
PERIBOLOS | • peribolos n. (Architecture, historical) An enclosed court, especially one surrounding a temple. • PERIBOLOS n. (Greek) a precinct; an enclosing wall of a precinct, also PERIBOLUS. |
POORBOXES | • poorboxes n. Plural of poorbox. • poor␣boxes n. Plural of poor box. • POORBOX n. a box, esp. one in a church, used for the collection of alms or money for the poor. |
POTBOILER | • potboiler n. Alternative spelling of pot boiler. • pot-boiler n. Alternative spelling of pot boiler. • pot␣boiler n. (Mildly derogatory) A creative work of low quality (book, art, etc), produced merely to earn a living… |
POURBOIRE | • pourboire n. A tip (extra money given to e.g. a waiter in appreciation of service), especially in French contexts. • pourboire n. A bribe. • POURBOIRE n. (French) a tip, gratuity. |
POWERBOAT | • powerboat n. A small, fast motorboat. • POWERBOAT n. a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor. |
PREBOOKED | • prebooked adj. Booked in advance. • pre-booked adj. Alternative form of prebooked. • PREBOOK v. to book beforehand. |
PROEMBRYO | • proembryo n. (Botany) A cluster of cells in the ovule of a fertilized flowering plant that has not yet formed into an embryo. • proembryo n. (Botany) The protonema of mosses. • PROEMBRYO n. a group of cells formed in the dividing zygote, from which part the embryo arises. |
PUREBLOOD | • pureblood n. A person or animal of unmixed ancestry. • PUREBLOOD n. a horse etc. of unmixed race. |