ANTHOPHORE | • anthophore n. (Botany) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family. • ANTHOPHORE n. the stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family. |
ANYWHITHER | • anywhither adv. (Rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere. • ANYWHITHER adv. to or towards any place. |
EARTHSHINE | • earthshine n. (Astronomy) Reflected earthlight visible on the Moon’s night side. • Earthshine n. (Astronomy) Alternative letter-case form of earthshine. • earth-shine n. Alternative spelling of Earthshine. |
HEADHUNTER | • headhunter n. (Anthropology) A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person’s head after killing them. • headhunter n. One who recruits senior personnel for a company. • headhunter n. (Baseball) A pitcher who throws at the batter’s head. |
HEIGHTENER | • heightener n. That which heightens. • HEIGHTENER n. something that heightens. |
HENCEFORTH | • henceforth adv. (Formal, temporal) From now on; from this time on. • henceforth adv. (In metatextual self-reference) Further within this document. • HENCEFORTH adj. from this point on. |
HIEROPHANT | • hierophant n. (Ancient Greece) An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of… • hierophant n. An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge. • hierophant n. One who explains or makes a commentary. |
HUNDREDTHS | • hundredths n. Plural of hundredth. • HUNDREDTH n. a hundredth part. |
HYPAETHRON | • hypaethron n. An open court. • HYPAETHRON n. an open court. |
PANTHERISH | • pantherish adj. Like a panther; catlike. • PANTHERISH adj. like a panther. |
RHINOTHECA | • rhinotheca n. The hornlike covering of the upper part of a bird’s beak. • RHINOTHECA n. the sheath of the upper mandible of a bird. |
THIRTEENTH | • thirteenth adj. The ordinal form of the number thirteen. • thirteenth n. The person or thing in the thirteenth position. • thirteenth n. One of thirteen equal parts of a whole. |
THORNHEDGE | • THORNHEDGE n. a hedge of hawthorn. |
THRESHINGS | • threshings n. Plural of threshing. • THRESHING n. the act of threshing. |
UNTHRESHED | • unthreshed adj. Not threshed. • UNTHRESHED adj. not threshed. |
WHITETHORN | • whitethorn n. Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. • whitethorn n. Bursaria spinosa, a small Australian shrub. • whitethorn n. Vachellia constricta, formerly Acacia constricta, whitethorn acacia, a shrub in the family Fabaceae. |
WHITHERING | • whithering v. Present participle of whither. • WHITHER v. to blow strongly with a roaring sound, also WUTHER. |