APHYLLIES | • APHYLLY n. absence of leaves. |
HALOPHILE | • halophile n. (Biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such… • HALOPHILE n. a plant that is adapted to survive in salty soil. |
HELIPILOT | • helipilot n. A helicopter pilot. • HELIPILOT n. the pilot of a helicopter. |
HELPLINES | • helplines n. Plural of helpline. • HELPLINE n. an often free telephone line by means of which people with a particular problem may contact advisers who will help them deal with it. |
HILLSLOPE | • hillslope n. A slope of a hill. • HILLSLOPE n. the slope of a hill. |
LOGOPHILE | • logophile n. One who loves words; a word buff. • LOGOPHILE n. a person who loves words. |
LYOPHILED | • LYOPHILED adj. obtained by freeze-drying. |
PALEOLITH | • paleolith n. A relic from the Paleolithic era. • PALEOLITH n. a Stone Age artifact, also PALAEOLITH. |
PHILATELY | • philately n. Stamp collecting. • philately n. The study of postage stamps, postal routes, postal history, etc. • PHILATELY n. the study of postage stamps. |
PHILLABEG | • phillabeg n. Alternative form of philibeg. • PHILLABEG n. (Gaelic) the kilt, also FILABEG, FILIBEG, FILLIBEG, PHILABEG, PHILIBEG, PHILLIBEG. |
PHILLIBEG | • phillibeg n. Alternative form of philibeg. • PHILLIBEG n. (Gaelic) the kilt, also FILABEG, FILIBEG, FILLIBEG, PHILABEG, PHILIBEG, PHILLABEG. |
PHILOMELA | • Philomela prop.n. A female given name. • Philomela prop.n. (Greek mythology) the sister of Procne who is raped and mutilated by her brother-in-law Tereus and supposedly… • Philomela prop.n. (Literary zoology) The nightingale. |
PHILOMELS | • philomels n. Plural of philomel. • PHILOMEL n. (Greek) a songbird, also PHILOMELA. |
PHYLLITES | • phyllites n. Plural of phyllite. • PHYLLITE n. a foliated rock, a kind of metamorphosed mudstone. |
PILLHEADS | • pillheads n. Plural of pillhead. • PILLHEAD n. a regular, usually addicted taker of sedative or stimulant pills. |
PRECHILLS | • prechills v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prechill. • PRECHILL v. to chill beforehand. |
SYLPHLIKE | • sylphlike adj. Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful. • SYLPHLIKE adj. like a sylph. |
TEPHILLAH | • tephillah n. Alternative form of tefilla. • TEPHILLAH n. (Hebrew) a phylactery worn by Jews, also TEFILLAH. |
TEPHILLIN | • tephillin n. Plural of tephillah. • TEPHILLAH n. (Hebrew) a phylactery worn by Jews, also TEFILLAH. |