(historical) The division of the produce of land, the right of the feudal lord.
champert
hemipter
hemipter
noun
(zoology) Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs.
hempwort
hempwort
noun
Any plant of the family Cannabaceae; a hemp or hop.
homopter
homopter
noun
Any insect of the order Homoptera.
metaphor
metaphor
noun
(countable, graphical user interface) The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks.
(countable, rhetoric) A word or phrase used in such implied comparison.
(uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word or phrase.
verb
(intransitive) To use a metaphor.
(transitive) To describe by means of a metaphor.
philtrum
philtrum
noun
(anatomy) The shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip.
(zootomy) The junction between the two halves of an animal's upper lip or nose.
phytomer
phytomer
noun
(botany) An organic element of a flowering plant; a phyton.
plethrum
plethrum
noun
Alternative form of plethron
prematch
prematch
adj
Occurring before or in preparation for a match
verb
To match prior to some other operation
prothmia
teraphim
teraphim
noun
An idol or other image of reverence and divination among the ancient Hebrews; apparently especially a kind of household god.
thumpers
thumpers
noun
plural of thumper
trampish
trampish
adj
Like a tramp (homeless person); scruffy.
trimorph
trimorph
noun
(crystallography) A substance which crystallizes in three distinct forms, or which has three distinct physical states.
(crystallography) Any of the three forms of such a substance.
triumphs
triumphs
noun
plural of triumph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of triumph
trophema
trophism
trophism
noun
Any specific form of nutrition involving the tissue of another organism