pernambuco wood
— Noun
– English
~ tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
peach-wood
— Noun
– English
~ tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
philosopher's wool
— Noun
– English
~ oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
philosophers' wool
— Noun
– English
~ oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
pull the wool over someone's eyes
— Verb
– English
~ conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
portmanteau word
— Noun
– English
~ a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"
polysemous word
— Noun
– English
~ a word having more than one meaning