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23 Nouns That End With HORE

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antheridiophore (noun) gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and liverworts
carpophore (noun) a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel
chlamyphore (noun) very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck Synonyms: Chlamyphorus truncatus, fairy armadillo, pichiciago, pichiciego
chore (noun) a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee Synonyms: job, task
chromophore (noun) the chemical group that gives color to a molecule
conidiophore (noun) a specialized fungal hypha that produces conidia
ctenophore (noun) biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb Synonyms: comb jelly
foreshore (noun) the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark
gametophore (noun) a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts
gynophore (noun) the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle
kinetochore (noun) a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape Synonyms: centromere
lakeshore (noun) the shore of a lake Synonyms: lakeside
mastigophore (noun) a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals Synonyms: flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran
pneumatophore (noun) an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant
polyplacophore (noun) primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates Synonyms: chiton, coat-of-mail shell, sea cradle
seashore (noun) the shore of a sea or ocean Synonyms: coast, sea-coast, seacoast
semaphore (noun) an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms
shore (noun) a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support Synonyms: shoring
(noun) the land along the edge of a body of water
siphonophore (noun) a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored
sporangiophore (noun) stalk bearing one or more sporangia
sporophore (noun) a spore-bearing branch or organ: the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores; in ferns and mosses and liverworts is practically equivalent to the sporophyte
terpsichore (noun) taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music Synonyms: dance, dancing, saltation
whore (noun) a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money Synonyms: bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, woman of the street, working girl

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