homing pigeon homing pigeon /ˈhoʊmɪŋ ˈpɪdʒən/

noun

1. Pigeon trained to return home  ( homer , homing pigeon )
   pigeon trained to return home
   
   

 baster baster /ˈbeɪstər/

noun

1. A tube with a rubber bulb used to take up and release melted fat or gravy in order to moisten roasting meat  ( baster )
   a tube with a rubber bulb used to take up and release melted fat or gravy in order to moisten roasting meat
    To keep the turkey moist, she used a baster throughout the roasting process.
   To keep the turkey moist, she used a baster throughout the roasting process.
   
   
2. A sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches  ( baster , tacker )
   a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches
   
3. A cook who bastes roasting meat with melted fat or gravy  ( baster )
   a cook who bastes roasting meat with melted fat or gravy
   

 diabetic retinopathy diabetic retinopathy /ˌdaɪəˈbɛtɪk ˌrɛtɪˈnɒpəθi/

noun

1. Retinopathy involving damage to the small blood vessels in the retina; results from chronically high blood glucose levels in people with poorly controlled diabetes  ( diabetic retinopathy )
   retinopathy involving damage to the small blood vessels in the retina; results from chronically high blood glucose levels in people with poorly controlled diabetes
    Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent vision loss in patients with diabetic retinopathy.
   Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent vision loss in patients with diabetic retinopathy.
   
   

 tattle tattle /ˈtætəl/

noun

1. Disclosing information or giving evidence about another  ( singing [Informal] , tattle , telling )
   disclosing information or giving evidence about another
   
   

verb

1. Divulge confidential information or secrets  ( babble , babble out , blab out [Informal] , blab [Informal] , let the cat out of the bag , peach [Informal] , spill the beans , tattle , give the game away , sing [Informal] , talk )
   divulge confidential information or secrets
    Be careful--his secretary talks
   Be careful--his secretary talks
   
2. Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly  ( blab [Informal] , blabber [Informal] , clack [Informal] , gibber , maunder , palaver [Informal] , piffle , prate , tattle , chatter , gabble , prattle , tittle-tattle , twaddle [Informal] , twattle [Dialect, UK] , witter [Informal, British] , yabber [Informal] , yatter [Informal, British] )
   speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly