AUTOPHOBY | • autophoby n. Archaic form of autophobia. • AUTOPHOBY n. a shrinking from making any reference to oneself. |
BOARHOUND | • boarhound n. A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars. • Boarhound n. Synonym of Great Dane. • BOARHOUND n. a dog used to hunt boar. |
BOATHOUSE | • boathouse n. A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept. • BOATHOUSE n. a place for keeping boats. |
BONHOMOUS | • bonhomous adj. Good-natured; full of bonhomie. • BONHOMOUS adj. full of bonhomie, good nature; pleasant and easy manner. |
BOUGHPOTS | • boughpots n. Plural of boughpot. • bough␣pots n. Plural of bough pot. • BOUGHPOT n. (archaic) a pot for boughs as an ornament, also BOWPOT. |
BRUSHWOOD | • brushwood n. Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs. • brushwood n. Small trees and shrubs. • BRUSHWOOD n. loppings and broken branches; underwood or stunted wood. |
BUCKTOOTH | • bucktooth n. An upper tooth that protrudes further than the bottom teeth. • BUCKTOOTH n. any tooth that juts out. |
DOUGHBOYS | • doughboys n. Plural of doughboy. • dough␣boys n. Plural of dough boy. • DOUGHBOY n. a boiled flour dumpling; an American infantryman. |
HARBOROUS | • harborous adj. (Obsolete) hospitable. • HARBOROUS adj. hospitable. |
HOMEBOUND | • homebound adj. Confined to one’s home, unable to leave it for some reason. • homebound adj. Heading homeward, homeward bound. • HOMEBOUND adj. stuck at home. |
HOOFBOUND | • hoofbound n. (Dated) Deformative contraction and dryness of the back part of the hoof of a horse. • hoofbound adj. (Dated) Of a horse: exhibiting deformative contraction and dryness of the back part of the hoof. • HOOFBOUND adj. of a horse, having dry contracted hooves, with resultant pain and lameness. |
HOUSEBOAT | • houseboat n. A vessel, such as a barge, used as a dwelling. • HOUSEBOAT n. a boat moored and used as a permanent residence. |
HOUSEBOYS | • houseboys n. Plural of houseboy. • house␣boys n. Plural of house boy. • HOUSEBOY n. a male servant. |
HUBBUBOOS | • hubbuboos n. Plural of hubbuboo. • HUBBUBOO n. a confused sound of many voices, also HUBBUB, WHOOBUB. |
OUTBOUGHT | • outbought v. Simple past tense and past participle of outbuy. • OUTBUY v. to surpass in buying. |
OUTHARBOR | • outharbor n. Alternative spelling of outharbour. • OUTHARBOR n. (Canadian) in Newfoundland, any city or town having a harbor other than the main city of St . John's. |
OUTTHROBS | • outthrobs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outthrob. • OUTTHROB v. to surpass in throbbing. |
PHOTOTUBE | • phototube n. A gas-filled electron tube that has a photosensitive cathode. • PHOTOTUBE n. an electron tube with a photoemissive cathode. |
PLOUGHBOY | • ploughboy n. (Historical) A boy who directed the animals that pulled a plough. • PLOUGHBOY n. a boy who drives or guides horses in ploughing, also PLOWBOY. |
UNBOOKISH | • unbookish adj. Not bookish. • UNBOOKISH adj. not bookish. |