BITTERWOODS | • bitterwoods n. Plural of bitterwood. • BITTERWOOD n. a West Indian tree from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained. |
BOWDLERISED | • bowdlerised v. Simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerise. • BOWDLERISE v. to expurgate a book or writing, by removing whatever might be considered indelicate, esp. to do so unnecessarily, also BOWDLERIZE. |
BOWDLERISER | • bowdleriser n. Alternative form of bowdlerizer. • BOWDLERISER n. one who bowdlerises, also BOWDLERIZER. |
BOWDLERISES | • bowdlerises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerise. • BOWDLERISE v. to expurgate a book or writing, by removing whatever might be considered indelicate, esp. to do so unnecessarily, also BOWDLERIZE. |
BOWDLERISMS | • bowdlerisms n. Plural of bowdlerism. • BOWDLERISM n. the censoring of a literary text. |
BOWDLERIZES | • bowdlerizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerize. • Bowdlerizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Bowdlerize. • BOWDLERIZE v. to purge literature of all possibly offensive or morally impure material, also BOWDLERISE. |
BOWSTRINGED | • bowstringed v. Simple past tense and past participle of bowstring. • bowstringed adj. Supplied or fitted with a bowstring. • BOWSTRING v. to strangle with a bowstring. |
BRAZILWOODS | • brazilwoods n. Plural of brazilwood. • BRAZILWOOD n. a red tropical wood. |
BRIDGEWORKS | • bridgeworks n. Plural of bridgework. • BRIDGEWORK n. a dental bridge. |
BROWNFIELDS | • brownfields n. Plural of brownfield. • Brownfields prop.n. Plural of Brownfield. • BROWNFIELD n. a site that has previously been developed for urban or industrial use. |
MIDDLEBROWS | • middlebrows n. Plural of middlebrow. • MIDDLEBROW n. a person who is moderately but not highly cultivated. |
MINDBLOWERS | • mindblowers n. Plural of mindblower. • MINDBLOWER n. something that blows the mind. |
RIBBONWOODS | • ribbonwoods n. Plural of ribbonwood. • RIBBONWOOD n. a small evergreen malvaceous tree of New Zealand, aka houhere. |
SWITCHBOARD | • switchboard n. (Telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient. • switchboard n. (Electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads. • SWITCHBOARD n. a board or frame bearing apparatus for making or breaking an electric current or circuit. |
WEIGHBOARDS | • weighboards n. Plural of weighboard. • WEIGHBOARD n. a thin geological seam separating larger strata, also WAYBOARD. |
WHITEBOARDS | • whiteboards n. Plural of whiteboard. • WHITEBOARD n. a board, used for teaching or presentation purposes, similar to a blackboard but with a white plastic surface for writing on using felt-tipped pens. |
YELLOWBIRDS | • yellowbirds n. Plural of yellowbird. • yellow-birds n. Plural of yellow-bird. • YELLOWBIRD n. the American goldfinch, or thistle bird. |