| BADMOUTH | • badmouth v. (Informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully. • bad-mouth v. Alternative spelling of badmouth. • BADMOUTH v. to abuse. |
| BATHROOM | • bathroom n. A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet. • bathroom n. (Chiefly US, South Africa, Canada, euphemistic) A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically… • bath␣room n. (Uncommon) Alternative form of bathroom in its various senses. |
| BEHEMOTH | • behemoth n. (Biblical) A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15–24. • behemoth n. (By extension) Any great and mighty monster. • behemoth n. (Figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions. |
| BEMOUTHS | • bemouths v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemouth. • BEMOUTH v. (archaic) to mouth about. |
| BESMOOTH | • besmooth v. (Transitive) To make smooth. • BESMOOTH v. to make smooth. |
| BIGMOUTH | • bigmouth n. (Informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said. • bigmouth adj. (Zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth. • big␣mouth n. (Idiomatic) The mouth of someone who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately… |
| BIRTHDOM | • birthdom n. The land of one’s birth. • birthdom n. Privilege of birth; one’s inheritance; birthright. • BIRTHDOM n. (Shakespeare) birthright. |
| BOEHMITE | • boehmite n. (Mineralogy) A mixed oxide and hydroxide of aluminium. • BOEHMITE n. (German) a mineral present in bauxite, a hydroxide of aluminium. |
| BOTHRIUM | • bothrium n. (Zoology) A tentacle; a nerve ending that has a similar morphology. • BOTHRIUM n. (Latin) a groove on a tapeworm. |
| BOTHYMAN | • bothyman n. (Historical) A laborer living in a bothy. • BOTHYMAN n. one who lives in a bothy. |
| BOTHYMEN | • bothymen n. Plural of bothyman. • BOTHYMAN n. one who lives in a bothy. |
| HECATOMB | • hecatomb n. (Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) A great feast and public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen. • hecatomb n. (By extension) Any great sacrifice; a great number of people, animals or things, especially as sacrificed… • HECATOMB n. a great public sacrifice. |
| MATCHBOX | • matchbox n. A small cardboard box in which matches are kept. • matchbox n. Any small die-cast toy car, usually collectible. • MATCHBOX n. a small box. |
| MOTHBALL | • mothball n. (Usually in the plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide (typically naphthalene) and deodorant placed… • mothball v. (Transitive) To store or shelve something no longer used. • mothball v. (Transitive, figuratively) To stop using (something), but keep it in good condition. |
| THROMBIN | • thrombin n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme in blood that facilitates blood clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin… • THROMBIN n. an enzyme that causes the blood to clot. |
| THROMBUS | • thrombus n. (Hematology, pathology) A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood… • THROMBUS n. (Greek) a clot occluding a blood vessel. |
| THUMBPOT | • thumbpot n. A very small pot used by florists for starting slips or seedlings. • THUMBPOT n. a very small flowerpot. |