| BABYHOOD | • babyhood n. The state or period of infancy. • BABYHOOD n. the state of being an infant. |
| BALLYHOO | • ballyhoo n. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity. • ballyhoo n. Noisy shouting or uproar. • ballyhoo v. To sensationalise or make grand claims. |
| BOOBYISH | • boobyish adj. Stupid; dull-witted. • BOOBYISH adj. stupid; dull. |
| BOYHOODS | • boyhoods n. Plural of boyhood. • BOYHOOD n. the state of being a boy. |
| CHOIRBOY | • choirboy n. A boy chorister. • choirboy n. (Figurative) A piously innocent person. • choir␣boy n. Alternative form of choirboy. |
| CHOREBOY | • choreboy n. (US, regional) A young man employed to carry out chores. • CHOREBOY n. a boy used to do odd jobs. |
| DOUGHBOY | • doughboy n. (US) An American infantryman, especially one from World War I. • doughboy n. A kind of flour dumpling. • doughboy n. Frybread. |
| HOBNOBBY | • hobnobby adj. Casually chatty; on familiar speaking terms. • HOBNOBBY adj. sociable, given to hobnobbing. |
| HOMEBODY | • homebody n. (North American, informal) A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere. • HOMEBODY n. one who likes to stay at home. |
| HOMEBOYS | • homeboys n. Plural of homeboy. • HOMEBOY n. a member of a youth gang, also HOMEY, HOMIE. |
| HOUSEBOY | • houseboy n. (Chiefly historical) A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times. • houseboy n. (Chiefly historical, derogatory, offensive) A non-white adult male domestic servant. • house-boy n. Alternative form of houseboy. |
| HYMNBOOK | • hymnbook n. (Britain) A book containing a collection of hymns. • hymn-book n. Alternative spelling of hymnbook. • hymn␣book n. Alternative form of hymnbook. |
| HYPOBOLE | • hypobole n. (Rhetoric) A rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument… • HYPOBOLE n. the anticipation and refutal of objections to an argument. |
| LYOPHOBE | • lyophobe n. (Chemistry) a lyophobic substance. • lyophobe adj. (Chemistry) lyophobic. • LYOPHOBE adj. of a colloid, not readily dispersed, also LYOPHOBIC. |
| SHOPBOYS | • shopboys n. Plural of shopboy. • SHOPBOY n. a boy employed in a shop. |