| BEHOOVING | • behooving v. Present participle of behoove. • BEHOOVE v. to be fit, right or necessary, also BEHOVE. |
| BOLOGRAPH | • BOLOGRAPH n. a record made by a bolometer, an instrument for measuring radiant energy. |
| BOOHOOING | • boohooing v. Present participle of boohoo. • BOOHOO v. to cry. |
| BOOKLIGHT | • booklight n. A small clip-on light, usually battery-powered, used for reading books in the dark. • BOOKLIGHT n. a light that clips on to a book. |
| BORGHETTO | • borghetto n. An Italian shanty town. • BORGHETTO n. (Italian) a big village. |
| 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. |
| BROOCHING | • brooching v. Present participle of brooch. • BROOCH v. to adorn with a brooch. |
| DOUGHBOYS | • doughboys n. Plural of doughboy. • dough␣boys n. Plural of dough boy. • DOUGHBOY n. a boiled flour dumpling; an American infantryman. |
| GYNOPHOBE | • gynophobe n. One who fears or hates women. • GYNOPHOBE n. a person who hates or fears women. |
| HERBOLOGY | • herbology n. The study of herbs and their medical properties, especially when combined. • HERBOLOGY n. the use or study of herbal medicine. |
| HOBGOBLIN | • hobgoblin n. A small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans. • hobgoblin n. (By extension) A source of dread, fear or apprehension; a bugbear. • HOBGOBLIN n. a mischievous fairy; a frightful apparition. |
| HOTBOXING | • hotboxing v. Present participle of hotbox. • hot␣boxing v. Present participle of hot box. • HOTBOX v. to smoke marijuana in a small confined area until it is full of smoke. |
| OUTBOUGHT | • outbought v. Simple past tense and past participle of outbuy. • OUTBUY v. to surpass in buying. |
| PHOTOBLOG | • photoblog n. A type of blog designed primarily to showcase photographs. • PHOTOBLOG n. a blog in the form of a series of photographs. • PHOTOBLOG v. to keep a photoblog. |
| 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. |
| SCHOOLBAG | • schoolbag n. A satchel used to carry supplies for school; a bookbag. • SCHOOLBAG n. a bag for carrying school books. |