| AUTOPHOBY | • autophoby n. Archaic form of autophobia. • AUTOPHOBY n. a shrinking from making any reference to oneself. |
| 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. |
| BUMPOLOGY | • bumpology n. (Archaic, derogatory) phrenology. • BUMPOLOGY n. jocularly, the study of bumps on the head, aka phrenology. |
| BUPROPION | • bupropion n. (Pharmacology) An antidepressant drug which is also given to relieve the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. • BUPROPION n. an antidepressant drug used in the treatment of nicotine addiction. |
| CROPBOUND | • cropbound adj. Having the crop (pouch-like part of the alimentary tract) clogged up, as by overfeeding. • CROPBOUND adj. of birds, suffering from impaction of the crop. |
| 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. |
| POLITBURO | • politburo n. The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other… • politburo n. (By extension, sometimes derogatory) A senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other… • Politburo prop.n. Any of various politburos, especially that of the Soviet Union or that of the People’s Republic of China. |
| POTATOBUG | • potato␣bug n. The Jerusalem cricket, various insects of the genus Stenopelmatus. • potato␣bug n. The woodlouse, various terrestrial crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea. • potato␣bug n. Any of various insects that feed on or harm potato plants. |
| POURBOIRE | • pourboire n. A tip (extra money given to e.g. a waiter in appreciation of service), especially in French contexts. • pourboire n. A bribe. • POURBOIRE n. (French) a tip, gratuity. |
| PROLABOUR | • PROLABOUR adj. favouring an organized labour movement, also PROLABOR. |
| PUREBLOOD | • pureblood n. A person or animal of unmixed ancestry. • PUREBLOOD n. a horse etc. of unmixed race. |
| TURBOPROP | • turboprop n. (Aeronautics) A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from… • turboprop n. (Aviation) An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine. • TURBOPROP n. a jet engine in which the turbine is coupled to a propeller. |