| BEECHDROPS | • beechdrops n. Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees. • BEECHDROPS n. an American plant like a broomrape, parasitic on beech roots. |
| BESCORCHED | • bescorched v. Simple past tense and past participle of bescorch. • BESCORCH v. to scorch thoroughly. |
| BICHLORIDE | • bichloride n. (Chemistry) A dichloride. • BICHLORIDE n. a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group, also DICHLORIDE. |
| BIRCHWOODS | • birchwoods n. Plural of birchwood. • birch␣woods n. Plural of birch wood. • BIRCHWOOD n. the wood of the birch tree. |
| BRACHIOPOD | • brachiopod n. Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells… • BRACHIOPOD n. a bivalve marine invertebrate. |
| BRACHYDOME | • brachydome n. (Crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. • BRACHYDOME n. a dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. |
| BROADCLOTH | • broadcloth n. A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend. • broadcloth n. (Historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard… • BROADCLOTH n. dense twilled wool or worsted fabric. |
| CHAIRBOUND | • chairbound adj. Unable to leave one’s chair, or confined to a wheelchair. • CHAIRBOUND adj. confined to a chair. |
| CHALKBOARD | • chalkboard n. A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard. • chalkboard v. To write or draw on a chalkboard. • CHALKBOARD n. a blackboard. |
| CHALKBROOD | • chalkbrood n. A fungal disease of honey bees that gives the bodies of affected larvae a white and chalky appearance. |
| CHESSBOARD | • chessboard n. (Chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each… • chessboard n. (Topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares. • chess␣board n. Alternative form of chessboard. |
| CHIPBOARDS | • chipboards n. Plural of chipboard. • CHIPBOARD n. reconstructed wood made from compressed chippings. |
| DEBOUCHURE | • debouchure n. The outward opening of a river, valley, or strait. • DEBOUCHURE n. (French) the mouth of a river or strait. |
| MATCHBOARD | • matchboard n. (Carpentry) A type of wooden board that connects with others using a tongue and groove system. • matchboard n. (Sand casting) A thin piece of material (such as wood, plaster, or metal) that forms and aligns the… • MATCHBOARD n. one of a number of boards with a tongue cut along one edge and a groove in the opposite edge, fitted one into the next to make a wall-facing, etc. |
| PATCHBOARD | • patchboard n. A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which… • PATCHBOARD n. a panel with multiple electrical terminals. |
| PUNCHBOARD | • punchboard n. A board, having a number of holes filled with slips of paper, once used as a form of lottery. • PUNCHBOARD n. a practice board used in the martial arts. |