| BALDICOOTS | • baldicoots n. Plural of baldicoot. • BALDICOOT n. the coot, from its white frontal shield. |
| BILOCATION | • bilocation n. (Forteana) The ability to be, or fact of being, in two places at once. • BILOCATION n. the ability to be in two places at once. |
| BIOCONTROL | • biocontrol n. (Biology) The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens. • biocontrol v. To exercise such control. • BIOCONTROL n. pest control by biological means e.g. cane toads. |
| BLASTOCOEL | • blastocoel n. The fluid-filled cavity in a blastula. • BLASTOCOEL n. the cavity inside a blastula, also BLASTOCOELE. |
| BLOODSTOCK | • bloodstock n. (Uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses. • bloodstock n. (Countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal. • BLOODSTOCK n. horses of thoroughbred breeding. |
| BOLECTIONS | • bolections n. Plural of bolection. • BOLECTION n. a moulding around a panel, projecting beyond the surface of the framing, also BALECTION, BILECTION. |
| BOLOMETRIC | • bolometric adj. Of or pertaining to bolometry. • bolometric adj. As measured using a bolometer. • BOLOMETRIC adj. relating to bolometry, measurement of radiant energy. |
| BOOTBLACKS | • bootblacks n. Plural of bootblack. • boot-blacks n. Plural of boot-black. • BOOTBLACK n. a person whose job is to clean and polish shoes. |
| BOOTLICKED | • bootlicked v. Simple past tense and past participle of bootlick. • BOOTLICK v. to toady. |
| BOOTLICKER | • bootlicker n. (Derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady. • bootlicker n. (By extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism. • BOOTLICKER n. a toady. |
| 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. |
| CLOTHBOUND | • clothbound adj. (Publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather. • CLOTHBOUND adj. bound with cloth e.g. of a book. |
| CLUBFOOTED | • clubfooted adj. Having a clubfoot. • club-footed adj. Possessing or characteristic of a clubfoot. • CLUBFOOTED adj. having a clubfoot. |
| COCKLEBOAT | • cockleboat n. Alternative form of cockboat. • COCKLEBOAT n. a small boat, esp. one used on rivers, also COCKBOAT. |
| COLOBOMATA | • colobomata n. Plural of coloboma. • COLOBOMA n. a lesion of the eye. |
| CONGLOBATE | • conglobate adj. Shaped like or formed into a ball. • conglobate v. (Transitive) To form into a globe or ball. • CONGLOBATE v. to gather in a globe. |
| HALOBIOTIC | • halobiotic adj. (Ecology) That lives in the sea or salt water. • HALOBIOTIC adj. living in the sea, also HALOBIONTIC. |
| TUBICOLOUS | • tubicolous adj. (Zoology) Inhabiting a tube. • TUBICOLOUS adj. inhabiting a tube, also TUBICOLAR. |