| BETROTHEDS | • betrotheds n. Plural of betrothed. • BETROTHED n. one who is engaged to be married. |
| 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. |
| BROADSHEET | • broadsheet n. A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries… • broadsheet adj. In the format of a broadsheet. • broadsheet adj. Relating to a broadsheet or broadsheets. |
| DEARBOUGHT | • DEARBOUGHT adj. precious. |
| EARTHBOUND | • earthbound adj. Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually. • earthbound adj. (Science fiction) Heading towards Earth. • earthbound adj. (Figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane. |
| HOLDERBATS | • holderbats n. Plural of holderbat. • HOLDERBAT n. a clamp fixed around the sides of a pipe. |
| 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. |
| NORTHBOUND | • northbound adj. Heading or moving in a northerly direction. • northbound adv. Towards the north. • NORTHBOUND adj. heading north. |
| 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. |
| PROHIBITED | • prohibited adj. Forbidden; unallowed. • prohibited v. Simple past tense and past participle of prohibit. • PROHIBIT v. to forbid with authority. |
| RHABDOLITH | • rhabdolith n. A minute calcareous rodlike structure found at both the surface and the bottom of the ocean, supposed… • RHABDOLITH n. a calcareous rod in some Protozoa. |
| SHORTBOARD | • shortboard n. (Surfing) A type of surfboard which is about 6 to 7 feet long (boards are always measured in feet, even… • SHORTBOARD n. a surfboard between six and eight feet in length. |
| SHORTBREAD | • shortbread n. A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter… • SHORTBREAD n. a brittle crumbling biscuit of flour, butter and sugar, also SHORTCAKE. |
| THORNBIRDS | • thornbirds n. Plural of thornbird. • THORNBIRD n. any of several tropical birds of the genus Phacellodomus that construct large globe-shaped nests. |
| THROMBOSED | • thrombosed v. Simple past tense and past participle of thrombose. • THROMBOSE v. to cause thrombosis in. |
| THUNDERBOX | • thunderbox n. (Slang) A chamber pot enclosed in a box; a portable commode. • thunderbox n. (By extension, chiefly Australia, Britain, slang) Any lavatory or toilet, especially a rudimentary outdoor… • thunderbox n. (Theater) A box of metal balls which is shaken to create a thunder sound effect. |
| UNBOTHERED | • unbothered adj. Not bothered, serene. |
| WHITEBOARD | • whiteboard n. A writing board finished with a hard white material, which can be written upon using special non-permanent… • whiteboard n. (By extension, computing) A collaborative tool allowing several users to write and draw on the same shared display. • WHITEBOARD n. a board, used for teaching or presentation purposes, similar to a blackboard but with a white plastic surface for writing on using felt-tipped pens. |