| BIOECOLOGY | • bioecology n. The specifically biological aspects of ecology. • BIOECOLOGY n. the study of interaction of life in the environment. |
| BLOODSTONE | • bloodstone n. A green chalcedony that has been sprinkled with red spots (which resemble blood, hence the name). • bloodstone n. Hematite. • BLOODSTONE n. a green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots resembling blood. |
| BOOGALOOED | • boogalooed v. Simple past tense and past participle of boogaloo. • BOOGALOO v. to dance the boogaloo. |
| BOOKMOBILE | • bookmobile n. A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library’s collection. • BOOKMOBILE n. (US) a truck that serves as a travelling library. |
| BOONDOGGLE | • boondoggle n. (Especially Scouting) A braided ring to hold a neckerchief. • boondoggle n. (North American, figuratively) A waste of time and/or money; a pointless activity. • boondoggle v. (Intransitive) To waste time on a pointless activity. |
| BOOTLOADER | • bootloader n. Alternative spelling of boot loader. • boot␣loader n. (Computing) A small program that initiates the bootstrap process by loading the operating system proper. • BOOTLOADER n. a system program that takes a program close in form to machine code and loads it into memory. |
| ELBOWROOMS | • ELBOWROOM n. room to extend the elbows on each side; ample room for motion or action. |
| EXOBIOLOGY | • exobiology n. (Biology, science fiction) The branch of biology dealing with lifeforms originating a different planet. • EXOBIOLOGY n. the study of extraterrestrial life. |
| FLOORDROBE | • floordrobe n. (Humorous) Clothing strewn on the floor. • FLOORDROBE n. a pile of clothes left on the floor of a room. |
| LOBOTOMIES | • lobotomies n. Plural of lobotomy. • LOBOTOMY n. a type of surgical operation. |
| LOBOTOMISE | • lobotomise v. Alternative form of lobotomize. • LOBOTOMISE v. to carry out a lobotomy, also LOBOTOMIZE. |
| LOBOTOMIZE | • lobotomize v. (Transitive) To perform a lobotomy upon. • lobotomize v. (Transitive, figurative) To remove the vitality or intelligence from. • LOBOTOMIZE v. to carry out a lobotomy, also LOBOTOMISE. |
| LOCOMOBILE | • Locomobile n. (Historical) A steam-powered automobile. • LOCOMOBILE n. an early automobile. |
| LOOSEBOXES | • looseboxes n. Plural of loosebox. • loose-boxes n. Plural of loose-box. • loose␣boxes n. Plural of loose box. |
| OBSOLETION | • obsoletion n. Obsolescence. • OBSOLETION n. obsolescence. |
| OUTBLOOMED | • outbloomed v. Simple past tense and past participle of outbloom. • OUTBLOOM v. to surpass in blooming. |
| PORTOBELLO | • portobello n. The large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). • Portobello prop.n. An area in Birtley, Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2755). • Portobello prop.n. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9597). |