| 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. |
| BLOODROOTS | • bloodroots n. Plural of bloodroot. • BLOODROOT n. a plant with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring, aka puccoon, redroot. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BLOODWORTS | • bloodworts n. Plural of bloodwort. • BLOODWORT n. a plant with a red dye in the roots. |
| 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. |
| COLOBOMATA | • colobomata n. Plural of coloboma. • COLOBOMA n. a lesion of the eye. |
| 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. |
| OBSOLETION | • obsoletion n. Obsolescence. • OBSOLETION n. obsolescence. |
| OBVOLUTION | • OBVOLUTION n. the state of being obvolute, having a margin that alternately overlaps and is overlapped by that of an opposing leaf. |
| OUTBLOOMED | • outbloomed v. Simple past tense and past participle of outbloom. • OUTBLOOM v. to surpass in blooming. |
| PHOTOBLOGS | • photoblogs n. Plural of photoblog. • PHOTOBLOG v. to keep a photoblog. |
| 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). |
| TOLLBOOTHS | • tollbooths n. Plural of tollbooth. • toll␣booths n. Plural of toll booth. • TOLLBOOTH n. (Scots) a town hall, a prison, also TOLBOOTH. |