| BOTTLENOSE | • bottlenose n. Bottlenose dolphin. • bottlenose n. Bottlenose whale. • bottlenose n. Bottlenose skate. |
| BOTTOMINGS | • BOTTOMING n. the act of reaching the lowest point before stabilising or improving. |
| BOTTOMLAND | • bottomland n. (Chiefly US) Flat land along a river, lying a few feet above normal high water, often consisting of… • BOTTOMLAND n. (US) alluvial deposits. |
| BOTTOMNESS | • bottomness n. (Physics) A quantum number of quarks and hadrons, determined by the number(s) of bottom quarks &… • BOTTOMNESS n. a property that characterizes quarks and hadrons. |
| BOYCOTTING | • boycotting v. Present participle of boycott. • boycotting n. The act of something being boycotted. • BOYCOTT v. to refuse to have dealings with. |
| BRONTOBYTE | • brontobyte n. (Informal, computing) 1027 or 290 bytes. • BRONTOBYTE n. a very large unit of computer memory. |
| BUTTONHOLD | • BUTTONHOLD v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLE. |
| BUTTONHOLE | • buttonhole n. A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one. • buttonhole n. (Chiefly Britain) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration. • buttonhole n. (Surgery) A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel. |
| BUTTONHOOK | • buttonhook n. (Sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button. • buttonhook n. A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes. • buttonhook n. (American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the… |
| BUTTONWOOD | • buttonwood n. The common name given to at least three species of shrub or tree. • BUTTONWOOD n. the American plane tree, a large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named, also BUTTONBALL. |
| GNOTOBIOTE | • gnotobiote n. Alternative form of gnotobiont. • GNOTOBIOTE n. a germfree animal. |
| OBTENTIONS | • obtentions n. Plural of obtention. • OBTENTION n. the act of obtending. |
| OBTURATION | • obturation n. The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening. • obturation n. (Firearms) The process of a bullet expanding under pressure to fit the bore of the firearm, or a cartridge… • OBTURATION n. an obstruction. |
| STONEBOATS | • stoneboats n. Plural of stoneboat. • STONEBOAT n. (US) a low sledge for carrying rocks or other heavy objects. |
| STROBOTRON | • strobotron n. A cold-cathode tube designed for high-current narrow pulses, used in high-speed photography. • STROBOTRON n. a gas-filled electron tube used esp. as a source of bright flashes of light for a stroboscope. |
| TOMBSTONES | • tombstones n. Plural of tombstone. • TOMBSTONE n. a stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased. |
| TROMBONIST | • trombonist n. A person who plays the trombone. • TROMBONIST n. one who plays the trombone. |
| UNBOTTOMED | • unbottomed adj. (Dated) bottomless. • UNBOTTOMED adj. deprived of a bottom. |