| BIOMOLECULE | • biomolecule n. (Biochemistry) molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA… • BIOMOLECULE n. an organic molecule and esp. a macromolecule (as a protein or nucleic acid) in living organisms. |
| BOURGEOISES | • bourgeoises n. Plural of bourgeoise. • bourgeoises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bourgeois. • BOURGEOISE n. (French) a female bourgeois. |
| BOURGEOISIE | • bourgeoisie n. (Historical) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate. • bourgeoisie n. (Marxism) The capitalist class. • BOURGEOISIE n. (French) the middle classes. |
| BOUTONNIERE | • boutonniere n. A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket. • boutonnière n. Alternative spelling of boutonniere. • BOUTONNIERE n. (French) a flower for the buttonhole, etc. |
| BUBONOCELES | • bubonoceles n. Plural of bubonocele. • BUBONOCELE n. an inguinal hernia; esp. that incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a swelling there like a bubo. |
| CHEQUEBOOKS | • chequebooks n. Plural of chequebook. • cheque␣books n. Plural of cheque book. • CHEQUEBOOK n. a book containing cheques. |
| COLOURBREED | • colourbreed v. Alternative form of colorbreed. • COLOURBREED v. to breed (animals or plants) to be a particular colour, also COLORBREED. |
| COUNTERBORE | • counterbore n. A cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface. • counterbore n. The tool with which a counterbore is machined. • counterbore v. (Transitive) To create such a cylindrical recess. |
| HOUSEBOATER | • houseboater n. One who lives in a houseboat. • HOUSEBOATER n. one who lives on a houseboat. |
| HOUSEBROKEN | • housebroken adj. Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet… • house-broken adj. Alternative spelling of housebroken. • HOUSEBREAK v. to train a pet not to relieve itself indoors. |
| OVERBLOUSES | • overblouses n. Plural of overblouse. • OVERBLOUSE n. a garment worn over a blouse. |
| OVERBOUNDED | • overbounded v. Simple past tense and past participle of overbound. • OVERBOUND v. to bound excessively. |
| TROUBLESOME | • troublesome adj. Causing trouble or anxiety. • TROUBLESOME adj. causing trouble. |