| ABOVEGROUND | • aboveground adj. Alternative spelling of above ground. • above-ground adj. Alternative form of aboveground. • above␣ground phr. On or above the surface of the ground. |
| BELOWGROUND | • belowground adj. Beneath the surface of the ground; underground. • below␣ground phr. Alternative form of belowground. • BELOWGROUND adv. underground. |
| BORBORYGMUS | • borborygmus n. A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines. • borborygmus n. (Figurative) Something resembling borborygmus. • BORBORYGMUS n. (Greek) a rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines. |
| 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. |
| BOURGEONING | • bourgeoning v. Present participle of bourgeon. • bourgeoning n. Sprouting or blossoming. • bourgeoning adj. That bourgeons. |
| BOURGUIGNON | • bourguignon n. Beef bourguignon, or a similar dish replacing beef with some other ingredient. • Bourguignon prop.n. The Romance Burgundian language or dialect. • BOURGUIGNON n. (French) a meat dish stewed with onions, mushrooms and Burgundy wine, also BOURGUIGNONNE. |
| FARBOROUGHS | • FARBOROUGH n. (Shakespeare) a mispronunciation of thirdborough, also THARBOROUGH. |
| GUTTERBLOOD | • gutterblood n. (Derogatory, archaic) A person of low pedigree; one of the common rabble. • GUTTERBLOOD n. (Scots) a lowborn person. |
| HEADBOROUGH | • headborough n. (Historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing. • headborough n. (Historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: a peace officer or underconstable. • HEADBOROUGH n. (historical) the head of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary; a petty constable. |
| OBJURGATION | • objurgation n. (Uncommon) A strong rebuke or scolding. • OBJURGATION n. a rebuke, a scolding. |
| OBJURGATORS | • objurgators n. Plural of objurgator. • OBJURGATOR n. one who objurgates. |
| OBJURGATORY | • objurgatory adj. Strongly rebuking or scolding. • OBJURGATORY adj. chiding, scolding, also OBJURGATIVE. |
| OMBROGENOUS | • ombrogenous adj. (Of peat or a bog) Dependant on rain. • OMBROGENOUS adj. of plants, able to flourish in wet conditions. |
| SUBROGATION | • subrogation n. (Law) Substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties. • SUBROGATION n. the act of subrogating, also SURROGATION. |
| THARBOROUGH | • THARBOROUGH n. (Shakespeare) a mispronunciation of thirdborough, also FARBOROUGH. |
| YARBOROUGHS | • yarboroughs n. Plural of yarborough. • Yarboroughs prop.n. Plural of Yarborough. • Yarboroughs n. Plural of Yarborough. |