| BLUETHROATS | • bluethroats n. Plural of bluethroat. • BLUETHROAT n. a singing bird of northern Europe and Asia, related to the nightingales. |
| BOTTLEBRUSH | • bottlebrush n. A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles. • bottlebrush n. Any of various trees or shrubs of the myrtle family, especially of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca… • bottlebrush n. An uncommon cave formation resulting from a rise in water level such that a stalactite becomes immersed… |
| BREECHCLOUT | • breechclout n. (Dated) A breechcloth or loincloth. • BREECHCLOUT n. a loincloth. |
| BUTTONHOLDS | • BUTTONHOLD v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLE. |
| BUTTONHOLED | • buttonholed v. Simple past tense and past participle of buttonhole. • BUTTONHOLE v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLD. |
| BUTTONHOLER | • buttonholer n. One who detains somebody in conversation against their will. • buttonholer n. An attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions… • BUTTONHOLER n. a person or sewing-machine attachment that makes buttonholes. |
| BUTTONHOLES | • buttonholes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhole. • button-holes n. Plural of button-hole. • button␣holes n. Plural of button hole. |
| CRUMBCLOTHS | • crumbcloths n. Plural of crumbcloth. • CRUMBCLOTH n. a cloth laid under a table to keep crumbs from the carpet. |
| DOUBLETHINK | • doublethink n. The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as… • DOUBLETHINK n. thought marked by the acceptance of gross contradictions and falsehoods, esp. when used as a technique of self-indoctrination. |
| ETHAMBUTOLS | • ETHAMBUTOL n. a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis. |
| LUCKENBOOTH | • LUCKENBOOTH n. (Scots) a shop or booth esp. in 18th century Edinburgh. |
| OUTBLUSHING | • outblushing v. Present participle of outblush. • OUTBLUSH v. to surpass in blushing. |
| RETOUCHABLE | • retouchable adj. Capable of being retouched. • RETOUCHABLE adj. that can be retouched. |
| TCHOUKBALLS | • TCHOUKBALL n. a ball game involving a ball thrown against a highly sprung net. |
| THUNDERBOLT | • thunderbolt n. A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder. • thunderbolt n. (Figuratively) An event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected. • thunderbolt n. Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination. |
| TROUBLESHOT | • troubleshot v. Simple past tense and past participle of troubleshoot. • TROUBLESHOOT v. to solve problems. |
| TUMBLEHOMES | • tumblehomes n. Plural of tumblehome. • TUMBLEHOME n. the inward curvature of the upper parts of the sides of a vessel at or near the stern. |
| UNBROTHERLY | • unbrotherly adj. Not brotherly; not befitting a brother. • UNBROTHERLY adj. not brotherly. |
| UNTOUCHABLE | • untouchable adj. Not able to be touched. • untouchable adj. Not able to be defeated or bested. • untouchable n. A criminal who is so well-connected that they cannot be harmed. |
| WHIRLABOUTS | • whirlabouts n. Plural of whirlabout. • WHIRLABOUT n. anything that whirls around; a whirligig. |