| BOARDINGHOUSE | • boardinghouse n. Alternative spelling of boarding house. • boarding␣house n. A private house in which paying residents are provided with accommodation and meals. • boarding␣house n. A boarding school building where boarders live during term time. |
| BOUSTROPHEDON | • boustrophedon adv. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left… • boustrophedon adj. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines. • boustrophedon adj. (Figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth. |
| CHEQUERBOARDS | • chequerboards n. Plural of chequerboard. • CHEQUERBOARD n. a board for playing chequers. |
| COACHBUILDERS | • coachbuilders n. Plural of coachbuilder. • COACHBUILDER n. a craftsman who builds the bodies of cars, lorries, railway carriages, etc. |
| DISBURTHENING | • disburthening v. Present participle of disburthen. • DISBURTHEN v. to get rid of a burden, also DISBURDEN. |
| DISHONOURABLE | • dishonourable adj. Alternative spelling of dishonorable. • DISHONOURABLE adj. not honourable, also DISHONORABLE. |
| DISHONOURABLY | • dishonourably adv. (Britain) Alternative spelling of dishonorably. • DISHONOURABLE adv. not honourable, also DISHONORABLE. |
| DOUBLEHEADERS | • doubleheaders n. Plural of doubleheader. • double-headers n. Plural of double-header. • DOUBLEHEADER n. two games, contests or events held consecutively on the same program. |
| DRAUGHTBOARDS | • draughtboards n. Plural of draughtboard. • DRAUGHTBOARD n. a board for the playing of draughts. |
| MOUTHBREEDERS | • mouthbreeders n. Plural of mouthbreeder (synonym of mouthbrooders). • MOUTHBREEDER n. a fish that carries eggs and young in its mouth, also MOUTHBROODER. |
| MOUTHBROODERS | • mouthbrooders n. Plural of mouthbrooder. • MOUTHBROODER n. a cichlid fish that carries its young in its mouth for protection, also MOUTHBREEDER. |
| RHABDOVIRUSES | • rhabdoviruses n. Plural of rhabdovirus. • RHABDOVIRUS n. a class of virus that includes rabies. |
| SCRATCHBUILDS | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
| SHUFFLEBOARDS | • shuffleboards n. Plural of shuffleboard. • SHUFFLEBOARD n. an old game in which a coin or other disc was driven along a table by the hand, also SHOVELBOARD. |
| SUBARACHNOIDS | • SUBARACHNOID n. the space situated under the arachnoid membrane. |
| SUBEDITORSHIP | • subeditorship n. The rank or position of subeditor. • SUBEDITORSHIP n. the office of subeditor. |
| THIRDBOROUGHS | • thirdboroughs n. Plural of thirdborough. • THIRDBOROUGH n. (historical) an under-constable. |
| THOROUGHBREDS | • thoroughbreds n. Plural of thoroughbred. • Thoroughbreds n. Plural of Thoroughbred. • THOROUGHBRED n. a horse so bred. |
| UNDERBRUSHING | • underbrushing v. Present participle of underbrush. • UNDERBRUSH v. to clear of underbrush. |