| BLOODROOT | • bloodroot n. A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap and… • BLOODROOT n. a plant with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring, aka puccoon, redroot. |
| BLOODWORM | • bloodworm n. Alternative spelling of blood worm. • blood␣worm n. The larva of a chironomid midge in the (family Chironomidae). • blood␣worm n. Any polychete worm in the genus Glycera. |
| BLOODWORT | • bloodwort n. Any of various plants with red roots or leaves. • bloodwort n. Any of various plants used or formerly used to staunch bleeding. • BLOODWORT n. a plant with a red dye in the roots. |
| BOARDROOM | • boardroom n. The room where a group of people (especially the board of a company or organization) conducts its meetings. • boardroom n. (Figuratively) Corporations or corporate management considered as a section of society. • board-room n. Alternative spelling of boardroom. |
| BROADLOOM | • broadloom n. A wide loom. • broadloom n. A carpet woven on a wide loom. • broadloom adj. Woven on a wide loom, and so needing fewer seams. |
| DOORKNOBS | • doorknobs n. Plural of doorknob. • door␣knobs n. Plural of door knob. • DOORKNOB n. a handle for opening a door. |
| DOORNBOOM | • DOORNBOOM n. (South African) a kind of acacia tree. |
| FOODBORNE | • foodborne adj. Transmitted through food. • food-borne adj. Alternative spelling of foodborne. • FOODBORNE adj. of illness, caused by food contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms or toxic substances. |
| FOOTBOARD | • footboard n. An upright board across the foot of a bedstead. • footboard n. A board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet, such as that found in a carriage. • footboard n. A place to stand on a scooter or skateboard. |
| FOULBROOD | • foulbrood n. A bacterial disease of bees. • FOULBROOD n. a bacterial disease of bee larvae. |
| ROOTBOUND | • rootbound adj. (Of a potted plant) Having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled. • root-bound adj. Alternative form of rootbound. • ROOTBOUND adj. rooted to the ground; potbound. |
| WOODBORER | • woodborer n. Any woodboring insect. • WOODBORER n. any of various beetles the larvae of which bore into and damage wood. |
| WORDBOOKS | • wordbooks n. Plural of wordbook. • WORDBOOK n. a dictionary. |