| BLOCKHOLE | • blockhole n. (Cricket) A small depression in the pitch caused by batsmen tapping their bats on the point where they… • blockhole n. (By extension) The approximate place where the toe of the bat touches the pitch when a batsman is taking guard. • BLOCKHOLE n. the place where a batsman rests his bat. |
| BLOODSHED | • bloodshed n. (Literally) The shedding or spilling of blood. • bloodshed n. A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale. • bloodshed n. (Obsolete) The shedding of one’s own blood; specifically, the death of Christ. |
| BLOWHOLES | • blowholes n. Plural of blowhole. • blowholes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowhole. • BLOWHOLE n. a hole for breathing through; the nostril of a whale etc. |
| BOLTHOLES | • boltholes n. Plural of bolthole. • bolt-holes n. Plural of bolt-hole. • BOLTHOLE n. a place or way of escape. |
| BOOKSHELF | • bookshelf n. A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference. • BOOKSHELF n. a shelf for books. |
| BOREHOLES | • boreholes n. Plural of borehole. • BOREHOLE n. a hole made in the earth's crust. |
| HALOPHOBE | • halophobe n. (Biology) Any halophobic organism. • HALOPHOBE n. a plant that cannot survive in salty soil. |
| HERBOLOGY | • herbology n. The study of herbs and their medical properties, especially when combined. • HERBOLOGY n. the use or study of herbal medicine. |
| HONORABLE | • honorable adj. Worthy of respect; respectable. • honorable adj. (Politics) A courtesy title, given in Britain and the Commonwealth to a cabinet minister, minister of… • honorable n. A politician or other person who bears the title of "honorable". |
| HYPOBOLES | • hypoboles n. Plural of hypobole. • HYPOBOLE n. the anticipation and refutal of objections to an argument. |
| JOBHOLDER | • jobholder n. (US) Someone who is employed in a regular job. • JOBHOLDER n. one who has a job. |
| REBLOCHON | • reblochon n. A soft French cow’s-milk cheese from the Alpine region of Savoie. • Reblochon n. Alternative form of reblochon. • REBLOCHON n. a delicately-flavoured soft cheese, made chiefly in the Savoie region of France. |
| SHOOTABLE | • shootable adj. Able to be shot. • SHOOTABLE adj. that can be shot. |
| THOLOBATE | • tholobate n. (Architecture) The substructure on which a dome or cupola rests. • THOLOBATE n. the substructure of a dome or cupola. |