| AUTOPHOBIES | • AUTOPHOBY n. a shrinking from making any reference to oneself. |
| 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… |
| BROUGHTASES | • BROUGHTAS n. a small portion added to a purchase of food by a vendor to encourage the person to return, also BRAATA, BRAATAS, BROUGHTA. |
| BRUSHSTROKE | • brushstroke n. The stroke of a brush, as in painting. • BRUSHSTROKE n. a stroke with a brush. |
| BUMBERSHOOT | • bumbershoot n. (Slang, humorous, US) An umbrella. • BUMBERSHOOT n. (US slang) umbrella. |
| BURTHENSOME | • burthensome adj. Obsolete spelling of burdensome. • BURTHENSOME adj. heavy, oppressive, also BURDENOUS, BURDENSOME. |
| BUTTERHORNS | • butterhorns n. Plural of butterhorn. |
| 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. |
| EMBOTHRIUMS | • EMBOTHRIUM n. an evergreen shrub native to South America, widely cultivated as an ornamental for its scarlet flowers. |
| ETHAMBUTOLS | • ETHAMBUTOL n. a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis. |
| HOUSEBOATER | • houseboater n. One who lives in a houseboat. • HOUSEBOATER n. one who lives on a houseboat. |
| OUTBREATHES | • outbreathes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbreathe. • OUTBREATHE v. to breathe forth. |
| SOUBRETTISH | • soubrettish adj. Like a soubrette; cheeky and mischievous. • SOUBRETTISH adj. like a soubrette, pert, flirtatious. |
| THEREABOUTS | • thereabouts adv. Synonym of thereabout… • thereabouts n. (Possibly erroneous) Location; whereabouts. • THEREABOUTS adv. about or near that place, also THEREABOUT. |
| THORNBUSHES | • thornbushes n. Plural of thornbush. • THORNBUSH n. a bush bearing thorns. |
| 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. |
| WHEREABOUTS | • whereabouts adv. In, at or near what location. • whereabouts n. (With a possessive) Location; where something is situated. • whereabouts n. (Sports) Information about an elite athlete’s future whereabouts, supplied to anti-doping authorities… |