| ABOVEGROUND | • aboveground adj. Alternative spelling of above ground. • above-ground adj. Alternative form of aboveground. • above␣ground phr. On or above the surface of the ground. |
| BELOWGROUND | • belowground adj. Beneath the surface of the ground; underground. • below␣ground phr. Alternative form of belowground. • BELOWGROUND adv. underground. |
| BOURGEONING | • bourgeoning v. Present participle of bourgeon. • bourgeoning n. Sprouting or blossoming. • bourgeoning adj. That bourgeons. |
| BOUTONNIERE | • boutonniere n. A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket. • boutonnière n. Alternative spelling of boutonniere. • BOUTONNIERE n. (French) a flower for the buttonhole, etc. |
| 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. |
| COUNTERBLOW | • counterblow n. A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match. • COUNTERBLOW n. a blow in return. |
| COUNTERBOND | • counterbond n. A bond to secure one who has given bond for another. • COUNTERBOND n. a bond to protect a person who has given bond for another from contingent loss. |
| COUNTERBORE | • counterbore n. A cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface. • counterbore n. The tool with which a counterbore is machined. • counterbore v. (Transitive) To create such a cylindrical recess. |
| HOUSEBROKEN | • housebroken adj. Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet… • house-broken adj. Alternative spelling of housebroken. • HOUSEBREAK v. to train a pet not to relieve itself indoors. |
| OMBROGENOUS | • ombrogenous adj. (Of peat or a bog) Dependant on rain. • OMBROGENOUS adj. of plants, able to flourish in wet conditions. |
| OUTREBOUNDS | • outrebounds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrebound. • OUTREBOUND v. to rebound more than. |
| OVERABOUNDS | • overabounds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overabound. • OVERABOUND v. to be exceedingly plenty. |
| OVERBOUNDED | • overbounded v. Simple past tense and past participle of overbound. • OVERBOUND v. to bound excessively. |