| ASTROPHOBIA | • astrophobia n. A fear of stars and celestial space. • ASTROPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of thunder and lightning, also ASTRAPHOBIA, ASTRAPOPHOBIA. |
| ASTROPHOBIC | • ASTROPHOBIC adj. suffering from astrophobia, a morbid fear of thunder and lightning, also ASTRAPHOBIC. |
| BLOWTORCHES | • blowtorches n. Plural of blowtorch. • blowtorches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch. • blow␣torches n. Plural of blow torch. |
| BROADCLOTHS | • broadcloths n. Plural of broadcloth. • BROADCLOTH n. dense twilled wool or worsted fabric. |
| BUMBERSHOOT | • bumbershoot n. (Slang, humorous, US) An umbrella. • BUMBERSHOOT n. (US slang) umbrella. |
| HOUSEBOATER | • houseboater n. One who lives in a houseboat. • HOUSEBOATER n. one who lives on a houseboat. |
| OUTHARBOURS | • outharbours n. Plural of outharbour. |
| PROHIBITORS | • prohibitors n. Plural of prohibitor. • PROHIBITOR n. one who prohibits, also PROHIBITER. |
| SHORTBOARDS | • shortboards n. Plural of shortboard. • SHORTBOARD n. a surfboard between six and eight feet in length. |
| SHOWBOATERS | • showboaters n. Plural of showboater. • SHOWBOATER n. one who behaves in an ostentatious manner to show off. |
| SMOOTHBORED | • smoothbored adj. (Firearms) Synonym of smoothbore. • SMOOTHBORED adj. of a gun, having a smooth bore, not rifled. |
| SMOOTHBORES | • smoothbores n. Plural of smoothbore. • SMOOTHBORE n. a gun with a smooth bore. |
| THROMBOGENS | • THROMBOGEN n. a protein present in blood that is essential for the formation of thrombin. |
| THROMBOSING | • thrombosing v. Present participle of thrombose. • THROMBOSE v. to cause thrombosis in. |
| TROPHOBLAST | • trophoblast n. (Cytology) The membrane of cells that forms the wall of a blastocyst during early pregnancy, providing… • TROPHOBLAST n. the outermost layer of cells in the morula that attaches the fertilized ovum to the uterine wall and acts as a nutritive pathway. |
| TROUBLESHOT | • troubleshot v. Simple past tense and past participle of troubleshoot. • TROUBLESHOOT v. to solve problems. |
| WITCHBROOMS | • WITCHBROOM n. a dense abnormal growth of shoots on a tree or other woody plant, usually caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Taphrina. |