| BLOODHOUND | • bloodhound n. A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This… • bloodhound n. (Figurative) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues. • bloodhound n. (Archaic) A bloodthirsty person. |
| BLOODHOUNDS | • bloodhounds n. Plural of bloodhound. • BLOODHOUND n. a large breed of hound formerly much used in tracking and police work. |
| BONHOMOUS | • bonhomous adj. Good-natured; full of bonhomie. • BONHOMOUS adj. full of bonhomie, good nature; pleasant and easy manner. |
| BOOZEHOUND | • boozehound n. (Informal) alcoholic, drunkard. • BOOZEHOUND n. (colloquial) an alcoholic. |
| BOOZEHOUNDS | • boozehounds n. Plural of boozehound. • BOOZEHOUND n. (colloquial) an alcoholic. |
| BOUSTROPHEDON | • boustrophedon adv. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left… • boustrophedon adj. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines. • boustrophedon adj. (Figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth. |
| BOUSTROPHEDONIC | • boustrophedonic adj. Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing. • BOUSTROPHEDONIC adj. having alternate lines written in opposite directions. |
| BOUSTROPHEDONS | • boustrophedons n. Plural of boustrophedon. • BOUSTROPHEDON n. (Greek) a method of writing in which lines are written alternately in opposite direction, from left to right, and right to left. |
| BUTTONHOOK | • buttonhook n. (Sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button. • buttonhook n. A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes. • buttonhook n. (American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the… |
| BUTTONHOOKED | • buttonhooked v. Simple past tense and past participle of buttonhook. • BUTTONHOOK v. to make a kind of offensive play in American football. |
| BUTTONHOOKING | • buttonhooking v. Present participle of buttonhook. • BUTTONHOOK v. to make a kind of offensive play in American football. |
| BUTTONHOOKS | • buttonhooks n. Plural of buttonhook. • buttonhooks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhook. • BUTTONHOOK n. a hook for drawing small buttons through buttonholes. |
| HOOFBOUND | • hoofbound n. (Dated) Deformative contraction and dryness of the back part of the hoof of a horse. • hoofbound adj. (Dated) Of a horse: exhibiting deformative contraction and dryness of the back part of the hoof. • HOOFBOUND adj. of a horse, having dry contracted hooves, with resultant pain and lameness. |
| NEIGHBOURHOOD | • neighbourhood n. (British spelling) alternative form of neighborhood. • NEIGHBOURHOOD n. a district, locality, esp. with reference to its inhabitants as a community, also NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| NEIGHBOURHOODS | • neighbourhoods n. Plural of neighbourhood. • NEIGHBOURHOOD n. a district, locality, esp. with reference to its inhabitants as a community, also NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| OROBANCHACEOUS | • orobanchaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Orobanchaceae, plants mostly parasitic on the roots of other plants. • OROBANCHACEOUS adj. belonging to the broomrape family. |
| TROUBLESHOOTING | • troubleshooting n. The identification and resolution of problems, especially problems of a technical nature. • troubleshooting v. Present participle of troubleshoot. • TROUBLESHOOT v. to solve problems. |