| ROOTBOUND | • rootbound adj. (Of a potted plant) Having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled. • root-bound adj. Alternative form of rootbound. • ROOTBOUND adj. rooted to the ground; potbound. |
| MOUTHBROODER | • mouthbrooder n. (Zoology) Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its… • MOUTHBROODER n. a cichlid fish that carries its young in its mouth for protection, also MOUTHBREEDER. |
| OBSTROPALOUS | • obstropalous adj. Alternative form of obstropulous. • OBSTROPALOUS adj. (colloquial) noisy, unruly, also OBSTREPEROUS, OBSTROPULOUS. |
| OBSTROPULOUS | • obstropulous adj. (UK, obsolete, slang) Synonym of obstreperous. • OBSTROPULOUS adj. (colloquial) noisy, unruly, also OBSTREPEROUS, OBSTROPALOUS. |
| TROUBLESHOOT | • troubleshoot v. (Transitive, intransitive) To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining… • TROUBLESHOOT v. to solve problems. |
| 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. |
| MOUTHBROODERS | • mouthbrooders n. Plural of mouthbrooder. • MOUTHBROODER n. a cichlid fish that carries its young in its mouth for protection, also MOUTHBREEDER. |
| POSTBOURGEOIS | • postbourgeois adj. (In Marxist philosophy) Relating to a period of society following the decline of the bourgeoisie. • POSTBOURGEOIS adj. belonging to a period of society after the bourgeoisie. |
| TROUBLESHOOTS | • troubleshoots v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of troubleshoot. • TROUBLESHOOT v. to solve problems. |
| 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. |
| NEUROBIOLOGIST | • neurobiologist n. (Biology) A specialist in neurobiology. • NEUROBIOLOGIST n. one who studies neurobiology. |
| TROUBLESHOOTER | • troubleshooter n. A person skilled at locating the causes of problems and rectifying them. • troubleshooter n. (Computing) A software program or routine that attempts to diagnose a problem with the system. • TROUBLESHOOTER n. a skilled worker employed to locate trouble and make repairs in machinery and technical equipment. |
| UNCORROBORATED | • uncorroborated adj. Not corroborated. • UNCORROBORATED adj. not corroborated. |
| BOUSTROPHEDONIC | • boustrophedonic adj. Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing. • BOUSTROPHEDONIC adj. having alternate lines written in opposite directions. |
| NEUROBIOLOGISTS | • neurobiologists n. Plural of neurobiologist. • NEUROBIOLOGIST n. one who studies neurobiology. |
| NONCONTRIBUTORY | • noncontributory adj. Describing a pension plan in which the members do not provide their own direct contributions (that is… • noncontributory adj. Not being a contributing factor (to a decision, analysis, or situation), such as not contributing to… • NONCONTRIBUTORY adj. not contributory. |
| ROUNDABOUTATION | • ROUNDABOUTATION n. going round and round. |
| TROUBLESHOOTERS | • troubleshooters n. Plural of troubleshooter. • TROUBLESHOOTER n. a skilled worker employed to locate trouble and make repairs in machinery and technical equipment. |
| 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. |