| BLOODLETTERS | • bloodletters n. Plural of bloodletter. • BLOODLETTER n. one who lets blood. |
| BLOODLETTING | • bloodletting n. (Historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to… • bloodletting n. (By extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect. • bloodletting n. A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence. |
| BLOODTHIRSTY | • bloodthirsty adj. Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous. • bloodthirsty adj. Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent. • bloodthirsty adj. (Humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood. |
| BUTTONMOULDS | • buttonmoulds n. Plural of buttonmould. • BUTTONMOULD n. the small core of plastic, wood, or metal that is the base for buttons covered with fabric, leather, etc. |
| DELTIOLOGIST | • deltiologist n. A collector of picture postcards. • DELTIOLOGIST n. a collector of picture postcards. |
| DEONTOLOGIST | • deontologist n. (Ethics) A philosopher or other thinker who advocates or employs a deontological approach to ethics. • DEONTOLOGIST n. a student of deontology. |
| DISTORTIONAL | • distortional adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, distortion. • DISTORTIONAL adj. relating to distortion. |
| GLOBETROTTED | • globetrotted v. Simple past tense and past participle of globetrot. • GLOBETROT v. to travel the world. |
| GUTTERBLOODS | • gutterbloods n. Plural of gutterblood. • GUTTERBLOOD n. (Scots) a lowborn person. |
| ODONTOBLASTS | • odontoblasts n. Plural of odontoblast. • ODONTOBLAST n. a tooth cell in the surface of dental pulp that produces dentine. |
| ODONTOLOGIST | • odontologist n. One who studies teeth. • ODONTOLOGIST n. a student of odontology. |
| OUTPOPULATED | • outpopulated v. Simple past tense and past participle of outpopulate. • OUTPOPULATE v. to surpass in population. |
| POSTDOCTORAL | • postdoctoral adj. After receiving a doctorate; especially of academic research or study beyond the level of a doctoral degree. • postdoctoral n. Synonym of postdoc. • POSTDOCTORAL n. a degree beyond the doctoral level. |
| PROGLOTTIDES | • proglottides n. Plural of proglottis. • PROGLOTTID n. a segment of a tapeworm, also PROGLOTTIS. |
| TAUTOLOGISED | • tautologised v. Simple past tense and past participle of tautologise. • TAUTOLOGISE v. to use tautology, also TAUTOLOGIZE. |
| TAUTOLOGIZED | • tautologized v. Simple past tense and past participle of tautologize. • TAUTOLOGIZE v. to use tautology, also TAUTOLOGISE. |
| THROTTLEHOLD | • throttlehold n. A stranglehold. • THROTTLEHOLD n. a vicious, strangling, or stultifying control. |
| TROGLODYTISM | • troglodytism n. The practice of living in caves or cavelike environments. • troglodytism n. (Derogatory) The state or quality of being considered coarse, ignorant, uncultured, or unprogressive. • TROGLODYTISM n. the practice of living in caves. |