| BOARHOUND | • boarhound n. A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars. • Boarhound n. Synonym of Great Dane. • BOARHOUND n. a dog used to hunt boar. |
| BRUSHWOOD | • brushwood n. Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs. • brushwood n. Small trees and shrubs. • BRUSHWOOD n. loppings and broken branches; underwood or stunted wood. |
| DISHONOUR | • dishonour n. Shame or disgrace. • dishonour n. Lack of honour or integrity. • dishonour n. (Law) Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill… |
| GOREHOUND | • gorehound n. (Colloquial) A person who enjoys gory entertainment. • GOREHOUND n. an enthusiast of gory horror films. |
| GROUNDHOG | • groundhog n. A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America. • groundhog n. (Rare) The aardvark. • ground-hog n. Alternative form of groundhog. |
| HOARHOUND | • hoarhound n. Alternative form of horehound. • HOARHOUND n. a kind of wild flower, also HOREHOUND. |
| HORDEOLUM | • hordeolum n. Stye, sty. An infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid. This is distinguished from a chalazion… • HORDEOLUM n. a small tumor upon the eyelid, resembling a grain of barley. |
| HOREHOUND | • horehound n. Any plant of the genus Marrubium. • horehound n. Any plant of the genus Ballota. • horehound n. A herb, Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family, traditionally used as a cough remedy and to make a type of hard candy. |
| HOWLROUND | • howlround n. (Electronics) A high-pitched squeal produced by feedback when a microphone is too close to its connected speakers. • howl-round n. (Television) feedback (high-pitched howling noise caused by a loop between microphone and speaker). • HOWLROUND n. a condition resulting in a howling noise when recording from a mike, also HOWLBACK. |
| OPHIUROID | • ophiuroid n. An echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea; the brittlestar. • OPHIUROID n. a member of the Ophiura genus of brittle-stars or sand-stars, also OPHIURA, OPHIURAN, OPHIURID. |
| ROADHOUSE | • roadhouse n. (Chiefly US) An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a town or city. • roadhouse n. (Theater) A receiving house. • roadhouse n. (Australia) A truck stop located in a remote area, with basic accommodation facilities. |
| ROCKHOUND | • rockhound n. Alternative spelling of rock hound. • rock␣hound n. (Idiomatic) A person who collects rocks and minerals from the natural environment as a hobby. • ROCKHOUND n. a person interested in rocks and minerals. |
| ROUGHSHOD | • roughshod adj. (Farriery) Of a horse: having hooves shod with horseshoes that have calks or projecting parts to prevent slipping. • roughshod adj. (By extension) Brutal or domineering. • ROUGHSHOD adj. provided with horseshoes with projecting nails to afford extra grip. |
| SOURDOUGH | • sourdough n. A type of bread dough leavened with yeast and lactobacilli that produce acids giving a sour taste. • sourdough n. (Countable, slang) An old-timer, especially in Alaska. • sourdough n. (Countable, Yukon) A permanent resident of the territory. Someone who has lived in the Yukon during all four seasons. |
| UNHONORED | • unhonored adj. Not honored. • UNHONORED adj. not honored, also UNHONOURED. |
| UPHOORDED | • UPHOORD v. (Shakespeare) to hoard up. |
| UROCHORDS | • urochords n. Plural of urochord. • UROCHORD n. a rodlike structure in certain lower vertebrates. |