| BUTTONHOLED | • buttonholed v. Simple past tense and past participle of buttonhole. • BUTTONHOLE v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLD. |
| DOUBLETHINK | • doublethink n. The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as… • DOUBLETHINK n. thought marked by the acceptance of gross contradictions and falsehoods, esp. when used as a technique of self-indoctrination. |
| ENDOCHYLOUS | • ENDOCHYLOUS adj. having internal water-storing cells. |
| ENDOTHELIUM | • endothelium n. (Anatomy) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels… • ENDOTHELIUM n. the layer of cell tissue on the internal surfaces of blood vessels, lymphatics, etc. |
| FUNDHOLDERS | • fundholders n. Plural of fundholder. • FUNDHOLDER n. a person who has money in public funds. |
| HUNDREDFOLD | • hundredfold adj. Multiplied by a hundred. • hundredfold adv. By a factor of one hundred. • hundredfold v. To increase to hundred times as much; to multiply by hundred. |
| OUTLAUNCHED | • outlaunched v. Simple past tense and past participle of outlaunch. • OUTLAUNCH v. to launch forth, also OUTLAUNCE. |
| SHOULDERING | • shouldering v. Present participle of shoulder. • shouldering n. The act of pushing or barging with the shoulder. • shouldering n. (Architecture) The process of bracing a load with a jutting structural member such as a corbel or bracket. |
| SLEUTHHOUND | • sleuthhound n. A working dog who tracks or pursues e.g. a wanted criminal; a bloodhound formerly used in Scotland. • sleuthhound n. (Informal) A detective; a sleuth. • sleuth-hound n. Alternative form of sleuthhound. |
| SOUTHLANDER | • Southlander n. A native of Southland in New Zealand. • SOUTHLANDER n. one who lives in the south. |
| SULPHONATED | • sulphonated v. Simple past tense and past participle of sulphonate. • SULPHONATE v. to convert into sulphonic acid, also SULFONATE. |
| THUNDERBOLT | • thunderbolt n. A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder. • thunderbolt n. (Figuratively) An event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected. • thunderbolt n. Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination. |
| UNABOLISHED | • unabolished adj. Not abolished. • UNABOLISHED adj. not abolished. |
| UNDERCLOTHE | • underclothe v. (Transitive) To dress in insufficient clothing. • UNDERCLOTHE v. to clothe insufficiently. |
| UNHOLSTERED | • unholstered adj. Not in a holster. • UNHOLSTER v. to remove from a holster. |
| UNITHOLDERS | • unitholders n. Plural of unitholder. • UNITHOLDER n. one having a unit of securities in a unit trust. |