| BUTTONHOLD | • BUTTONHOLD v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLE. |
| BUTTONHOLE | • buttonhole n. A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one. • buttonhole n. (Chiefly Britain) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration. • buttonhole n. (Surgery) A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel. |
| ETHOLOGIST | • ethologist n. A person who studies ethology. • ETHOLOGIST n. one who studies or writes upon ethology. |
| FOOTCLOTHS | • footcloths n. Plural of footcloth. • FOOTCLOTH n. a housing or caparison for a horse. |
| FOOTLIGHTS | • footlights n. Plural of footlight. • foot-lights n. Plural of foot-light. • FOOTLIGHT n. one of a row of lights along the front of a theatre stage. |
| FRITHSTOOL | • frithstool n. (Historical) An Anglo-Saxon stone seat, placed near the altar of a church, which afforded protection… • frith␣stool n. Alternative form of frithstool. • FRITHSTOOL n. a seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary. |
| LITHOTOMES | • lithotomes n. Plural of lithotome. • LITHOTOME n. a stone so formed by nature as to appear as if cut by art. |
| LITHOTOMIC | • lithotomic adj. Relating to, or performed by, lithotomy. • LITHOTOMIC adj. relating to lithotomy, the surgical removal of stones from bodily organs, also LITHOTOMICAL. |
| LOGOTHETES | • logothetes n. Plural of logothete. • LOGOTHETE n. (historical) a chancellor, esp. in the Byzantine emperor. |
| MORTCLOTHS | • mortcloths n. Plural of mortcloth. • mort␣cloths n. Plural of mort cloth. • MORTCLOTH n. a pall. |
| PHOTOLITHO | • PHOTOLITHO n. (short for) a photolithograph. |
| PHOTOLYTIC | • photolytic adj. Of, or relating to photolysis. • PHOTOLYTIC adj. relating to photolysis. |
| TELEPHOTOS | • telephotos n. Plural of telephoto. • telephotos v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of telephoto. • TELEPHOTO n. a photo taken through a long-distance lens. |
| THEODOLITE | • theodolite n. A surveying instrument, consisting of a small mounted telescope, used to measure horizontal and vertical angles. • THEODOLITE n. a surveying instrument for measuring angles. |
| THEOLOGATE | • theologate n. The course of study for Roman Catholic priests. • THEOLOGATE n. a seminary for RC priests. |
| THEOLOGIST | • theologist n. A theologian; one who is skilled in, professes or practices that which relates or pertains to God. • THEOLOGIST n. a theologian. |
| THOLOBATES | • tholobates n. Plural of tholobate. • THOLOBATE n. the substructure of a dome or cupola. |
| TOLLBOOTHS | • tollbooths n. Plural of tollbooth. • toll␣booths n. Plural of toll booth. • TOLLBOOTH n. (Scots) a town hall, a prison, also TOLBOOTH. |
| TOOLCHESTS | • toolchests n. Plural of toolchest. • tool␣chests n. Plural of tool chest. • TOOLCHEST n. a chest for holding tools. |
| TOOTHSHELL | • toothshell n. Alternative form of tooth shell. • tooth␣shell n. Any of various molluscs, of the class Scaphopoda, that have curved, tapering shells and a spade-like foot. • TOOTHSHELL n. any species of Dentalium and allied genera having a tooth-shaped shell. |