| BUTTONBUSHES | • buttonbushes n. Plural of buttonbush. • BUTTONBUSH n. a North American shrub of the madder family with globular flower heads. |
| COUNTERPUNCH | • counterpunch n. A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match. • counterpunch n. (Printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative… • counterpunch v. (Boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent’s momentary defensive weakness caused by… |
| DOUGHNUTLIKE | • doughnutlike adj. Resembling a doughnut. • DOUGHNUTLIKE adj. like a doughnut. |
| DOUGHNUTTING | • doughnutting n. (UK) A method of fare evasion by buying tickets only covering the beginning and the end of a journey. • DOUGHNUTTING n. the act of surrounding a speaker to give the impression of a packed house. |
| HEBETUDINOUS | • hebetudinous adj. Displaying mental lethargy or dullness. • HEBETUDINOUS adj. dull or lethargic, esp. relating to the mind. |
| OUTHUMOURING | • outhumouring v. Present participle of outhumour. • OUTHUMOUR v. to surpass in humoring, also OUTHUMOR. |
| OUTLAUNCHING | • outlaunching v. Present participle of outlaunch. • OUTLAUNCH v. to launch forth, also OUTLAUNCE. |
| OUTTHRUSTING | • outthrusting v. Present participle of outthrust. • OUTTHRUST v. to extend outwards. |
| SLEUTHHOUNDS | • sleuthhounds n. Plural of sleuthhound. • sleuth-hounds n. Plural of sleuth-hound. • SLEUTHHOUND n. a bloodhound; (colloquial) a detective. |
| SULPHURATION | • sulphuration n. Alternative form of sulfuration. • SULPHURATION n. the act of sulphurating, also SULFURATION. |
| THROUGHGAUNS | • THROUGHGAUN n. (Scots) a scolding. |
| THUNDERCLOUD | • thundercloud n. A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning;… • thundercloud n. (By extension, figurative) Something menacing and brooding. • thunder␣cloud n. Alternative spelling of thundercloud. |
| THUNDEROUSLY | • thunderously adv. In a thunderous manner, very loudly. • THUNDEROUS adv. sounding like thunder, also THUNDROUS. |
| UNAUTHORISED | • unauthorised adj. Not authorised; having no authority. • UNAUTHORISED adj. not authorised, also UNAUTHORIZED. |
| UNAUTHORIZED | • unauthorized adj. Not having any authority. • unauthorized adj. Without official authorization. • UNAUTHORIZED adj. not authorized, also UNAUTHORISED. |
| UNCOQUETTISH | • uncoquettish adj. Not coquettish. • UNCOQUETTISH adj. not coquettish. |
| UNDERWROUGHT | • underwrought v. (Archaic) simple past tense and past participle of underwork. • UNDERWROUGHT adj. (Shakespeare) insufficiently wrought. |
| UNTHOUGHTFUL | • unthoughtful adj. Inconsiderate of other’s feelings. • unthoughtful adj. Unplanned or unthinking. • UNTHOUGHTFUL adj. not thoughtful. |
| UNTOUCHABLES | • untouchables n. Plural of untouchable. • UNTOUCHABLE n. one that is untouchable, esp. a Hindu of very low caste. |
| YOUTHFULNESS | • youthfulness n. The vitality characteristic of youth. • YOUTHFULNESS n. the state of being youthful. |