| BLOODHOUNDS | • bloodhounds n. Plural of bloodhound. • BLOODHOUND n. a large breed of hound formerly much used in tracking and police work. |
| BOOZEHOUNDS | • boozehounds n. Plural of boozehound. • BOOZEHOUND n. (colloquial) an alcoholic. |
| BUTTONHOOKS | • buttonhooks n. Plural of buttonhook. • buttonhooks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhook. • BUTTONHOOK n. a hook for drawing small buttons through buttonholes. |
| CACOPHONOUS | • cacophonous adj. Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds. • CACOPHONOUS adj. discordant, unpleasantly noisy, also CACOPHONIC, CACOPHONICAL, CACOPHONIOUS. |
| COUSINHOODS | • cousinhoods n. Plural of cousinhood. • COUSINHOOD n. the state or condition of a cousin; the collective body of cousins. |
| GONOPHOROUS | • GONOPHOROUS adj. relating to a gonophore, in certain flowers, an elongate structure bearing the stamens and pistil, also GONOPHORIC. |
| HOMOGENEOUS | • homogeneous adj. Of the same kind; alike, similar. • homogeneous adj. Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up. • homogeneous adj. (Chemistry) In the same state of matter. |
| HOMOIOUSIAN | • homoiousian adj. Having a similar but not identical essence, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity. • homoiousian n. (Historical) One of the Semi-Arians of the 4th century who held that the Son was of like, but not the… • HOMOIOUSIAN n. one of those, in the 4th century maintained that the Son had a like but not the same essence or substance with the Father. |
| HOMOOUSIANS | • homoousians n. Plural of homoousian. • HOMOOUSIAN n. one of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene creed, and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father. |
| HOMOPHONOUS | • homophonous adj. (Phonetics, semantics) Having the same pronunciation. • homophonous adj. (Music) Homophonic; sounding the same. • HOMOPHONOUS adj. exhibiting homophonous, sameness of sound. |
| HORRISONOUS | • horrisonous adj. (Obsolete) Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound. • HORRISONOUS adj. (archaic) dreadful-sounding, also HORRISONANT. |
| HOUNDSTOOTH | • houndstooth n. A two-colour fabric pattern of broken checks. • houndstooth n. Fabric with a houndstooth pattern; an item of clothing made with such fabric. |
| ISOCHRONOUS | • isochronous adj. Happening at regular intervals; isochronal. • isochronous adj. Happening at the same time; simultaneous. • isochronous adj. (Computing) Of or pertaining to the use of clocks derived from the same clock reference. |
| MONOPHAGOUS | • monophagous adj. (Biology) That eats only one kind of food. • monophagous adj. That (prefers to) eat alone. • MONOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on only one type of food. |
| MONOTHECOUS | • monothecous adj. Monothecal. • MONOTHECOUS adj. having only one theca, also MONOTHECAL. |
| OUTSHOOTING | • outshooting v. Present participle of outshoot. • OUTSHOOT v. to surpass in shooting. |
| OVERHONOURS | • OVERHONOUR v. to honour excessively, also OVERHONOR. |
| POLYPHONOUS | • polyphonous adj. Polyphonic. • POLYPHONOUS adj. relating to polyphony, also POLYPHONIC. |
| SHOOTAROUND | • shootaround n. (Basketball) An informal practice session. • shoot␣around v. (Film, television) To record footage in the absence of (one of the actors), with the intention of editing… • SHOOTAROUND n. an informal basketball practice or warmup before a game, during which players take turns shooting baskets. |