| AUTOTOMY | • autotomy n. (Chiefly zoology) The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc, especially by some invertebrates as a… • AUTOTOMY n. the reflex loss of part of the body to save the whole (in lizards, etc.). |
| BOTTOMRY | • bottomry n. (Nautical) An early form of maritime contract in which the owner of a ship could borrow money using… • BOTTOMRY n. the use of a ship as collateral to finance a sea voyage. |
| BOYCOTTS | • boycotts n. Plural of boycott. • boycotts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boycott. • BOYCOTT v. to refuse to have dealings with. |
| EYETOOTH | • eyetooth n. A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans. • eye-tooth n. Alternative spelling of eyetooth. • eye␣tooth n. Alternative form of eyetooth. |
| OTIOSITY | • otiosity n. The state or quality of being otiose. • OTIOSITY n. the state of being otiose. |
| OTOCYSTS | • otocysts n. Plural of otocyst. • OTOCYST n. an organ of balance in many invertebrates. |
| POTATORY | • potatory adj. Of or pertaining to drinking. • POTATORY adj. pertaining to (excessive) drinking. |
| ROTATORY | • rotatory adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing rotation; rotational. • rotatory adj. (Obsolete) alternate or successive. • ROTATORY adj. turning as on an axis, also ROTARY, ROTATIONAL, ROTATIVE. |
| TENOTOMY | • tenotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a tendon. • TENOTOMY n. the surgical division of a tendon. |
| TOMATOEY | • tomatoey adj. (Informal) Resembling or characteristic of tomatoes. • TOMATOEY adj. resembling the tomato. |
| TOMMYROT | • tommyrot n. Nonsense, rot. • tommy-rot n. Alternative form of tommyrot. • TOMMYROT n. nonsense. |
| TOOTHILY | • toothily adv. In a toothy manner. • TOOTHY adv. having prominent teeth. |
| TOPLOFTY | • toplofty adj. Self-important, haughty. • TOPLOFTY adj. high and mighty, haughty, also TOPLOFTICAL. |
| TOPOTYPE | • topotype n. (Geology) type locality. • topotype n. (Taxonomy) A specimen from the type locality. • TOPOTYPE n. a specimen selected from a locality typical of a species. |
| TOROSITY | • torosity n. The quality or state of being torose. • TOROSITY n. the state of being torose, swelling. |
| TOYTOWNS | • TOYTOWN n. a small model of a town. |