| BOUGE | • bouge n. (Now historical) The right to rations at court, granted to the king’s household, attendants etc. • bouge v. To swell out. • bouge v. To bilge. |
| BOUGH | • bough n. A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk. • bough n. (Obsolete, figuratively, poetic) A gallows. • Bough prop.n. A surname. |
| COUGH | • cough v. (Intransitive) To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion. • cough v. (Transitive, sometimes followed by "up") To force something out of the throat or lungs by coughing. • cough v. (Intransitive) To make a noise like a cough. |
| DOUGH | • dough n. A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or… • dough n. (Slang, dated) Money. • dough v. (Transitive) To make into dough. |
| GOUGE | • gouge n. Senses relating to cutting tools. • gouge n. A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp. • gouge n. (Originally US, colloquial) An act of gouging. |
| HOUGH | • hough n. The hollow behind the knee. • hough v. To hamstring. • hough n. Obsolete spelling of hoe. |
| JOUGS | • jougs n. (Historical) A chained iron collar once used in churches to expose sinners to public scorn. • jougs n. Plural of joug. • JOUGS n. (Scots) an old instrument of punishment consisting of a hinged iron collar locked round an offender's neck and attached by a chain to a wall or post. |
| LOUGH | • lough n. (Ireland) A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland. • lough n. (Northumbria) lake, pool. • Lough prop.n. A surname. |
| OUGHT | • ought v. (Obsolete) simple past tense of owe. • ought v. (Auxiliary) Indicating duty or obligation. • ought v. (Auxiliary) Indicating advisability or prudence. |
| ROUGE | • rouge adj. Of a reddish pink colour. • rouge n. Red or pink makeup to add colour to the cheeks; blusher. • rouge n. Any reddish pink colour. |
| ROUGH | • rough adj. Not smooth; uneven. • rough adj. Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished. • rough adj. Turbulent. |
| SCOUG | • scoug v. Alternative form of scug. • SCOUG v. (Scots) to shelter, also SCOG, SCOOG, SCUG, SKOG, SKUG. |
| SOUGH | • sough v. To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound. • sough n. A murmuring sound; rushing, rustling, or whistling sound. • sough n. A gentle breeze; a waft; a breath. |
| TOUGH | • tough adj. (Of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy. • tough adj. (Of food) Difficult to cut or chew. • tough adj. (Of a person or animal) Rugged or physically hardy. |
| VOUGE | • vouge n. Alternative form of voulge. • VOUGE n. a weapon carried by foot-soldiers in the 14th century, consisting of a blade on a staff, also VOULGE. |