| BOOTHOSE | • boothose n. An item of clothing worn over the stockings, in fashion in the seventeenth century. • BOOTHOSE n. (Shakespeare) a long stocking which covers the leg like a boot. |
| BOTHOLES | • BOTHOLE n. a hole in a hide caused by maggots. |
| FOOTHOLD | • foothold n. (Climbing) A solid grip with the feet. • foothold n. (By extension) A secure position from which it is difficult to be dislodged. • foothold n. (Military) Airhead, beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement. |
| HOTHOUSE | • hothouse n. A heated greenhouse. • hothouse n. (Figurative) An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed. • hothouse n. (Obsolete) A bagnio, or bathing house; a brothel. |
| KNOTHOLE | • knothole n. In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering… • knothole n. (Cincinnati, sports, attributive) Youth league baseball. • KNOTHOLE n. a hole in a plank. |
| POTHOLED | • potholed adj. Having potholes in its surface. • POTHOLE v. to explore (limestone potholes). |
| POTHOLER | • potholer n. (British English) Someone who explores potholes as a hobby. • POTHOLER n. someone who explores limestone potholes. |
| POTHOLES | • potholes n. Plural of pothole. • pot-holes n. Plural of pot-hole. • pot␣holes n. Plural of pot hole. |
| POTHOOKS | • pothooks n. Plural of pothook. • pot-hooks n. Plural of pot-hook. • POTHOOK n. a hook on which to hang a pot. |
| POTHOSES | • pothoses n. Plural of pothos. • POTHOS n. a climbing plant. |
| POTHOUSE | • pothouse n. Alternative spelling of pot-house. • pot-house n. A pub; a tavern. • POTHOUSE n. an alehouse. |
| ROOTHOLD | • roothold n. Attachment by means of roots. • ROOTHOLD n. maintenance of position by roots. |
| SHOTHOLE | • shothole n. (Drilling) A hole, very deep but only a few inches wide, which is used to drop explosives beneath the… • SHOTHOLE n. a hole drilled in a rock to hold explosives. |
| ZOOTHOME | • zoothome n. (Zoology, archaic) A number of coral polyps on a branch of coral. • zoöthome n. Alternative form of zoothome. • ZOOTHOME n. a group of zooids, such as a mass of coral. |