| BIOSTROME | • biostrome n. (Geology) A horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms. • BIOSTROME n. a rock layer consisting of a deposit of organic material such as fossils. |
| BOSTRYXES | • bostryxes n. Plural of bostryx. • BOSTRYX n. (Greek) a type of inflorescence, a way in which flower stems are arranged. |
| COLOSTRAL | • colostral adj. Relating to colostrum. • COLOSTRAL adj. relating to colostrum, also COLOSTRIC, COLOSTROUS. |
| COLOSTRIC | • colostric adj. Of or relating to colostrum. • COLOSTRIC adj. relating to colostrum, also COLOSTRAL, COLOSTROUS. |
| COLOSTRUM | • colostrum n. (Medicine) A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving… • colostrum n. A mixture of turpentine and egg yolk, formerly used as an emulsion. • COLOSTRUM n. (Latin) milk secreted for a few days after parturition, characterised by high protein and antibody content. |
| EROSTRATE | • erostrate adj. Not rostrate; lacking a beak. • EROSTRATE adj. without a beak. |
| OSTRACEAN | • ostracean n. (Zoology) Any of a family of bivalves of which the oyster is the type. • OSTRACEAN adj. of or relating to oysters, also OSTRACEOUS. • OSTRACEAN n. a member of the oyster family formerly called Ostracea. |
| OSTRACISE | • ostracise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of ostracize. • OSTRACISE v. to exclude from a group by common consent, also OSTRACIZE. |
| OSTRACISM | • ostracism n. (Historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of… • ostracism n. (Figuratively) Banishment by some general consent. • ostracism n. Temporary exclusion from a community or society. |
| OSTRACIZE | • ostracize v. (Transitive, Ancient Greece, historical) To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the… • ostracize v. (By extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or… • OSTRACIZE v. to exclude from a group by common consent, also OSTRACISE. |
| OSTRACODE | • ostracode n. Alternative form of ostracod. • OSTRACODE n. a minute freshwater crustacean with a bivalve carapace, also OSTRACOD. |
| OSTRACODS | • ostracods n. Plural of ostracod. • OSTRACOD n. a minute freshwater crustacean with a bivalve carapace, also OSTRACODE. |
| OSTREGERS | • ostregers n. Plural of ostreger. • OSTREGER n. a falconer who keeps a goshawk, also ASTRINGER, AUSTRINGER. |
| OSTRICHES | • ostriches n. Plural of ostrich. • OSTRICH n. a large, flightless bird, also ESTRICH, ESTRIDGE, OYSTRIGE. |
| POSTRIDER | • postrider n. One who rides over a postroad to carry the mails. • post␣rider n. Alternative form of postrider. • POSTRIDER n. one who rides over a post road to carry the mails. |
| PROSTRATE | • prostrate adj. Lying flat, face-down. • prostrate adj. (Figuratively) Emotionally devastated. • prostrate adj. Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease. |
| PROVOSTRY | • provostry n. A district under a provost. • PROVOSTRY n. the office of provost, the head of certain universities and colleges. |
| ROSTRALLY | • rostrally adv. In a rostral direction. • rostrally adv. With regard to a rostrum (beak). • ROSTRAL adv. of or like a rostrum, a spike on prow of warship for ramming. |
| ROSTRATED | • rostrated adj. Rostrate. • ROSTRATED adj. beak-shaped, also ROSTRATE. |
| TWOSTROKE | • two-stroke adj. (Mechanical) Of or relating to a design of internal combustion engine, the working cycle of which is… • two-stroke n. A two-stroke engine. • two-stroke n. A vehicle or machine powered by a two-stroke engine. |