| BRASSBOUND | • brassbound adj. Bound with brass. • BRASSBOUND adj. covered with brass e.g. a chest. |
| CHESSBOARD | • chessboard n. (Chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each… • chessboard n. (Topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares. • chess␣board n. Alternative form of chessboard. |
| CROSSBANDS | • crossbands n. Plural of crossband. • CROSSBAND n. a horizontal bar e.g. across goalposts. |
| CROSSBEAMS | • crossbeams n. Plural of crossbeam. • CROSSBEAM n. a beam joining other beams. |
| CROSSBENCH | • crossbench adj. Alternative form of cross-bench. • cross-bench n. (UK politics) A bench placed perpendicular to others, especially certain such benches in the House of… • cross-bench adj. (UK politics) Of or pertaining to the cross-benches in the UK houses of parliament. |
| CROSSBILLS | • crossbills n. Plural of crossbill. • CROSSBILL n. a kind of finch. |
| CROSSBIRTH | • crossbirth n. Alternative form of cross-birth. • cross-birth n. (Medicine) A birth in which the fetus is positioned with neither the head nor the feet lying in the… • CROSSBIRTH n. a birth in which the child lies transversely in the uterus. |
| CROSSBITES | • crossbites n. Plural of crossbite. • cross-bites n. Plural of cross-bite. • cross-bites v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cross-bite. |
| CROSSBONES | • crossbones n. A representation of two femurs (thighbones) crossed diagonally, chiefly combined with a human skull… • cross-bones n. Alternative form of crossbones. • cross-bones n. Plural of cross-bone. |
| CROSSBOWER | • crossbower n. (Archaic) A crossbowman. • CROSSBOWER n. one who uses a crossbow. |
| CROSSBREDS | • crossbreds n. Plural of crossbred. • CROSSBRED n. an animal produced by crossbreeding; wool from a crossbred sheep. |
| CROSSBREED | • crossbreed v. (Transitive) To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or… • crossbreed v. (Intransitive) To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed. • crossbreed v. (Transitive) To mate (an organism) with another organism so as to produce a hybrid. |
| CROSSBUCKS | • crossbucks n. Plural of crossbuck. • CROSSBUCK n. (US) a cross-shaped sign placed at a level crossing to warn motorists. |
| FUSSBUDGET | • fussbudget n. (Colloquial, derogatory, North America) One who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant… • fuss-budget n. Alternative spelling of fussbudget. • FUSSBUDGET n. (US) one who is fussy about unimportant things. |
| GRASSBIRDS | • grassbirds n. Plural of grassbird. • GRASSBIRD n. an Australasian warbler with streaked brown plumage. |
| MOSSBACKED | • mossbacked adj. (Informal) Having old-fashioned views; very conservative or reactionary. • MOSSBACKED adj. conservative of opinion. |
| MOSSBUNKER | • mossbunker n. Alternative form of mossbanker. • MOSSBUNKER n. (Dutch) an oily fish of the herring family, aka menhaden. |
| PRESSBOARD | • pressboard n. A kind of highly sized rag paper or board, sometimes containing a small admixture of wood pulp. • PRESSBOARD n. an ironing board esp. a small one for sleeves. |