BIOGENOUS | • biogenous adj. Biogenic; produced by living things. • BIOGENOUS adj. parasitic; biogenic. |
BOUNTEOUS | • bounteous adj. (Of a person) Inclined to be generous. • bounteous adj. (Of a gift, etc.) Liberal or abundant. • BOUNTEOUS adj. generous. |
BOURGEONS | • bourgeons v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bourgeon. • BOURGEON v. (obsolete) to sprout; to put forth bud, also BURGEON. |
BOUTONNEE | • BOUTONNEE adj. (French) reserved, reticent (of a female). |
BURNOOSED | • burnoosed adj. Dressed in a burnoose. • BURNOOSED adj. wearing a burnoose, a cape with a hood worn by Arabs, also BURNOUSED. |
BURNOOSES | • burnooses n. Plural of burnoose. • BURNOOSE n. (Arabic) a hooded cloak worn by Arabs, also BURNOUS, BURNOUSE. |
COENOBIUM | • coenobium n. (Biology) An arranged colony of algae that acts as a single organism; coenobe. • coenobium n. Alternative spelling of cenobium (“monastic community”). • cœnobium n. Obsolete spelling of cenobium. |
DOUBLETON | • doubleton n. (Mathematics, rare) A set containing precisely two elements. • doubleton n. (Bridge) A pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player’s hand. • DOUBLETON n. two cards that are the only ones of their suit dealt to a player. |
EUROBONDS | • eurobonds n. Plural of eurobond. • Eurobonds n. Plural of Eurobond. • EUROBOND n. a bond issued in a euro currency. |
HOMEBOUND | • homebound adj. Confined to one’s home, unable to leave it for some reason. • homebound adj. Heading homeward, homeward bound. • HOMEBOUND adj. stuck at home. |
OUTBROKEN | • outbroken v. Past participle of outbreak. • OUTBREAK v. to burst forth. |
OVERBOUND | • overbound v. Simple past tense and past participle of overbind. • overbound v. (Transitive, archaic) To leap over. • overbound v. (Mathematics) To provide an upper bound to. |
UNBLOODED | • unblooded adj. Not yet blooded; untried in battle; still to take part in combat. • UNBLOODED adj. not blooded. |
UNBOSOMED | • unbosomed v. Simple past tense and past participle of unbosom. • UNBOSOM v. to pour out; to tell freely. |
UNBOSOMER | • unbosomer n. One who unbosoms, or discloses. • UNBOSOMER n. one who unbosoms, or discloses. |