ABOIDEAUX | • aboideaux n. Plural of aboideau. • ABOIDEAU n. (French) a tide gate, also ABOITEAU. |
AMBIDEXTEROUS | • ambidexterous adj. Misspelling of ambidextrous. • AMBIDEXTEROUS adj. able to use either hand with equal dexterity, also AMBIDEXTROUS. |
AMBIDEXTROUS | • ambidextrous adj. Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands. • ambidextrous adj. Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument). • ambidextrous adj. (Archaic) Practising or siding with both parties. |
AMBIDEXTROUSLY | • ambidextrously adv. In an ambidextrous manner. • AMBIDEXTROUS adv. able to use either hand with equal dexterity, also AMBIDEXTEROUS. |
BORDEAUX | • bordeaux n. Alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux (“fungicide; wine”). • Bordeaux prop.n. The capital city of the Gironde department, France; capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. • Bordeaux n. A wine coming from that area. |
BORDEREAUX | • bordereaux n. Plural of bordereau. • BORDEREAU n. (French) a detailed bill or invoice. |
BOXHAULED | • boxhauled v. Simple past tense and past participle of boxhaul. • BOXHAUL v. to put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel. |
HYDROXYBUTYRATE | • hydroxybutyrate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. • HYDROXYBUTYRATE n. as in gamma hydroxybutyrate, a substance that occurs naturally in the brain, used medically as a sedative but also as a recreational drug and alleged aphrodisiac. |
OUTBOXED | • outboxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of outbox. • OUTBOX v. to surpass in boxing. |
SOUNDBOXES | • soundboxes n. Plural of soundbox. • sound␣boxes n. Plural of sound box. • SOUNDBOX n. a resonant cavity in a musical instrument. |
SUBOXIDE | • suboxide n. (Chemistry) any oxide containing a small proportion of oxygen. • SUBOXIDE n. an oxide containing little oxygen. |
SUBOXIDES | • suboxides n. Plural of suboxide. • SUBOXIDE n. an oxide containing little oxygen. |
THUNDERBOX | • thunderbox n. (Slang) A chamber pot enclosed in a box; a portable commode. • thunderbox n. (By extension, chiefly Australia, Britain, slang) Any lavatory or toilet, especially a rudimentary outdoor… • thunderbox n. (Theater) A box of metal balls which is shaken to create a thunder sound effect. |
THUNDERBOXES | • thunderboxes n. Plural of thunderbox. • thunder-boxes n. Plural of thunder-box (alternative form of thunderboxes). • thunder␣boxes n. Plural of thunder box (alternative form of thunderboxes). |
UNBOXED | • unboxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of unbox. • UNBOX v. to remove from a box. |