| BELOWGROUND | • belowground adj. Beneath the surface of the ground; underground. • below␣ground phr. Alternative form of belowground. • BELOWGROUND adv. underground. |
| BOUNCEDOWN | • bouncedown n. (Australian rules football) The throwing of the ball down onto the ground by the umpire, after which… • BOUNCEDOWN n. in Australian rules football, an occasion of restarting play by the umpire by bouncing the ball. |
| BOUNCEDOWNS | • bouncedowns n. Plural of bouncedown. • BOUNCEDOWN n. in Australian rules football, an occasion of restarting play by the umpire by bouncing the ball. |
| BROWNOUT | • brownout n. A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination. • brownout n. Temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision. • brownout n. Temporary closing of a fire station, usually due to budget restrictions. |
| BROWNOUTS | • brownouts n. Plural of brownout. • brown-outs n. Plural of brown-out. • brown␣outs n. Plural of brown out. |
| BURROWSTOWN | • burrowstown n. (Scotland, obsolete) A town that is a burgh. • BURROWSTOWN n. (Scots) a town that is a burgh. |
| BURROWSTOWNS | • burrowstowns n. Plural of burrowstown. • BURROWSTOWN n. (Scots) a town that is a burgh. |
| BUTTONWOOD | • buttonwood n. The common name given to at least three species of shrub or tree. • BUTTONWOOD n. the American plane tree, a large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named, also BUTTONBALL. |
| BUTTONWOODS | • buttonwoods n. Plural of buttonwood. • BUTTONWOOD n. the American plane tree, a large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named, also BUTTONBALL. |
| COUNTERBLOW | • counterblow n. A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match. • COUNTERBLOW n. a blow in return. |
| COUNTERBLOWS | • counterblows n. Plural of counterblow. • COUNTERBLOW n. a blow in return. |
| DOWNBOUND | • downbound adj. Moving in a direction that is considered down, such as downstream or to a lower level. • downbound adv. Moving down. • DOWNBOUND adj. of e.g. a train, heading in a southerly directio. |
| SNOWBOUND | • snowbound adj. Unable to move, because of heavy snow. • SNOWBOUND adj. shut in or prevented from travelling by snow. |
| UNBORROWED | • unborrowed adj. Not borrowed. • UNBORROWED adj. not borrowed. |
| UNFOREKNOWABLE | • unforeknowable adj. Not foreknowable. • UNFOREKNOWABLE adj. not foreknowable. |
| WORDBOUND | • word-bound adj. Unable to find expression in words: thwarted in wordfinding. • WORDBOUND adj. unable to find expression in words. |