BUTTONBUSHES | • buttonbushes n. Plural of buttonbush. • BUTTONBUSH n. a North American shrub of the madder family with globular flower heads. |
COUNTERPUNCH | • counterpunch n. A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match. • counterpunch n. (Printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative… • counterpunch v. (Boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent’s momentary defensive weakness caused by… |
CUSTOMHOUSES | • customhouses n. Plural of customhouse. • custom␣houses n. Plural of custom house. • CUSTOMHOUSE n. an office or residence for customs officials, also CUSTOMSHOUSE. |
CUSTOMSHOUSE | • customshouse n. Alternative form of custom house. • customs␣house n. Alternative form of custom house. • CUSTOMSHOUSE n. an office or residence for customs officials, also CUSTOMHOUSE. |
DOUGHNUTLIKE | • doughnutlike adj. Resembling a doughnut. • DOUGHNUTLIKE adj. like a doughnut. |
EURYTHERMOUS | • eurythermous adj. Synonym of eurythermal. • EURYTHERMOUS adj. tolerating a wide range of temperature, also EURYTHERMAL, EURYTHERMIC. |
HEBETUDINOUS | • hebetudinous adj. Displaying mental lethargy or dullness. • HEBETUDINOUS adj. dull or lethargic, esp. relating to the mind. |
HORTICULTURE | • horticulture n. The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening. • horticulture n. Small-scale agriculture. • HORTICULTURE n. the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants. |
SLAUGHTEROUS | • slaughterous adj. Prone to slaughtering. • SLAUGHTEROUS adj. of or relating to slaughter. |
SLEUTHHOUNDS | • sleuthhounds n. Plural of sleuthhound. • sleuth-hounds n. Plural of sleuth-hound. • SLEUTHHOUND n. a bloodhound; (colloquial) a detective. |
THUNDERCLOUD | • thundercloud n. A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning;… • thundercloud n. (By extension, figurative) Something menacing and brooding. • thunder␣cloud n. Alternative spelling of thundercloud. |
THUNDEROUSLY | • thunderously adv. In a thunderous manner, very loudly. • THUNDEROUS adv. sounding like thunder, also THUNDROUS. |
UNAUTHORISED | • unauthorised adj. Not authorised; having no authority. • UNAUTHORISED adj. not authorised, also UNAUTHORIZED. |
UNAUTHORIZED | • unauthorized adj. Not having any authority. • unauthorized adj. Without official authorization. • UNAUTHORIZED adj. not authorized, also UNAUTHORISED. |
UNCOQUETTISH | • uncoquettish adj. Not coquettish. • UNCOQUETTISH adj. not coquettish. |
UNDERWROUGHT | • underwrought v. (Archaic) simple past tense and past participle of underwork. • UNDERWROUGHT adj. (Shakespeare) insufficiently wrought. |
UNTOUCHABLES | • untouchables n. Plural of untouchable. • UNTOUCHABLE n. one that is untouchable, esp. a Hindu of very low caste. |
YOUTHFULNESS | • youthfulness n. The vitality characteristic of youth. • YOUTHFULNESS n. the state of being youthful. |