| COLTSFOOT | • coltsfoot n. An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East. • coltsfoot n. Various flowering plants in the genus Petasites native to Europe or Asia. • coltsfoot n. Homogyne alpina (alpine coltsfoot or purple colt’s-foot). |
| COSTOTOMY | • costotomy n. (Surgery) Incision into a rib. • COSTOTOMY n. surgical incision into a rib. |
| FOOTNOTES | • footnotes n. Plural of footnote. • footnotes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of footnote. • FOOTNOTE v. to supply with an explanatory note. |
| FOOTPOSTS | • footposts n. Plural of footpost. • FOOTPOST n. a messenger who travels on foot. |
| FOOTSTOCK | • FOOTSTOCK n. a slidable casting mounted on a lathe, aligned with the headstock, used to support the free end of the piece being worked on. |
| FOOTSTONE | • footstone n. A gravestone placed at the foot of a grave; typically smaller than a headstone, and frequently resembling… • FOOTSTONE n. a stone at the foot of a grave, as opposed to a headstone. |
| FOOTSTOOL | • footstool n. A low stool for supporting the feet while seated. • footstool n. (Figurative) Anything trodden upon or treated as subservient. • foot-stool n. Alternative form of footstool. |
| OSTEOTOME | • osteotome n. A medical tool used for cutting or marking bone, used in dental implantation. • osteotome n. (Historical) A kind of bone saw used in the 19th and early 20th centuries. • OSTEOTOME n. strong nippers or a chisel for dividing bone. |
| OSTEOTOMY | • osteotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten… • OSTEOTOMY n. the dissection or anatomy of bones. |
| OTOLOGIST | • otologist n. A doctor specializing in otology. • OTOLOGIST n. a practitioner of otology, the study of the ear. |
| OUTSHOOTS | • outshoots v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outshoot. • OUTSHOOT v. to surpass in shooting. |
| ROOTSTOCK | • rootstock n. (Agriculture) A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound… • rootstock n. (By extension) The necessary basis for something to develop. • ROOTSTOCK n. a rhizome, esp. if short, thick, and more or less erect. |
| SHOOTOUTS | • shootouts n. Plural of shootout. • shoot-outs n. Plural of shoot-out. • shoot␣outs n. Plural of shoot out. |
| STOCKTOOK | • STOCKTAKE v. to perform the counting stock. |
| THEOTOKOS | • Theotokos prop.n. (Chiefly Eastern Catholicism) The Virgin Mary. • THEOTOKOS n. (Greek) a title given to the Virgin Mary as the bearer of God. |
| TOADSTOOL | • toadstool n. Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an agaric. • TOADSTOOL n. any of several spore-producing, poisonous, umbrella-shaped fungi. |
| TOKOTOKOS | • TOKOTOKO n. (Maori) a ceremonial carved walking stick. |
| TOLBOOTHS | • tolbooths n. Plural of tolbooth. • TOLBOOTH n. (Scots) a town hall, a prison, also TOLLBOOTH. |
| TOOTHSOME | • toothsome adj. Delicious. • toothsome adj. (By extension of sense 1, and by analogy to slang tasty) Sexually attractive. • toothsome adj. Having a pleasing texture when bitten. |
| ZOOTOMIST | • zootomist n. One who carries out zootomies. • zoötomist n. Alternative form of zootomist. • ZOOTOMIST n. one who dissects animals, or is skilled in zootomy. |