BONHOMMIES | • bonhommies n. Plural of bonhommie. • BONHOMMIE n. (French) good nature; a pleasant and easy manner, also BONHOMIE. |
BUTTONHOLD | • BUTTONHOLD v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLE. |
BUTTONHOLE | • buttonhole n. A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one. • buttonhole n. (Chiefly Britain) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration. • buttonhole n. (Surgery) A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel. |
BUTTONHOOK | • buttonhook n. (Sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button. • buttonhook n. A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes. • buttonhook n. (American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the… |
COMMONHOLD | • commonhold n. (Property law, England & Wales) The freehold tenure of part of a multioccupancy building (typically… • COMMONHOLD n. a freehold held in common by a number of owners. |
COONHOUNDS | • coonhounds n. Plural of coonhound. • coon␣hounds n. Plural of coon hound. • COONHOUND n. a dog trained to hunt raccoons, also COONDOG. |
DEACONHOOD | • deaconhood n. The state or office of being a deacon; deaconship. • DEACONHOOD n. the office of deacon. |
MATRONHOOD | • matronhood n. The state of being a matron. • MATRONHOOD n. the state of being a matron. |
NATIONHOOD | • nationhood n. The quality of being a nation. • nationhood n. The fact of achieving national independence or autonomy. • NATIONHOOD n. the state of being a nation. |
NONHOSTILE | • nonhostile adj. Not hostile; free of hostility. • NONHOSTILE adj. not hostile. |
NONHOUSING | • nonhousing adj. Not of or pertaining to housing. • NONHOUSING adj. of a development, not related to housing. |
PERSONHOOD | • personhood n. The state or period of being a person. • personhood n. The status of being considered as a person. • PERSONHOOD n. being a person. |
PIGEONHOLE | • pigeonhole n. One of an array of compartments for housing pigeons. • pigeonhole n. (By extension) One of an array of compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc. • pigeonhole n. One of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library. |
SPOONHOOKS | • spoonhooks n. Plural of spoonhook. • spoon-hooks n. Plural of spoon-hook. • spoon␣hooks n. Plural of spoon hook. |