(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
beachdrops
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beechwoods
beechwoods
noun
plural of beechwood
benchboard
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
brachiopod
brachiopod
noun
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
broadcloth
broadcloth
noun
(historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
bromhydric
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
chadbourne
chalkboard
chalkboard
noun
A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
verb
To write or draw on a chalkboard.
chessboard
chessboard
noun
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
(topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares
clothbound
clothbound
adj
(publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather.
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
debouchure
debouchure
noun
The outward opening of a river, valley, or strait.
diabolarch
hecatombed
matchboard
matchboard
noun
(carpentry) A type of wooden board that connects with others using a tongue and groove system
(sand casting) A thin piece of material (such as wood, plaster, or metal) that forms and aligns the matched parting surfaces for the two parts (the cope and the drag) of a molding box or flask, to which board patterns are attached in some casting methods.
mitchboard
notchboard
notchboard
noun
(carpentry) The board that receives the ends of the steps in a staircase.
objecthood
objecthood
noun
(philosophy, grammar) The condition of being an object.
patchboard
patchboard
noun
A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of connections.
podobranch
podobranch
noun
(zoology) One of the branchiae attached to the bases of the legs in crustaceans.
punchboard
punchboard
noun
A board, having a number of holes filled with slips of paper, once used as a form of lottery