| BATTLEAX | • battleax n. Alternative spelling of battle axe. • battle-ax n. (Chiefly US) Alternative spelling of battle axe. • BATTLEAX n. a kind of axe once used in battle; a domineering, usually older woman, also BATTLEAXE. |
| BISEXUAL | • bisexual adj. (Of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to… • bisexual adj. (Chiefly botany) Having both male and female parts, characteristics, or functions. • bisexual adj. (Chiefly biology) Having two distinct sexes, male and female (as contrasted with unisexual or hermaphroditic). |
| BOXBALLS | • BOXBALL n. a form of handball. |
| BOXHAULS | • boxhauls v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul. • BOXHAUL v. to put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel. |
| CARBOXYL | • carboxyl n. (Organic chemistry) A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional… • CARBOXYL n. a univalent acid radical. |
| CLACKBOX | • clackbox n. Alternative form of clack box. • clack␣box n. The box or chamber in which a clack valve works. • clack␣box n. (UK, slang, obsolete) A person’s tongue or mouth. |
| CLANGBOX | • CLANGBOX n. a deflector fitted to a jet engine to divert gas flow. |
| EXILABLE | • exilable adj. For which one may be exiled. • EXILABLE adj. able to be exiled. |
| EXORABLE | • exorable adj. Capable of being moved or persuaded. • EXORABLE adj. persuadable. |
| EXPIABLE | • expiable adj. Capable of being expiated or atoned for. • EXPIABLE adj. capable of being expiated. |
| FABLIAUX | • fabliaux n. Plural of fabliau. • FABLIAU n. (French) one of the metrical tales of the Trouveres, or early poets of the north of France. |
| OXIDABLE | • oxidable adj. (Chemistry) capable of being oxidized, or converted into an oxide. • OXIDABLE adj. capable of being oxidized. |
| SUBAXIAL | • subaxial adj. Below an axis. • SUBAXIAL adj. somewhat axial. |
| TABLEAUX | • tableaux n. Plural of tableau. • TABLEAU n. (French) a picture or vivid pictorial impression. |
| TAXABLES | • taxables n. Plural of taxable. • TAXABLE n. a taxable item. |
| WAXBILLS | • waxbills n. Plural of waxbill. • WAXBILL n. any of numerous small finch-like birds of the African genus Estrilda, whose bills have a waxy appearance. |