| ABACTOR | • abactor n. (Law, obsolete) One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler. • ABACTOR n. (obsolete) a cattle thief. |
| ABREACT | • abreact v. (Transitive, psychoanalysis) To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences. • ABREACT v. to resolve a neurosis by reviving forgotten or repressed ideas of the event first causing it. |
| ACROBAT | • acrobat n. An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance. • acrobat v. To practise acrobatics. • acrobat v. (Figurative) To move like an acrobat (With agility, balance, long leaps, etc.). |
| ACTABLE | • actable adj. Able to be acted, as by an actor. • ACTABLE adj. suitable for performance on the stage. |
| AMBATCH | • ambatch n. A large shrub or small tree found in and around water in the African tropics, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon… • ambatch n. (Countable) A raft made from bundles of the stems of this plant. • AMBATCH n. (Ethiopian) a spongy wood, often used for rafts, also AMBACH. |
| BACCATE | • baccate adj. (Botany) Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits. • baccate adj. Looking like a berry. • baccate adj. Producing berries. |
| BACHATA | • bachata n. A genre of music originating in the Dominican Republic. • bachata n. A style of dance accompanying this music. • BACHATA n. (Spanish) a type of Latin American music played with guitar and percussion; a dance performed to this music. |
| BACKFAT | • backfat n. Fat of the back, especially of pigs. • BACKFAT n. the layer of fat between the skin and muscle in animals. |
| BEARCAT | • bearcat n. Any member of diverse species of the order Carnivora… • bear␣cat n. A binturong (Arctictis binturong, in the family Viverridae). • bear␣cat n. (US, slang, now rare) An excellent or formidable thing or person. |
| CABARET | • cabaret n. Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of… • cabaret n. The nightclub or restaurant where such entertainment is held. • cabaret n. (Philippines) A strip club. |
| CATAWBA | • catawba n. The catawba grape, a cultivar of North American Vitis labrusca. • catawba n. A light sparkling wine made from this kind of grape. • catawba n. Any of various species of America catalpa trees Catalpa especially (Catalpa bignonioides (southern catalpa)… |
| CATBOAT | • catboat n. A sailing boat with a single sail, usually rigged on a gaff spar, used for fishing in New England and… • CATBOAT n. a kind of small sailboat. |
| CATTABU | • cattabu n. An animal that is a cross between the zebu and American cattle. • CATTABU n. a cross between domestic cattle and zebu. |
| FATBACK | • fatback n. (US) A layer of fat, along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat or to make lard. • fatback n. A fish, the menhaden. • FATBACK n. a dried strip of fat from the back of a hog. |
| TAMBACS | • TAMBAC n. (Malay) an alloy of copper and zinc, also TOMBAC, TAMBAK, TOMBACK, TOMBAK. |
| TAXICAB | • taxicab n. A vehicle that passengers hire to take them between locations of their choice, the fare being calculated… • taxicab v. (Intransitive) To travel by taxicab. • TAXICAB n. automobile for hire. |