| ABOMASI | • abomasi n. Plural of abomasus. • ABOMASUS n. (Latin) the fourth stomach of a ruminant, also ABOMASUM. |
| AMABILE | • AMABILE adj. (Italian) of wines. |
| AMBARIS | • AMBARI n. (Urdu) a fibre-yielding plant of East Indies, also AMBARY. |
| AMBOINA | • amboina n. Alternative form of amboyna. • AMBOINA n. a reddish-brown, curly-grained Moluccan wood, also AMBOYNA. |
| AMIABLE | • amiable adj. Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious. • amiable adj. Of a pleasant and likeable nature; kind-hearted; easy to like. • AMIABLE adj. (French) having a pleasant disposition. |
| AMIABLY | • amiably adv. In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner. • AMIABLE adv. (French) having a pleasant disposition. |
| BAALISM | • Baalism prop.n. A pagan religion centred on the worship of Baal. • BAALISM n. the worship of baal. |
| BARMAID | • barmaid n. A woman who serves in a bar. • BARMAID n. a female bartender. |
| BASMATI | • basmati n. A variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance. • BASMATI n. (Hindi) a type of long grain rice. |
| BIMANAL | • bimanal adj. (Obsolete) Of or relating to the Bimana. • BIMANAL adj. two-handed, also BIMANOUS. |
| BONAMIA | • Bonamia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Convolvulaceae – lady’s nightcap. • Bonamia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Haplosporiidae – certain protists. • BONAMIA n. a parasite that attacks oysters. |
| CAMBIAL | • cambial adj. (Obsolete) Of or pertaining to commercial exchange. • cambial adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a cambium. • CAMBIAL adj. of or like cambium, soft tissue found in trees. |
| DICAMBA | • dicamba n. The herbicide 3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid used to control weeds in cereal crops. • DICAMBA n. a type of weedkiller. |
| GAMBIAS | • GAMBIA n. (Malay) the inspissated juice of a plant growing in Malacca, used for tanning and dyeing, also GAMBIER, GAMBIR. |
| JAMBIYA | • jambiya n. An Arabian (especially Yemeni) dagger with a short curved blade that is worn on a belt. • JAMBIYA n. (Arabic) a Middle Eastern curved dagger, also JAMBIYAH. |
| KALIMBA | • kalimba n. (Music) A type of thumb piano, similar to the mbira. • KALIMBA n. (Bantu) a musical instrument played with the thumbs, consisting of metal strips along a small hollow piece of wood. |
| MAILBAG | • mailbag n. A strong canvas bag used for the transportation of mail. • mailbag n. A smaller bag, slung from the shoulders, used for the delivery of mail. • mailbag n. (By extension, figurative) The correspondence received by a publishing entity such as a magazine or website. |
| MARABIS | • MARABI n. (South African) a kind of music popular in townships in the 1930s. |
| MARIMBA | • marimba n. (Music) A musical instrument similar to a xylophone but clearer in pitch. • MARIMBA n. a percussion instrument resembling a xylophone. |