| ABSCESS | • abscess n. (Pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and… • abscess v. (Intransitive) To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection. • ABSCESS n. a collection of pus in a cavity, usually causing an inflamed swelling. |
| ABSCISE | • abscise v. (Transitive) To cut off. • abscise v. (Intransitive, botany) To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off. • ABSCISE v. to cut off, to fall off by abscission. |
| ABSCISS | • absciss n. Alternative form of abscissa. • absciss v. (Transitive) To cut off by abscission. • absciss v. (Intransitive) To separate (as a leaf from a twig) by abscission. |
| BASUCOS | • BASUCO n. (Spanish) a low grade of cocaine mixed with coca paste. |
| BECASSE | • BECASSE n. (French) a woodcock. |
| BRASCOS | • brascos n. Plural of brasco. • BRASCO n. (Australian slang) a lavatory. |
| CASABAS | • casabas n. Plural of casaba. • CASABA n. a variety of melon, also CASSABA. |
| CASBAHS | • casbahs n. Plural of casbah. • CASBAH n. (Arabic) the old section of a North African city, also KASBAH. |
| CASSABA | • cassaba n. Alternative form of cassava. • cassaba n. A Middle Eastern unit of length, in Egypt the 500th part of a parasang (فَرْسَخ), about 3.5 metres. • CASSABA n. a variety of melon, also CASABA. |
| SABICUS | • sabicus n. Plural of sabicu. • SABICU n. a Caribbean tree, aka horse-head mahogany. |
| SACBUTS | • sacbuts n. Plural of sacbut. • SACBUT n. a medieval trombone, also SACKBUT, SAGBUT. |
| SCABIES | • scabies n. (Pathology) An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by… • SCABIES n. (Latin) a contagious skin infection caused by an itch mite. |
| SCARABS | • scarabs n. Plural of scarab. • SCARAB n. any scarabaeid beetle, esp. Scarabaeus sacer, regarded by the ancient Egyptians as divine, also SCARABAEID, SCARABEE, SCARABOID. |
| SCRAMBS | • scrambs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scramb. • SCRAMB v. (dialect) to scratch with claws or nails, also SCRAM. |
| SCRAWBS | • SCRAWB v. to scrape with or as with claws. |
| SEBASIC | • SEBASIC adj. derived from a certain acid, also SEBACIC. |
| SUBACTS | • subacts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subact. • SUBACT v. to subdue. |