| ABROGABLE | • abrogable adj. Capable of being abrogated. • ABROGABLE adj. that can be abrogated. |
| ABSORBANT | • absorbant adj. Alternative spelling of absorbent. • absorbant n. Alternative spelling of absorbent. • ABSORBANT adj. able to absorb. |
| ABSORBATE | • absorbate n. Any substance that has been absorbed. • ABSORBATE n. an absorbed substance. |
| BABACOOTE | • babacoote n. Alternative form of babakoto. • BABACOOTE n. (Malagasy) a large lemur, the indri or closely related species. |
| BACKBOARD | • backboard n. (Basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached. • backboard n. (Tennis) A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it, designed to practice… • backboard n. (Medicine) A spine board. |
| BAKEBOARD | • bakeboard n. (Now rare) A board upon which dough is prepared (kneaded, etc) while making bread. • BAKEBOARD n. (Scots) a board for kneading dough on. |
| BANDOBAST | • bandobast n. Alternative form of bundobust. • BANDOBAST n. (Urdu) an organisation, also BANDOBUST, BUNDOBUST. |
| BARBAROUS | • barbarous adj. (Said of language) Not classical or pure. • barbarous adj. Uncivilized, uncultured. • barbarous adj. Mercilessly or impudently violent or cruel, savage. |
| BARBASCOS | • barbascos n. Plural of barbasco. • BARBASCO n. (Spanish) any of a variety of South American plants, the roots of which are used to make fish-poison etc. |
| BAREBOATS | • BAREBOAT n. a pleasure-boat rented without personnel. |
| BARNBOARD | • barnboard n. Antique board recovered from old barns, used in construction and the making of furniture. • BARNBOARD n. wide softwood boards that have not been planed, used especially for building barns. |
| BASEBOARD | • baseboard n. (US, finish carpentry, interior decorating) A panel or molding between the floor and the interior wall of a structure. • baseboard n. (US) A similar panel at the base of a piece of furniture or equipment. • BASEBOARD n. a board which forms a base for something; a skirting-board. |
| BOARDABLE | • boardable adj. Suitable for boarding. • boardable adj. Suitable for snowboarding. • BOARDABLE adj. that can be boarded. |
| BOBBEJAAN | • BOBBEJAAN n. (South African) a baboon; a large black spider. |
| BOOBIALLA | • boobialla n. (Australia) Any of various flowering plants in the genus Myoporum in the figwort family. • BOOBIALLA n. (Native Australian) an Australian tree, aka golden wattle. |
| BOSBERAAD | • bosberaad n. (South Africa) A bush meeting; a strategy meeting held outdoors, for example in a game reserve. • BOSBERAAD n. (South African) a meeting in an isolated venue to break a political deadlock. |
| BROADBAND | • broadband adj. (Telecommunications) Of, pertaining to, or carrying a wide band of electromagnetic frequencies. • broadband n. (Telecommunications) A wide band of electromagnetic frequencies. • broadband n. (Internet) An internet connection provisioned over an existing service using alternate signal frequencies… |
| BROADBEAN | • broadbean n. Alternative form of broad bean. • broad␣bean n. An edible bean that has broad seeds, Vicia faba. • BROADBEAN n. a leguminous vegetable. |
| SHABBATOT | • SHABBATOT n. (Hebrew) Jewish sabbaths. |
| ZAMBOMBAS | • zambombas n. Plural of zambomba. • ZAMBOMBA n. (Spanish) a Spanish musical instrument consisting of parchment over a jar. |