| ABBREVIATE | • abbreviate v. (Obsolete, transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details. • abbreviate v. (Obsolete, intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner. • abbreviate v. (Transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. |
| BABESIASES | • babesiases n. Plural of babesiasis. • BABESIASIS n. redwater, a cattle infection caused by the parasite babesia, also BABESIOSIS. |
| BARBELLATE | • barbellate adj. (Botany) Having a covering of fine barbs, quills, spines or thorns. • BARBELLATE adj. having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point. |
| BAREBACKED | • barebacked adv. Synonym of bareback. • barebacked adj. Of a bird raised for meat: lacking feathers, seen as an undesirable trait. • bare-backed adj. Without a saddle. |
| BASEBALLER | • baseballer n. (Commonwealth) A baseball player; a person who plays baseball. • BASEBALLER n. one who plays baseball. |
| BLEACHABLE | • bleachable adj. Capable of being bleached without excessive damage, as articles of laundry. • BLEACHABLE adj. able to be bleached. |
| BREAKABLES | • breakables n. Plural of breakable. • BREAKABLE n. something that can be broken. |
| BREAKBEATS | • breakbeats n. Plural of breakbeat. • BREAKBEAT n. in house music, a short sample of drum beats taken from old soul or jazz records. |
| BREATHABLE | • breathable adj. (Of air) suitable for breathing. • breathable adj. (Of a fabric, etc.) Letting air seep through. • BREATHABLE adj. suitable for breathing. |
| DEBATEABLE | • debateable adj. Archaic spelling of debatable. • DEBATEABLE adj. that can be debated, also DEBATABLE. |
| LABELLABLE | • labellable adj. Alternative spelling of labelable. • LABELLABLE adj. that can be labelled, also LABELABLE. |
| REBATEABLE | • REBATEABLE adj. that can be rebated, also REBATABLE. |
| UNBEARABLE | • unbearable adj. So unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable. • UNBEARABLE adj. that cannot be borne. |
| UNBEATABLE | • unbeatable adj. That cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome. • unbeatable n. Someone or something that can’t be beaten. • UNBEATABLE adj. that cannot be beaten. |