| ACCOSTABLE | • accostable adj. (Obsolete, rare) Approachable; affable. • ACCOSTABLE adj. approachable; affable. |
| ACCUBATION | • accubation n. The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals. • ACCUBATION n. the act of reclining while eating. |
| ACROBATICS | • acrobatics n. The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats. • acrobatics n. A spectacular display of agility. • ACROBATICS n. the art, performance, or activity of an acrobat. |
| BACKCLOTHS | • backcloths n. Plural of backcloth. • back-cloths n. Plural of back-cloth. • BACKCLOTH n. the painted cloth or curtain at the back of the stage. |
| BACKCOURTS | • backcourts n. Plural of backcourt. • BACKCOURT n. in lawn tennis, that part of the court lying behind the service line. |
| BIOCLASTIC | • bioclastic adj. (Geology) Describing a sedimentary rock that is composed of the remains of small organisms. • bioclastic adj. (Geology) Describing a form of erosion or formation caused by the action of living organisms. • BIOCLASTIC adj. of deposits, esp. limestones, derived from shell fragments or similar organic remains. |
| BUCCINATOR | • buccinator n. (Anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek. • BUCCINATOR n. a flat cheek muscle used in chewing and blowing. |
| CANCELBOTS | • cancelbots n. Plural of cancelbot. • CANCELBOT n. a computer program that identifies and deletes unwanted articles sent to an Internet newsgroup. |
| COACHBUILT | • coachbuilt adj. Alternative form of coach-built. • coach-built adj. (Of a vehicle) Having specially built bodywork, built to order. • COACHBUILT adj. of a vehicle body, built to individula specifications by coachbuilders. |
| COCKLEBOAT | • cockleboat n. Alternative form of cockboat. • COCKLEBOAT n. a small boat, esp. one used on rivers, also COCKBOAT. |
| CORYBANTIC | • corybantic adj. Frenetic, ecstatic and orgiastic. • corybantic adj. Of or pertaining to a Corybant. • CORYBANTIC adj. wild; frenzied; uncontrolled. |
| COUNTBACKS | • countbacks n. Plural of countback. • COUNTBACK n. a system of deciding the winner of a tied competition by comparing earlier points or scores. |
| IMBROCCATA | • imbroccata n. (Obsolete) A hit or thrust. • IMBROCCATA n. (Italian) a downward pass or thrust in fencing. |
| MOBOCRATIC | • mobocratic adj. Of or pertaining to mobocracy. • MOBOCRATIC adj. relating to mobocracy, government by mobs or crowds, also MOBOCRATICAL. |
| NONTOBACCO | • nontobacco adj. Not tobacco; unrelated to tobacco. • NONTOBACCO adj. denoting a product not containing tobacco. |
| NOTCHBACKS | • notchbacks n. Plural of notchback. • NOTCHBACK n. a car whose roof does not slope continuously from the roof to the bumper, but juts out from the bottom of the rear window. |
| SUBCOMPACT | • subcompact n. Something that is smaller than the compact version, especially a very small car. • SUBCOMPACT n. a small car, such as a sports car. |
| TOUCHBACKS | • touchbacks n. Plural of touchback. • TOUCHBACK n. a play in which the ball is dead on or behind a team's own goal line, having been put across the line by an opponent but actually put down by a member of that team. |