| AMPHIBRACH | • amphibrach n. (Prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one… • amphibrach n. (Prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which… • AMPHIBRACH n. a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short. |
| BECHARMING | • becharming v. Present participle of becharm. • BECHARM v. to enchant. |
| BEDCHAMBER | • bedchamber n. (Archaic) A bedroom. • BEDCHAMBER n. (archaic) a bedroom. |
| BENCHMARKS | • benchmarks n. Plural of benchmark. • benchmarks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark. • BENCHMARK v. to test by a preset standard. |
| BERDACHISM | • berdachism n. (Anthropology, now offensive) The state or practice of being (or of there being individuals who are)… |
| BICHROMATE | • bichromate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate. • BICHROMATE n. a salt of dichromic acid. |
| BRACHYDOME | • brachydome n. (Crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. • BRACHYDOME n. a dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. |
| CHAMBERERS | • chamberers n. Plural of chamberer. • CHAMBERER n. (archaic) a plotter; a lover. |
| CHAMBERING | • chambering v. Present participle of chamber. • chambering n. The chamber of a gun or other firearm. • CHAMBERING n. lewd or wanton behaviour. |
| CHAMBERPOT | • chamberpot n. Alternative spelling of chamber pot. • chamber␣pot n. A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before… • CHAMBERPOT n. a container for urine etc. |
| CHAMBRANLE | • chambranle n. (Architecture) In architecture, the case or frame used on three sides around a chamber door, large window… • CHAMBRANLE n. (French) decoration around a door frame or fireplace. |
| CHORIAMBIC | • choriambic adj. Of or relating to a choriamb. • choriambic n. A choriamb. • CHORIAMBIC n. a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBUS. |
| CHORIAMBUS | • choriambus n. (Poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the… • CHORIAMBUS n. a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBIC. |
| CIBACHROME | • Cibachrome n. A reproduction of a film transparency on photopaper, made using a dye-destruction positive-to-positive… • CIBACHROME n. a type of colour print made directly form a colour transparency. |
| KACHUMBERS | • KACHUMBER n. (Hindi) a salad of chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, and (sometimes) other vegetables. |
| MARSHBUCKS | • marshbucks n. Plural of marshbuck. • marsh␣bucks n. Plural of marsh buck. • MARSHBUCK n. an antelope of Central Africa. |
| MATCHBOARD | • matchboard n. (Carpentry) A type of wooden board that connects with others using a tongue and groove system. • matchboard n. (Sand casting) A thin piece of material (such as wood, plaster, or metal) that forms and aligns the… • MATCHBOARD n. one of a number of boards with a tongue cut along one edge and a groove in the opposite edge, fitted one into the next to make a wall-facing, etc. |
| MOUCHARABY | • moucharaby n. A mashrabiyya. • MOUCHARABY n. (Arabic) in North Africa, an external balcony enclosed with latticework. |