| ABIOTROPHY | • abiotrophy n. (Medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function… • ABIOTROPHY n. bodily or mental loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown. |
| ABSOLUTORY | • absolutory adj. Serving to absolve; absolving; giving absolution. • ABSOLUTORY adj. forgiving or absolving. |
| BABYPROOFS | • babyproofs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of babyproof. • BABYPROOF v. to render e.g. a room safe for babies. |
| BODYBOARDS | • bodyboards n. Plural of bodyboard. • bodyboards v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bodyboard. • BODYBOARD v. to ride a surfboard that is shorter and blunter than a standard board, on which the surfer lies rather than stands. |
| BOTRYOIDAL | • botryoidal adj. (Chiefly mineralogy) Having the form of a bunch of grapes. • BOTRYOIDAL adj. of minerals, occurring in grape-shaped masses, also BOTRYOID, BOTRYOSE. |
| COLOURABLY | • colourably adv. Alternative form of colorably. • COLOURABLE adv. that can be coloured, also COLORABLE. |
| HONOURABLY | • honourably adv. In an honourable manner. • HONOURABLE adv. worthy of honour, also HONORABLE. |
| LABORATORY | • laboratory n. A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis. • laboratory n. A place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured. • LABORATORY n. a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and analysis, also ELABORATORY. |
| OBLIGATORY | • obligatory adj. Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory. • obligatory adj. Requiring a matter or obligation. • OBLIGATORY adj. binding in law or conscience. |
| PYROPHOBIA | • pyrophobia n. An fear or hatred of fire or flames. • PYROPHOBIA n. fear of fire. |
| SNOBOCRACY | • snobocracy n. Snobs, collectively; snobbish behaviour or attitudes. • SNOBOCRACY n. government by snobs. |
| STORYBOARD | • storyboard n. A series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film or series, especially an animated one. • storyboard n. Any sequence of drawings or diagrams which illustrate a sequence of events, e.g. in an accident or as… • storyboard v. To create and arrange storyboard drawings. |
| STRABOTOMY | • strabotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or tendon of the eye to… • STRABOTOMY n. surgical removal of a squint. |
| URBANOLOGY | • urbanology n. The branch of sociology that studies the problems of living in cities and towns. • URBANOLOGY n. the study of cities. |
| YARBOROUGH | • yarborough n. (Card games) A hand, in bridge or whist, that has no card with a value greater than nine (and no aces)… • Yarborough prop.n. A surname. • Yarborough n. (Bridge) A hand that contains no honors. |