| BACKDRAUGHTS | • backdraughts n. Plural of backdraught. • BACKDRAUGHT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAFT. |
| BACKHANDEDLY | • backhandedly adv. In a backhanded manner. • back-handedly adv. Alternative form of backhandedly. • BACKHANDED adv. BACKHAND, to strike with the back of the hand. |
| BANDERSNATCH | • Bandersnatch prop.n. An obscure fictional creature mentioned in two of Lewis Carroll’s poems. • BANDERSNATCH n. an imaginary wild animal of fierce disposition. |
| BLACKHANDERS | • blackhanders n. Plural of blackhander. • Blackhanders n. Plural of Blackhander. • Black␣Handers n. Plural of Black Hander. |
| BRACHYDACTYL | • BRACHYDACTYL adj. having abnormally short fingers and toes, also BRACHYDACTYLIC. |
| CARBOHYDRASE | • carbohydrase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CARBOHYDRATE | • carbohydrate n. (Organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant. • carbohydrate n. (Colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates. • CARBOHYDRATE n. a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; extended to similar compounds, the sugars and starches which form the main source of energy in food. |
| CHAMBERHANDS | • CHAMBERHAND n. (New Zealand) a worker in the cold storage area of a slaughterhouse. |
| CHAMBERMAIDS | • chambermaids n. Plural of chambermaid. • CHAMBERMAID n. a maid who makes beds and does general cleaning of bedrooms (as in a hotel). |
| DIBRANCHIATE | • dibranchiate adj. (Zoology) Having two gills. • dibranchiate n. (Zoology) Any of the Dibranchiata. • DIBRANCHIATE adj. having two gills. |
| HARDSCRABBLE | • hardscrabble adj. (Of land) Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive. • hardscrabble adj. (By extension) Involving hard work and struggle. • hard-scrabble adj. Alternative form of hardscrabble. |
| RHABDOMANCER | • rhabdomancer n. One who carries out rhabdomancy; the user of a divining rod. • RHABDOMANCER n. one who practises rhabdomancy. |
| SCRATCHBOARD | • scratchboard n. (Art) A technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin… • SCRATCHBOARD n. a scraperboard. |
| SUBARACHNOID | • subarachnoid adj. (Anatomy, relational) Located or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the… • SUBARACHNOID n. the space situated under the arachnoid membrane. |