| 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. |
| BIRDWATCHING | • birdwatching n. Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment. • birdwatching n. (Slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches. • bird␣watching n. Alternative spelling of birdwatching. |
| BLACKHANDERS | • blackhanders n. Plural of blackhander. • Blackhanders n. Plural of Blackhander. • Black␣Handers n. Plural of Black Hander. |
| BODYSNATCHER | • bodysnatcher n. Alternative spelling of body snatcher. • body-snatcher n. Alternative spelling of body snatcher. • body␣snatcher n. (Slang, humorous, derogatory, obsolete) One who makes arrests, such as a bailiff or policeman. |
| BRANCHIOPODS | • branchiopods n. Plural of branchiopod. • BRANCHIOPOD n. any of a subclass of Crustacea with numerous flattened, leaf-shaped, lobed swimming-feet. |
| CHAMBERHANDS | • CHAMBERHAND n. (New Zealand) a worker in the cold storage area of a slaughterhouse. |
| CHILDBEARING | • childbearing n. The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition. • childbearing adj. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth. • child-bearing adj. (With "years" or "age") Pertaining to the time between puberty and menopause when a woman is able to bear children. |
| CHIMNEYBOARD | • CHIMNEYBOARD n. a board blocking up a fireplace. |
| CHONDROBLAST | • chondroblast n. A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes. • CHONDROBLAST n. a cell that forms cartilage. |
| DEBAUCHMENTS | • debauchments n. Plural of debauchment. • DEBAUCHMENT n. the act of debauching. |
| DIBRANCHIATE | • dibranchiate adj. (Zoology) Having two gills. • dibranchiate n. (Zoology) Any of the Dibranchiata. • DIBRANCHIATE adj. having two gills. |
| DISBRANCHING | • disbranching v. Present participle of disbranch. • DISBRANCH v. to divest of a branch or branches. |
| HYDROCARBONS | • hydrocarbons n. Plural of hydrocarbon. • HYDROCARBON n. a compound of hydrogen and carbon with nothing else, occurring notably in oil, natural gas and coal. |
| RHABDOMANCER | • rhabdomancer n. One who carries out rhabdomancy; the user of a divining rod. • RHABDOMANCER n. one who practises rhabdomancy. |
| 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. |