| ABBACIES | • abbacies n. Plural of abbacy. • ABBACY n. the office of an abbot, also ABBOTCY. |
| ABSCISSA | • abscissa n. (Geometry) The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear… • abscissa n. (Geometry) The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa… • ABSCISSA n. (Latin) the distance of a point from the y-axis measured parallel to the x-axis, also ABSCISS, ABSCISSE. |
| ARABICAS | • arabicas n. Plural of arabica. • ARABICA n. (Latin) coffee produced from the shrub Coffea arabica, grown esp. in Brazil. |
| BALSAMIC | • balsamic adj. Producing balsam. • balsamic adj. Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative. • balsamic adj. Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant. |
| BANAUSIC | • banausic adj. (Formal) Of or pertaining to technical matters; mechanical. • banausic adj. (Formal) Uncultured, unrefined, utilitarian. • BANAUSIC adj. mechanical, utilitarian or routine, as opposed to inspiring or imaginative, also BANAUSIAN. |
| BASALTIC | • basaltic adj. Of or pertaining to basalt. • BASALTIC adj. relating to basalt. |
| BASILICA | • basilica n. (Architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex… • basilica n. A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an honorific status granted by the pope… • basilica n. (Obsolete) An apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held… |
| BISCACHA | • biscacha n. Rare form of viscacha. • BISCACHA n. a South American rodent, also BIZCACHA. |
| BRASSICA | • brassica n. Any of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapes. • Brassica prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – cabbages and related plants. • BRASSICA n. (Latin) a plant of the turnip and cabbage genus. |
| CABALISM | • cabalism n. The study of the Jewish Kaballah. • cabalism n. The activities of a cabal; secret plotting. • CABALISM n. (Hebrew) a sect based on cabala, also KABALISM, KABBALISM, QABALISM, CABBALISM. |
| CABALIST | • cabalist n. A member of a cabal. • cabalist n. A person skilled in esoteric matters. • cabalist n. A student of the Jewish Kaballah. |
| CANNABIS | • cannabis n. A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having… • cannabis n. A mildly euphoriant or sedating, intoxicating hallucinogenic drug prepared from various parts of this plant. • cannabis n. The purified and decarboxylated resin of the cannabis plant used for medicinal purposes rather than… |
| CARABIDS | • carabids n. Plural of carabid. • CARABID n. a black carnivorous beetle. |
| CARABINS | • carabins n. Plural of carabin. • CARABIN n. a rifle with a relatively short barrel, also CARABINE, CARBINE. |
| COPAIBAS | • copaibas n. Plural of copaiba. • COPAIBA n. (Tupi) a transparent resin obtained from certain South American trees, also COPAIVA. |
| DIABASIC | • diabasic adj. Pertaining to, or containing, diabase. • DIABASIC adj. of or like diabase, an altered diorite or basalt. |
| DICAMBAS | • DICAMBA n. a type of weedkiller. |
| SABBATIC | • sabbatic adj. Alternative form of sabbatical. • sabbatic n. Alternative form of sabbatical. • SABBATIC n. a period of leave from one's work, also SABBATICAL. |
| SCABIOSA | • scabiosa n. Scabious (plant). • Scabiosa prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Caprifoliaceae – pincushion flower, many also called scabious. • SCABIOSA n. (Latin) any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa, also SCABIOUS. |
| TAXICABS | • taxicabs n. Plural of taxicab. • taxicabs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of taxicab. • TAXICAB n. automobile for hire. |