| ABSONANT | • absonant adj. (Now rare) Discordant; harsh; contrary; unreasonable. • ABSONANT adj. discordant; abhorrent. |
| ABSTAINS | • abstains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstain. • ABSTAIN v. to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice. |
| ABTHANES | • abthanes n. Plural of abthane. • ABTHANE n. a monastic region of the old Irish church. |
| ANTBEARS | • antbears n. Plural of antbear. • ant-bears n. Plural of ant-bear. • ant␣bears n. Plural of ant bear. |
| ANTIBIAS | • antibias adj. Opposing or countering bias. • ANTIBIAS adj. opposed to bias. |
| ATABRINS | • ATABRIN n. (tradename) a bitter yellow powder, formerly used against malaria, also ATABRINE, ATEBRIN. |
| BALLANTS | • BALLANT v. to make ballads about, also BALLAD, BALLAT, BALLET. |
| BANALEST | • banalest adj. Superlative form of banal: most banal. • BANAL adj. flat and uninteresting. |
| BARTISAN | • bartisan n. (Architecture) A parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or church. • BARTISAN n. a small overhanging turret projecting from an angle on the top of a tower, also BARTIZAN. |
| BASANITE | • basanite n. (Geology) A basaltic extrusive rock, similar to chert. • BASANITE n. a black form of jasper or quartzite, formerly used as a touchstone. |
| BOATSMAN | • boatsman n. A boatman. • BOATSMAN n. a man who works on a boat, also BOATMAN. |
| CABSTAND | • cabstand n. A place where taxis wait for passengers; a taxi rank. • CABSTAND n. a place where cabs await hire. |
| HABITANS | • habitans n. Plural of habitan. • HABITAN n. (French) a French native of Louisiana or Carolina, also HABITANT. |
| HATBANDS | • hatbands n. Plural of hatband. • HATBAND n. a band worn on a hat. |
| RATSBANE | • ratsbane n. Rat poison; white arsenic. • RATSBANE n. rat poison; white arsenic. |
| SABATONS | • sabatons n. Plural of sabaton. • SABATON n. (historical) a foot-covering as part of suit of armour. |
| TABANIDS | • tabanids n. Plural of tabanid. • TABANID n. (Latin) a bloodsucking insect of the gadfly genus. |
| TANBARKS | • tanbarks n. Plural of tanbark. • TANBARK n. a tree bark used for tanning. |