| ABDUCENS | • abducens n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of abducens nerve. • ABDUCENS n. (Latin) a cranial nerve. |
| ABDUCENT | • abducent adj. (Obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting. • abducent n. That which abducts. • abducent n. (Neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve. |
| ABIDANCE | • abidance n. The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling. • abidance n. Adherence; compliance; conformity. • ABIDANCE n. the act of abiding. |
| BACKBEND | • backbend n. (Gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or… • backbend v. To perform such a move. • BACKBEND n. an acrobatic feat. |
| BALANCED | • balanced v. Simple past tense and past participle of balance. • balanced adj. Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore… • BALANCE v. to have equal weight or power. |
| BEACONED | • beaconed v. Simple past tense and past participle of beacon. • BEACON v. to shine like a light on high. |
| BLANCHED | • blanched adj. Lacking complexion or color. • blanched adj. Bleached. • blanched v. Simple past tense and past participle of blanch. |
| BLANCOED | • blancoed v. Simple past tense and past participle of blanco. • BLANCO v. to whiten with blanco. |
| BRANCHED | • branched adj. Having branches. • branched v. Simple past tense and past participle of branch. • BRANCH v. to spread like a tree branch, also BRAUNCH. |
| DUMBCANE | • dumbcane n. A tropical plant of the genus Dieffenbachia. • dumb␣cane n. Alternative form of dumbcane (Dieffenbachia seguine). • DUMBCANE n. a poisonous tropical plant. |
| NECKBAND | • neckband n. A band worn around the neck. • neckband n. The part of a shirt encircling the neck. • neckband v. To attach a band around the neck (especially of wild animals). |
| UNBACKED | • unbacked adj. (Not comparable) Having no back. • unbacked adj. Not supported or backed up (by someone or something). • unbacked adj. Having no (or few) backers. |
| UNBRACED | • unbraced v. Simple past tense and past participle of unbrace. • unbraced adj. Not braced. • UNBRACE v. to free from braces. |