| ABRADABLE | • abradable adj. That may be abraded. • ABRADABLE adj. capable of being abraded (worn away by friction). |
| ABRASAXES | • ABRASAX n. a mystic word, also ABRAXAS. |
| ABRAXASES | • abraxases n. Plural of abraxas. • ABRAXAS n. a gem engraved with a mystical word and bearing a human-animal figure, also ABRASAX. |
| ALABASTER | • alabaster n. A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally. • alabaster n. (Historical) A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded. • alabaster n. (Color) An off-white colour, like that of alabaster. |
| ALARMABLE | • alarmable adj. Easily alarmed; excitable. • alarmable adj. (Rare) Of a building, etc.: capable of being fitted with an alarm system. • ALARMABLE adj. that can be alarmed. |
| ANAEROBIA | • anaerobia n. Anaerobes. • ANAEROBIUM n. an organism not requiring oxygen for its life processes, also ANAEROBE, ANAEROBIONT. |
| AWARDABLE | • awardable adj. Capable of being awarded. • AWARDABLE adj. that can be awarded. |
| BARATHEAS | • baratheas n. Plural of barathea. • BARATHEA n. a pebbly silk or worsted fabric with a broken rib weave. |
| BAVARDAGE | • bavardage n. Chatter, banter. • BAVARDAGE n. (French) small talk or chitchat; idle chatter. |
| BRAATASES | • BRAATAS n. (Spanish) a small portion added to a purchase of food by a vendor to encourage the person to return, also BRAATA, BROUGHTA, BROUGHTAS. |
| BREAKAWAY | • breakaway adj. Having broken away from a larger unit. • breakaway adj. Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure. • breakaway adj. (Ice hockey) Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun). |
| CARBAMATE | • carbamate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of carbamic acid. • CARBAMATE n. a salt or ester of carbamic acid, esp. as used as a pesticide, also CARBARYL. |
| GUAYABERA | • guayabera n. (Chiefly US) A light, open-necked, short-sleeved shirt worn by men in Latin America and the West Indies. • GUAYABERA n. (Spanish) a short-sleeved, lightweight sports shirt designed to be worn untucked. |
| HABANERAS | • habaneras n. Plural of habanera. • HABANERA n. (Spanish) a slow and seductive Cuban dance. |
| PARABASES | • parabases n. Plural of parabasis. • PARABASIS n. (Greek) a speech in Greek drama where the chorus advances and addresses the audience. |
| PARABOLAE | • parabolae n. (Rare) plural of parabola. • parabolæ n. Plural of parabola. • PARABOLA n. (Greek) a type of curve, one of the conic sections. |
| PARABRAKE | • parabrake n. Synonym of drag parachute. • PARABRAKE n. a parachute as used to slow an aeroplane. |
| SARABANDE | • sarabande n. (Dance) A 16th-century Spanish dance. • sarabande n. (Dance) A stately Baroque dance in slow triple time. • sarabande n. (Music) The music for either dance of the same name. |
| SARBACANE | • sarbacane n. (Archaic) A blowgun. • SARBACANE n. (French) a blowpipe for shooting animals etc. |
| SCARABAEI | • scarabaei n. Plural of scarabaeus. • SCARABAEUS n. a beetle of the Scarabaeus genus of lamellicorn beetles. |