| ABSORBENT | • absorbent adj. Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. • absorbent n. Anything which absorbs. • absorbent n. (Physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on… |
| BACKBENDS | • backbends n. Plural of backbend. • BACKBEND n. an acrobatic feat. |
| BACKBONES | • backbones n. Plural of backbone. • back-bones n. Plural of back-bone. • BACKBONE n. the spine. |
| BANDBOXES | • bandboxes n. Plural of bandbox. • BANDBOX n. a box for holding bands, caps, millinery etc. |
| BAREBONES | • barebones adj. Alternative form of bare-bones. • barebones n. Plural of barebone. • bare-bones adj. Minimalist; lacking that which is not essential. |
| BASEBANDS | • basebands n. Plural of baseband. • BASEBAND n. a communication device operating over limited frequencies. |
| BEANBALLS | • beanballs n. Plural of beanball. • bean␣balls n. Plural of bean ball. • BEANBALL n. a baseball thrown at the head. |
| BEARBINES | • BEARBINE n. a bindweed. |
| BOMBASINE | • bombasine n. Alternative form of bombazine. • BOMBASINE n. (French) a twilled silk and worsted fabric, also BOMBAZINE. |
| BREADBINS | • breadbins n. Plural of breadbin. • bread␣bins n. Plural of bread bin. • BREADBIN n. a household container for bread, usually quite small. |
| BUCKBEANS | • buckbeans n. Plural of buckbean. • BUCKBEAN n. a marsh plant. |
| BURNABLES | • burnables n. Plural of burnable. • BURNABLE n. something that can be burnt. |
| GABBINESS | • gabbiness n. The quality of being gabby. • GABBINESS n. the state of being gabby, loquacious. |
| SABBATINE | • Sabbatine adj. Of or relating to an indulgence granted to the Carmelite order in 1322 which promised liberation from… • Sabbatine adj. Relating to the Sabbath. • SABBATINE adj. relating to Saturday. |
| TABBINETS | • tabbinets n. Plural of tabbinet. • TABBINET n. a fabric like poplin, with a watered surface, also TABINET. |