| BRAINDEAD | • braindead adj. Alternative spelling of brain-dead. • brain-dead adj. (Medicine, not comparable) Having an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity. • brain-dead adj. (Colloquial) Having no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy. |
| BRIDEMAID | • bridemaid n. Archaic form of bridesmaid. • BRIDEMAID n. a woman who is an attendant of a bride, also BRIDESMAID, BRIDEMAIDEN. |
| BROADSIDE | • broadside n. (Nautical) One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing. • broadside n. (By extension) A forceful attack, be it written or spoken. • broadside n. A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded. |
| CEDARBIRD | • cedarbird n. The cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum. • cedar␣bird n. A species of waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum). • CEDARBIRD n. the cedar waxwing. |
| DISBARKED | • disbarked v. Simple past tense and past participle of disbark. • DISBARK v. to strip of bark. |
| DISBARRED | • disbarred v. Simple past tense and past participle of disbar. • DISBAR v. to expel from the legal profession. |
| EMBRAIDED | • embraided v. Simple past tense and past participle of embraid. • EMBRAID v. (Spenser) to braid, also EMBREAD. |
| FORBIDDAL | • forbiddal n. (Archaic) The act of forbidding something. • FORBIDDAL n. the act of forbidding, also FORBIDAL. |
| LADYBIRDS | • ladybirds n. Plural of ladybird. • lady-birds n. Plural of lady-bird. • LADYBIRD n. a small brightly coloured beetle, also LADYBUG, LADYCOW, LADYFLY. |
| REDBAITED | • redbaited v. Simple past tense and past participle of redbait. • red-baited v. Simple past tense and past participle of red-bait. • REDBAIT v. to denounce as Communist. |
| RHABDOIDS | • rhabdoids n. Plural of rhabdoid. • RHABDOID n. a rodlike body. |
| RIBAUDRED | • ribaudred adj. (Obsolete) filthy; obscene; ribald. • RIBAUDRED adj. (Shakespeare) an obscure word, perhaps ribaud-rid, ridden by a ribald. |
| SIDEBOARD | • sideboard n. (Furniture) A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linen and tableware; originally… • sideboard n. A board or similar barrier that forms part of the side of something. • sideboard n. (Collectible card games) A set of cards that are separate from a player’s primary deck, used to customize… |
| UNBRAIDED | • unbraided adj. Not braided. • UNBRAID v. to separate the strands of. |
| UPBRAIDED | • upbraided v. Simple past tense and past participle of upbraid. • UPBRAID v. to reproach severely, also UPBRAY. |
| YARDBIRDS | • yardbirds n. Plural of yardbird. • yard␣birds n. Plural of yard bird. • YARDBIRD n. an army recruit. |