| ABBOTSHIP | • abbotship n. The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy. • ABBOTSHIP n. the office of an abbot (the head of a monastery). |
| AMPHIBOLE | • amphibole n. (Mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing… • AMPHIBOLE n. any mineral of a group of dark-coloured, rock-forming silicates. |
| AMPHIBOLY | • amphiboly n. (Grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction. • AMPHIBOLY n. a grammatically ambiguous phrase or sentence, also AMPHIBOLOGY. |
| BAROPHILE | • barophile n. An organism that lives and thrives under high barometric pressure; a form of extremophile. • BAROPHILE n. a bacterium able to tolerate high atmospheric pressure. |
| BASOPHILE | • basophile n. Alternative form of basophil. • BASOPHILE adj. of white blood cells, having an affinity for basic stains, also BASOPHIL, BASOPHILIC. • BASOPHILE n. such a cell. |
| BASOPHILS | • basophils n. Plural of basophil. • BASOPHIL n. a basophil cell. |
| BIOGRAPHS | • biographs n. Plural of biograph. • BIOGRAPH v. to write a biography of. |
| BIOGRAPHY | • biography n. A person’s life story, especially one published. • biography n. The art of writing this kind of story. • biography v. (Transitive) To write a biography of. |
| BIOPHILIA | • biophilia n. (Obsolete, rare) Hypochondria. • biophilia n. (Psychology) The biological drive to preserve oneself; love of life. • biophilia n. The love of or empathy with nature and all living things. |
| CHIPBOARD | • chipboard n. (Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin. • CHIPBOARD n. reconstructed wood made from compressed chippings. |
| ECOPHOBIA | • ecophobia n. Fear of one’s home. • ecophobia n. A feeling of powerlessness to prevent cataclysmic environmental change, apocalypse, etc. • ECOPHOBIA n. fear of one's home surroundings. |
| EUPHOBIAS | • EUPHOBIA n. a fear of good news. |
| EUPHORBIA | • euphorbia n. Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges. • Euphorbia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – the spurges, with numerous flowering plant species… • EUPHORBIA n. any herb or shrub of the spurge family. |
| HYPOBARIC | • hypobaric adj. Of, relating to, or utilizing less than normal air pressure. • HYPOBARIC adj. below normal pressure. |
| NEOPHOBIA | • neophobia n. The fear or hatred of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations. • NEOPHOBIA n. fear of novelty. |
| SHIPBOARD | • shipboard adj. (Nautical) Occurring or existing on board a ship. • shipboard adj. (Figurative) casual or ephemeral (e.g. a shipboard romance). • shipboard n. The side of a ship. |
| ZOOPHOBIA | • zoophobia n. An unusual fear of animals. • zoöphobia n. Alternative spelling of zoophobia. • ZOOPHOBIA n. fear of animals. |