| ADSORBATES | • adsorbates n. Plural of adsorbate. • ADSORBATE n. a substance or molecules adsorbed. |
| AMBUSCADES | • ambuscades v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade. • ambuscades n. Plural of ambuscade. • AMBUSCADE v. (French) to lay an ambush, also AMBUSCADO. |
| BANDPASSES | • bandpasses n. Plural of bandpass. • BANDPASS n. the range of frequencies transmitted through a filter. |
| BASEBOARDS | • baseboards n. Plural of baseboard. • BASEBOARD n. a board which forms a base for something; a skirting-board. |
| BASTARDIES | • bastardies n. Plural of bastardy. • BASTARDY n. the state of being a bastard. |
| BASTARDISE | • bastardise v. Non-Oxford standard spelling of bastardize. • BASTARDISE v. to make a bastard of, also BASTARDIZE. |
| BASTINADES | • bastinades n. Plural of bastinade. • bastinades v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastinade. • BASTINADE v. (French) to beat with a stick or baton, esp. on the feet, also BASTINADO. |
| BEADBLASTS | • BEADBLAST v. to clean with such a jet. |
| BIOASSAYED | • bioassayed adj. Subjected to bioassay. • BIOASSAY v. to test the strength and effect of a drug on a living organism. |
| BOSBERAADS | • bosberaads n. Plural of bosberaad. • BOSBERAAD n. (South African) a meeting in an isolated venue to break a political deadlock. |
| DATABUSSES | • databusses n. Plural of databus. • data␣busses n. Plural of data bus. • DATABUS n. path for transferring computer data. |
| EMBASSADES | • embassades n. Plural of embassade. • EMBASSADE n. (Shakespeare) the mission of an ambassador. |
| EMBASSADOR | • embassador n. Archaic form of ambassador. • EMBASSADOR n. (obsolete) an ambassador, also AMBASSADOR. |
| SABBATISED | • sabbatised v. Simple past tense and past participle of sabbatise. • SABBATISE v. to observe as a Sabbath, also SABBATIZE. |
| SADDLEBAGS | • saddlebags n. Plural of saddlebag. • saddle-bags n. Plural of saddle-bag. • saddle␣bags n. Plural of saddle bag. |
| SARABANDES | • sarabandes n. Plural of sarabande. • SARABANDE n. (Spanish) a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries, resembling the minuet, also SARABAND. |
| SPACEBANDS | • spacebands n. Plural of spaceband. • SPACEBAND n. a wedge for justifying the line in mediaeval typesetting. |
| SQUABASHED | • squabashed v. Simple past tense and past participle of squabash. • SQUABASH v. to crush esp. with criticism; to lambaste. |
| SWEATBANDS | • sweatbands n. Plural of sweatband. • SWEATBAND n. an absorbent wristlet worn by e.g. tennis players to prevent sweat running down to their hands. |