| BACKGROUND | • background adj. Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system. • background n. One’s social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. • background n. A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context. |
| BICORNUATE | • bicornuate adj. (Medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may. • BICORNUATE adj. having two horns or hornlike parts, also BICORNATE. |
| BINOCULARS | • binoculars n. A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they… • BINOCULAR n. a binocular telescope. |
| BUCCINATOR | • buccinator n. (Anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek. • BUCCINATOR n. a flat cheek muscle used in chewing and blowing. |
| CARBOFURAN | • carbofuran n. (Chemistry) A highly toxic carbamate pesticide used on field crops. |
| CARBONIUMS | • carboniums n. Plural of carbonium. • CARBONIUM n. a type of positively charged organic ion. |
| CHAIRBOUND | • chairbound adj. Unable to leave one’s chair, or confined to a wheelchair. • CHAIRBOUND adj. confined to a chair. |
| CONFABULAR | • confabular adj. Of or pertaining to confabulation. • CONFABULAR adj. relating to confabulation, the fabrication of past experiences, either consciously or unconsciously to make up for loss of memory. |
| INCUBATORS | • incubators n. Plural of incubator. • INCUBATOR n. an apparatus for hatching eggs by artificial heat. |
| INCUBATORY | • incubatory adj. Serving for incubation. • INCUBATORY adj. serving for incubation. |
| OBSCURANTS | • obscurants n. Plural of obscurant. • OBSCURANT n. one who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom. |
| OBTRUNCATE | • obtruncate v. To deprive of a limb; to lop. • OBTRUNCATE v. to cut or lop off the head of. |
| PUNCHBOARD | • punchboard n. A board, having a number of holes filled with slips of paper, once used as a form of lottery. • PUNCHBOARD n. a practice board used in the martial arts. |
| SCRUBWOMAN | • scrubwoman n. (US) A woman employed to do general housework, such as cleaning a house or office. • SCRUBWOMAN n. a woman employed to scrub. |
| SUBCANTORS | • subcantors n. Plural of subcantor. • SUBCANTOR n. a subordinate cantor, a singer; esp. the leader of a church choir. |
| TURNBROACH | • turnbroach n. (Obsolete) A turnspit. • TURNBROACH n. a turnspit. |