| ABSTEMIOUS | • abstemious adj. Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. • abstemious adj. Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions. • abstemious adj. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation. |
| AMOEBIASES | • amoebiases n. Plural of amoebiasis. • amœbiases n. Plural of amœbiasis. • AMOEBIASIS n. infection of the colon by amoebae, also AMEBIASIS. |
| AMOEBIASIS | • amoebiasis n. (Biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas. • amoebiasis n. (Biology, medicine, countable) Any of various such diseases; most especially… • amœbiasis n. Archaic spelling of amoebiasis. |
| BERGOMASKS | • bergomasks n. Plural of bergomask. • BERGOMASK n. a rustic dance, also BERGAMASK. |
| BOMBASINES | • bombasines n. Plural of bombasine. • BOMBASINE n. (French) a twilled silk and worsted fabric, also BOMBAZINE. |
| BOMBASTERS | • BOMBASTER n. one who speaks bombast. |
| BONAMIASES | • BONAMIASIS n. a fatal disease of oysters. |
| BROMEGRASS | • bromegrass n. Any of various North American grasses, of the genus Bromus, that are used for forage. • BROMEGRASS n. a kind of grass resembling oats, also BROME. |
| CROSSBEAMS | • crossbeams n. Plural of crossbeam. • CROSSBEAM n. a beam joining other beams. |
| EMBASSADOR | • embassador n. Archaic form of ambassador. • EMBASSADOR n. (obsolete) an ambassador, also AMBASSADOR. |
| EMBOSCATAS | • EMBOSCATA n. (Italian) an ambuscade. |
| EMBOSSABLE | • embossable adj. Capable of being embossed. • EMBOSSABLE adj. that can be embossed. |
| FRAMBOISES | • framboises n. Plural of framboise. • FRAMBOISE n. (French) a brandy distilled from raspberries in the Alsace-Lorraine region. |
| MESOBLASTS | • mesoblasts n. Plural of mesoblast. • MESOBLAST n. another name for the mesoderm, the middle germ layer of the embryo in early development. |
| MOSSBACKED | • mossbacked adj. (Informal) Having old-fashioned views; very conservative or reactionary. • MOSSBACKED adj. conservative of opinion. |
| STEAMBOATS | • steamboats adj. (UK, Ireland, slang) Drunk; intoxicated. • steamboats n. Plural of steamboat. • steam-boats n. Plural of steam-boat. |
| SUBIMAGOES | • subimagoes n. Plural of subimago. • SUBIMAGO n. a stage in the life of a mayfly. |
| SUBMUCOSAE | • submucosae n. Plural of submucosa. • SUBMUCOSA n. the connective tissue underlying a mucous membrane. |