| ABIOGENIST | • abiogenist n. (Biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life. • ABIOGENIST n. a believer in abiogenesis, the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter. |
| BALLOTINGS | • ballotings n. Plural of balloting. • BALLOTING n. the act of conducting a ballot. |
| BATOLOGIES | • BATOLOGY n. the study of brambles. |
| BATOLOGIST | • batologist n. A botanist who studies the genus Rubus, i.e. brambles. • batologist n. (Colloquial or humorous) Someone who studies bats (the flying mammal). • BATOLOGIST n. one who studies batology, the science of brambles. |
| BOASTINGLY | • boastingly adv. Boastfully. • BOASTINGLY adv. BOASTING. |
| BOMBASTING | • bombasting v. Present participle of bombast. • BOMBAST v. to stuff or pad with cotton wool or the like. |
| BOTANISING | • botanising v. Present participle of botanise. • BOTANISE v. to collect plants for study, also BOTANIZE. |
| GLOBALISTS | • globalists n. Plural of globalist. • GLOBALIST n. a person advocating a global approach. |
| MOBCASTING | • MOBCASTING n. the act of broadcasting over mobile phones. |
| OBBLIGATOS | • obbligatos n. Plural of obbligato. • OBBLIGATO n. (Italian) a musical accompaniment of independent importance, esp. that of a single instrument to a vocal piece, also OBLIGATO. |
| OBLIGATORS | • obligators n. Plural of obligator. • OBLIGATOR n. one who obligates. |
| OBSIGNATED | • obsignated v. Simple past tense and past participle of obsignate. • OBSIGNATE v. to seal or confirm, also OBSIGN. |
| OBSIGNATES | • obsignates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obsignate. • OBSIGNATE v. to seal or confirm, also OBSIGN. |
| SABOTAGING | • sabotaging v. Present participle of sabotage. • SABOTAGE v. to destroy maliciously. |
| SWINGBOATS | • swingboats n. Plural of swingboat. • SWINGBOAT n. a boat-shaped swinging carriage for fairs etc. |
| TARBOGGINS | • tarboggins n. Plural of tarboggin. • tarboggins v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tarboggin. • TARBOGGIN v. to sledge on a tarboggin, also TABOGGAN, TOBOGGAN, TOBOGGIN. |