| ABOLITIONS | • abolitions n. Plural of abolition. • ABOLITION n. the act of doing away with. |
| ABSOLUTION | • absolution n. (Ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority. • absolution n. The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense. • absolution n. The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. |
| BALLOONIST | • balloonist n. A person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons. • BALLOONIST n. a person who operates or rides in a balloon. |
| BANDOLEONS | • bandoleons n. Plural of bandoleon. • BANDOLEON n. a kind of button accordion popular in South America, also BANDONEON, BANDONION. |
| BANDOLEROS | • bandoleros n. Plural of bandolero. • BANDOLERO n. (Spanish) a highwayman. |
| BLOODSTAIN | • bloodstain n. A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood. • BLOODSTAIN n. a discoloration caused by blood. |
| BOLIVIANOS | • bolivianos n. Plural of boliviano. • BOLIVIANO n. (Spanish) a Bolivian dollar. |
| BOOMSLANGS | • boomslangs n. Plural of boomslang. • BOOMSLANG n. (South African) a highly venomous southern African tree-snake. |
| CONSOLABLE | • consolable adj. Able or likely to be consoled. • CONSOLABLE adj. capable of receiving consolation. |
| HALOBIONTS | • halobionts n. Plural of halobiont. • HALOBIONT n. an organism living in a salt environment. |
| LONGBOARDS | • longboards n. Plural of longboard. • LONGBOARD n. a type of surfboard. |
| MONOSTABLE | • monostable adj. (Electronics) Having more than one state, only one of which is stable. • MONOSTABLE adj. of an electronic circuit, having only one stable state but able to pass into a second state in response to an input pulse. |
| OBSIDIONAL | • obsidional adj. Pertaining to a siege. • OBSIDIONAL adj. of or relating to a siege, also OBSIDIONARY. |
| POISONABLE | • poisonable adj. Capable of being poisoned. • poisonable adj. (Obsolete) poisonous. • POISONABLE adj. capable of poisoning; poisonous. |
| TABLESPOON | • tablespoon n. (Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl. • tablespoon n. (Australia, New Zealand, Northern UK) A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving. • tablespoon n. (Cooking) A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one… |