| ASTRAPHOBIC | • astraphobic adj. (Rare) Morbidly afraid of thunderstorms. • ASTRAPHOBIC adj. suffering from astraphobia, a morbid fear of thunder and lightning, also ASTROPHOBIC. |
| BACKSCRATCH | • backscratch n. A scratch on the back. • backscratch v. To scratch one’s or another’s back. • backscratch v. (Business, politics, slang) To engage in a reciprocal action. |
| BATHYSCAPES | • bathyscapes n. Plural of bathyscape. • BATHYSCAPE n. a submersible observation chamber. |
| BATHYSCAPHE | • bathyscaphe n. A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin… • BATHYSCAPHE n. a submersible observation chamber, also BATHYSCAPH. |
| BATHYSCAPHS | • bathyscaphs n. Plural of bathyscaph. • BATHYSCAPH n. a submersible observation chamber, also BATHYSCAPHE. |
| BATRACHIANS | • batrachians n. Plural of batrachian. • BATRACHIAN n. a frog or toad. |
| BLACKHEARTS | • blackhearts n. Plural of blackheart. • BLACKHEART n. a heart-shaped cherry with a very dark-colored skin. |
| BRACHIATORS | • brachiators n. Plural of brachiator. • BRACHIATOR n. an animal, such as a gibbon, that progresses by brachiation. |
| CHALYBEATES | • chalybeates n. Plural of chalybeate. • CHALYBEATE n. a water or other liquid, esp. a drug, containing iron salts. |
| CHASTISABLE | • chastisable adj. Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable. • CHASTISABLE adj. capable of being chastised. |
| COHABITANTS | • cohabitants n. Plural of cohabitant. • COHABITANT n. one who dwells with another, or in the same place or country. |
| ESCHEATABLE | • escheatable adj. Liable to escheat. • ESCHEATABLE adj. capable of being escheated. |
| HABITAUNCES | • HABITAUNCE n. (Spenser) dwelling-place. |
| MATCHBOARDS | • matchboards n. Plural of matchboard. • MATCHBOARD n. one of a number of boards with a tongue cut along one edge and a groove in the opposite edge, fitted one into the next to make a wall-facing, etc. |
| PATCHBOARDS | • patchboards n. Plural of patchboard. • PATCHBOARD n. a panel with multiple electrical terminals. |
| SABRETACHES | • sabretaches n. Plural of sabretache. • SABRETACHE n. (French) a satchel suspended from a cavalry officer's belt. |
| SCRATCHBACK | • scratchback n. (UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting… • SCRATCHBACK n. a backscratcher. |
| STAUNCHABLE | • STAUNCHABLE adj. that can be staunched, also STANCHABLE. |
| SUBSCHEMATA | • subschemata n. Plural of subschema. • SUBSCHEMA n. part of a schema. |
| TETRABRACHS | • TETRABRACH n. in classical prosody, a word or metrical foot composed of four short syllables. |