| ALKALESCENT | • alkalescent adj. Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali. • ALKALESCENT adj. tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline. |
| BASKETWEAVE | • basketweave n. A simple woven pattern in which groups of warp and weft threads are interlaced to give a checkerboard appearance. • basket␣weave n. Alternative form of basketweave. • BASKETWEAVE n. a form of weaving using two or more strands in the warp and weft. |
| BREADBASKET | • breadbasket n. A basket used for storing or carrying bread. • breadbasket n. (Agriculture) A region which has favourable conditions to produce a large quantity of grain or, by extension… • breadbasket n. (Humorous) The abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack. |
| BREAKFASTED | • breakfasted v. Simple past tense and past participle of breakfast. • BREAKFAST v. to take breakfast. |
| BREAKFASTER | • breakfaster n. One eating breakfast. • BREAKFASTER n. one who takes breakfast. |
| BREAKWATERS | • breakwaters n. Plural of breakwater. • BREAKWATER n. a protective wall built offshore and usually parallel to the shore. |
| CHEAPSKATES | • cheapskates n. Plural of cheapskate. • cheap-skates n. Plural of cheap-skate. • cheap␣skates n. Plural of cheap skate. |
| EARTHQUAKES | • earthquakes n. Plural of earthquake. • EARTHQUAKE n. a quaking or shaking of the earth. |
| EARTHSHAKER | • earthshaker n. Somebody or something that is earthshaking, or of great global importance. • Earthshaker prop.n. An epithet for the god Poseidon. • EARTHSHAKER n. an event of great importance. |
| HEARTBREAKS | • heartbreaks n. Plural of heartbreak. • HEARTBREAK n. crushing grief, anguish, or distress. |
| KETONAEMIAS | • KETONAEMIA n. an excess of ketone bodies in the blood, also KETONEMIA. |
| MEATPACKERS | • meatpackers n. Plural of meatpacker. • MEATPACKER n. (US) a person or company involved in the wholesale meat trade. |
| MISTAKEABLE | • mistakeable adj. Alternative form of mistakable. • MISTAKEABLE adj. liable to be mistaken, also MISTAKABLE. |
| PLATEMAKERS | • platemakers n. Plural of platemaker. • PLATEMAKER n. one who makes plates. |
| RATTLESNAKE | • rattlesnake n. Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail. • rattle␣snake n. Alternative spelling of rattlesnake. • RATTLESNAKE n. any of several American pit vipers that have horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. |
| TASTEMAKERS | • tastemakers n. Plural of tastemaker. • TASTEMAKER n. one who sets aesthetic standards. |
| WASTEBASKET | • wastebasket n. A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin. • wastebasket v. (Transitive) To discard in a wastebasket. • WASTEBASKET n. a basket or bin for holding discarded paper and other rubbish. |
| WATERQUAKES | • waterquakes n. Plural of waterquake. • WATERQUAKE n. a seismic disturbance affecting the sea. |