| BACKSPEIRED | • BACKSPEIR v. (Scots) to cross-question, also BACKSPEER. |
| BASIDIOCARP | • basidiocarp n. (Mycology) A mushroom which has basidia. • BASIDIOCARP n. the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics. |
| BESPREADING | • bespreading v. Present participle of bespread. • BESPREAD v. to spread over. |
| BIPOLARISED | • bipolarised v. Simple past tense and past participle of bipolarise. • BIPOLARISE v. to make bipolar, also BIPOLARIZE. |
| BRACHIOPODS | • brachiopods n. Plural of brachiopod. • BRACHIOPOD n. a bivalve marine invertebrate. |
| BRICKSHAPED | • brickshaped adj. Shaped like a brick. • brick-shaped adj. Alternative spelling of brickshaped. • BRICKSHAPED adj. shaped like a brick. |
| BROADPIECES | • broadpieces n. Plural of broadpiece. • BROADPIECE n. an old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus. |
| CRISPBREADS | • crispbreads n. Plural of crispbread. • crisp␣breads n. Plural of crisp bread. • CRISPBREAD n. a brittle, unsweetened type of biscuit. |
| DISPROVABLE | • disprovable adj. Capable of being disproved. • DISPROVABLE adj. that can be disproved. |
| PAEDOTRIBES | • PAEDOTRIBE n. in ancient Greece, a gymnastic teacher. |
| PARABOLISED | • parabolised v. Simple past tense and past participle of parabolise. • PARABOLISE v. to set forth by parable; to treat as a parable, also PARABOLIZE. |
| PARABOLOIDS | • paraboloids n. Plural of paraboloid. • PARABOLOID n. a surface or solid generated by the rotation of a parabola about its axis. |
| PREDIABETES | • prediabetes n. The state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes. • PREDIABETES n. an asymptomatic abnormal state that precedes the development of clinically evident diabetes. |
| PREDICABLES | • predicables n. Plural of predicable. • PREDICABLE n. anything that can be predicated of another. |
| SPRINGBOARD | • springboard n. A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water. • springboard n. (Gymnastics) A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment. • springboard n. (Figuratively) Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something. |
| UPBRAIDINGS | • upbraidings n. Plural of upbraiding. • UPBRAIDING n. the act of upbraiding. |