| ABSINTHIATED | • absinthiated v. Simple past tense and past participle of absinthiate. • absinthiated adj. Impregnated with wormwood. • ABSINTHIATED adj. impregnated with absinth. |
| ALPHABETISED | • alphabetised adj. (Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order. • alphabetised v. (Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise. • ALPHABETISE v. to put into alphabetic order, also ALPHABET, ALPHABETIZE. |
| BALDERDASHES | • balderdashes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balderdash. • BALDERDASH n. nonsense, drivel. |
| BANDERSNATCH | • Bandersnatch prop.n. An obscure fictional creature mentioned in two of Lewis Carroll’s poems. • BANDERSNATCH n. an imaginary wild animal of fierce disposition. |
| BLACKHANDERS | • blackhanders n. Plural of blackhander. • Blackhanders n. Plural of Blackhander. • Black␣Handers n. Plural of Black Hander. |
| BREATHALYSED | • breathalysed v. Simple past tense and past participle of breathalyse, an alternative spelling of breathalyze. • BREATHALYSE v. to use a device which measures the amount of alcohol on a person's breath, also BREATHALYZE. |
| CARBOHYDRASE | • carbohydrase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CHAMBERHANDS | • CHAMBERHAND n. (New Zealand) a worker in the cold storage area of a slaughterhouse. |
| CHAMBERMAIDS | • chambermaids n. Plural of chambermaid. • CHAMBERMAID n. a maid who makes beds and does general cleaning of bedrooms (as in a hotel). |
| HABERDASHERS | • haberdashers n. Plural of haberdasher. • HABERDASHER n. a dealer in men's clothing; a dealer in small sewing articles. |
| HABERDASHERY | • haberdashery n. Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher’s shop. • haberdashery n. A shop selling such goods. • haberdashery n. A shop selling clothing and accessories for men, including hats. |
| HAIRBREADTHS | • hairbreadths n. Plural of hairbreadth. • HAIRBREADTH n. the breadth of a hair; a minute distance, also HAIRSBREADTH. |
| HAIRSBREADTH | • hairsbreadth n. A very short distance or a very small amount (as is the width of a hair). • hair's␣breadth n. A very small amount or distance. • HAIRSBREADTH n. the breadth of a hair; a minute distance, also HAIRBREADTH. |
| HANDBREADTHS | • handbreadths n. Plural of handbreadth. • HANDBREADTH n. the breadth of a hand, also HANDSBREADTH. |
| HANDSBREADTH | • handsbreadth n. A small distance. • HANDSBREADTH n. the breadth of a hand, also HANDBREADTH. |
| HARDSCRABBLE | • hardscrabble adj. (Of land) Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive. • hardscrabble adj. (By extension) Involving hard work and struggle. • hard-scrabble adj. Alternative form of hardscrabble. |
| HEADBANGINGS | • HEADBANGING n. the act of shaking the head vigorously in time with loud rock music. |
| THREADBAREST | • threadbarest adj. Superlative form of threadbare: most threadbare. • THREADBARE adj. having the nap worn off so that the thread shows. |
| UNSHADOWABLE | • unshadowable adj. Not shadowable. • UNSHADOWABLE adj. that cannot be shadowed. |