| BACHELORDOMS | • BACHELORDOM n. the state of being a bachelor. |
| BACKSHEESHED | • backsheeshed v. Simple past tense and past participle of backsheesh. • BACKSHEESH v. to give a tip, also BACKSHISH, BAKHSHISH, BAKSHEESH, BAKSHISH, BUCKSHISH. |
| BACKSTITCHED | • backstitched v. Simple past tense and past participle of backstitch. • BACKSTITCH v. to stitch in this way. |
| 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. |
| BIRDWATCHERS | • birdwatchers n. Plural of birdwatcher. • bird␣watchers n. Plural of bird watcher. • BIRDWATCHER n. one who watches birds as a hobby. |
| BLACKHANDERS | • blackhanders n. Plural of blackhander. • Blackhanders n. Plural of Blackhander. • Black␣Handers n. Plural of Black Hander. |
| BODYSNATCHER | • bodysnatcher n. Alternative spelling of body snatcher. • body-snatcher n. Alternative spelling of body snatcher. • body␣snatcher n. (Slang, humorous, derogatory, obsolete) One who makes arrests, such as a bailiff or policeman. |
| 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). |
| CHEESEBOARDS | • cheeseboards n. Plural of cheeseboard. • CHEESEBOARD n. a board on which cheese is served. |
| DEBAUCHERIES | • debaucheries n. Plural of debauchery. • DEBAUCHERY n. the act of debauching. |
| DEBAUCHMENTS | • debauchments n. Plural of debauchment. • DEBAUCHMENT n. the act of debauching. |
| 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. |
| RHABDOCOELES | • RHABDOCOELE n. a turbellarian worm with an unbranched intestine. |
| SUBCHARTERED | • SUBCHARTER v. to rent a chartered vehicle. |
| SWASHBUCKLED | • swashbuckled v. Simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle. • SWASHBUCKLE v. to act the part of a swashbuckler. |
| SWITCHBACKED | • switchbacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |
| SWITCHBLADES | • switchblades n. Plural of switchblade. • switchblades v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade. • switch-blades n. Plural of switch-blade. |