| ABHORRENCIES | • abhorrencies n. Plural of abhorrency. • ABHORRENCY n. (obsolete) the act of abhorring, also ABHORRENCE. |
| ARACHNOPHOBE | • arachnophobe n. A person who fears spiders. • ARACHNOPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of spiders. |
| ARCHEOBOTANY | • archeobotany n. Alternative form of archaeobotany. • ARCHEOBOTANY n. the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites, also ARCHAEOBOTANY. |
| BEACHCOMBING | • beachcombing n. The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber. • beachcombing n. An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage. • beachcombing v. Present participle of beachcomb. |
| BIOMECHANICS | • biomechanics n. (Biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body;… • biomechanics n. (Biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body. • BIOMECHANICS n. the mechanics of biological and esp. muscular activity. |
| BIOTECHNICAL | • biotechnical adj. Of or pertaining to biotechnology. • BIOTECHNICAL adj. of or relating to biotechnology. |
| 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. |
| CANCERPHOBIA | • cancerphobia n. Inordinate dread of developing cancer. • CANCERPHOBIA n. fear of cancer, also CANCEROPHOBIA. |
| CHIMNEYBOARD | • CHIMNEYBOARD n. a board blocking up a fireplace. |
| ELASMOBRANCH | • elasmobranch n. Any of many cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii. • ELASMOBRANCH n. any member of the Elasmobranchii, that include sharks, rays, and skates. |
| FRANCOPHOBES | • Francophobes n. Plural of Francophobe. • FRANCOPHOBE n. a hater of things French. |
| NECROPHOBIAS | • NECROPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of corpses. |
| NONCRUSHABLE | • noncrushable adj. Not crushable. • NONCRUSHABLE adj. not crushable. |
| RHABDOMANCER | • rhabdomancer n. One who carries out rhabdomancy; the user of a divining rod. • RHABDOMANCER n. one who practises rhabdomancy. |
| SHACKLEBONES | • shackle-bones n. Plural of shackle-bone. • SHACKLEBONE n. (Scots) the wrist. |
| TECHNOBABBLE | • technobabble n. Technical or scientific language used in fiction to convey a false impression of meaningful technical… • technobabble n. From the point of view of the layperson, technical and scientific literature not understood. • TECHNOBABBLE n. technical jargon. |
| TECHNOPHOBIA | • technophobia n. A fear of new technologies. • TECHNOPHOBIA n. fear of technology. |
| TURNBROACHES | • turnbroaches n. Plural of turnbroach. • TURNBROACH n. a turnspit. |
| UNTOUCHABLES | • untouchables n. Plural of untouchable. • UNTOUCHABLE n. one that is untouchable, esp. a Hindu of very low caste. |