| AMPHISBAENIC | • amphisbaenic adj. (Mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena. • AMPHISBAENIC adj. of or like an amphisbaena. |
| ANTIBACCHIUS | • antibacchius n. (Poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable. • ANTIBACCHIUS n. (Latin) a foot of two long (or stressed) syllables followed by a short (or unstressed) one. |
| BACKLIGHTING | • backlighting v. Present participle of backlight. • backlighting n. The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow. • BACKLIGHT v. to illumine a subject from the rear. |
| BACKSHISHING | • backshishing v. Present participle of backshish. • BACKSHISH v. to give a tip, also BACKSHEESH, BAKHSHISH, BAKSHEESH, BAKSHISH, BUCKSHISH. |
| 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. |
| BIRDWATCHING | • birdwatching n. Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment. • birdwatching n. (Slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches. • bird␣watching n. Alternative spelling of birdwatching. |
| BRACHIATIONS | • brachiations n. Plural of brachiation. • BRACHIATION n. the act of swinging by one's arms from place to place. |
| CHARBROILING | • charbroiling v. Present participle of charbroil. • CHARBROIL v. to broil over charcoal. |
| CHILDBEARING | • childbearing n. The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition. • childbearing adj. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth. • child-bearing adj. (With "years" or "age") Pertaining to the time between puberty and menopause when a woman is able to bear children. |
| CHINABERRIES | • chinaberries n. Plural of chinaberry. • CHINABERRY n. a small Asian tree of the mahogany family. |
| COHABITATION | • cohabitation n. An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists… • cohabitation n. The act of living together. • cohabitation n. A place where two or more individuals reside together. |
| DIBRANCHIATE | • dibranchiate adj. (Zoology) Having two gills. • dibranchiate n. (Zoology) Any of the Dibranchiata. • DIBRANCHIATE adj. having two gills. |
| DISBRANCHING | • disbranching v. Present participle of disbranch. • DISBRANCH v. to divest of a branch or branches. |
| HAPLOBIONTIC | • haplobiontic adj. (Biology) Describing a plant or fungus that has either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in… • HAPLOBIONTIC adj. of or like a haplobiont, an organism living in a salt environment. |
| INCHARITABLE | • incharitable adj. Obsolete form of uncharitable. • INCHARITABLE adj. lacking charity, also UNCHARITABLE. |
| INHABITANCES | • inhabitances n. Plural of inhabitance. • INHABITANCE n. the act of inhabiting, also INHABITANCY. |