| BACKSPEIRING | • BACKSPEIR v. (Scots) to cross-question, also BACKSPEER. |
| BIPARTITIONS | • bipartitions n. Plural of bipartition. • BIPARTITION n. division into two parts. |
| BIPOLARISING | • bipolarising v. Present participle of bipolarise. • BIPOLARISE v. to make bipolar, also BIPOLARIZE. |
| BIPOLARIZING | • bipolarizing v. Present participle of bipolarize. • BIPOLARIZE v. to make bipolar, also BIPOLARISE. |
| BRINKMANSHIP | • brinkmanship n. (Chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink… • BRINKMANSHIP n. the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety esp. to force a desired outcome, also BRINKSMANSHIP. |
| IMPRISONABLE | • imprisonable adj. Capable of being imprisoned. • imprisonable adj. (Law, of an offence) Carrying a sentence of imprisonment. • IMPRISONABLE adj. capable of being imprisoned. |
| IMPROBATIONS | • improbations n. Plural of improbation. • IMPROBATION n. in Scots law, an action for the purpose of declaring some instrument false or forged. |
| INEXTIRPABLE | • inextirpable adj. Not capable of being extirpated or rooted out; ineradicable. • INEXTIRPABLE adj. that cannot be extirpated. |
| PARABOLISING | • parabolising v. Present participle of parabolise. • PARABOLISE v. to set forth by parable; to treat as a parable, also PARABOLIZE. |
| PARABOLIZING | • parabolizing v. Present participle of parabolize. • PARABOLIZE v. to set forth by parable; to treat as a parable, also PARABOLISE. |
| PREGNABILITY | • pregnability n. The quality of being pregnable. • PREGNABILITY n. the state of being pregnable. |
| PRELIBATIONS | • prelibations n. Plural of prelibation. • PRELIBATION n. a foretaste; an offering of first fruits. |
| PREOBTAINING | • preobtaining v. Present participle of preobtain. • PREOBTAIN v. to obtain in advance. |
| PRINTABILITY | • printability n. The state or condition of being printable, or of being a suitable ink or paper for use in printing. • PRINTABILITY n. the state of being printable. |
| PROBOSCIDIAN | • proboscidian adj. Alternative spelling of proboscidean. • proboscidian n. Alternative spelling of proboscidean. • PROBOSCIDIAN n. any of an order of large mammals comprising the elephants and extinct related forms, also PROBOSCIDEAN. |
| SUBPRINCIPAL | • subprincipal adj. (Mathematics). • subprincipal n. A subordinate principal; vice-principal. • SUBPRINCIPAL n. an assistant principal, as of a school. |
| UPBRAIDINGLY | • upbraidingly adv. So as to upbraid; scoldingly. • UPBRAIDING adv. reproachful. |
| VIBRAPHONIST | • vibraphonist n. Someone who plays the vibraphone. • VIBRAPHONIST n. one who plays the vibraphone. |