| ABOMINATE | • abominate adj. (Rare) Abominable; detested. • abominate v. (Transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree… • abominate v. (Transitive, colloquial) To dislike strongly. |
| ABSTAINED | • abstained v. Simple past tense and past participle of abstain. • ABSTAIN v. to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice. |
| ABSTAINER | • abstainer n. Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use… • ABSTAINER n. one who abstains. |
| ANABOLITE | • anabolite n. (Biochemistry) Any substance produced as a result of anabolism. • ANABOLITE n. a product of anabolism, the constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from katabolism. |
| ANTIABUSE | • antiabuse adj. Preventing or countering abuse. • ANTIABUSE adj. designed to prevent abuse. |
| ATABRINES | • atabrines n. Plural of atabrine. • ATABRINE n. (tradename) a bitter yellow powder, formerly used against malaria, also ATABRIN, ATEBRIN. |
| BACTERIAN | • bacterian adj. (Archaic) bacterial. • BACTERIAN adj. of or like bacteria, also BACTERIAL. |
| BASALTINE | • basaltine adj. (Obsolete) Consisting of, or resembling, basalt. • BASALTINE n. a black or brown-green mineral. |
| BASANITES | • basanites n. Plural of basanite. • BASANITE n. a black form of jasper or quartzite, formerly used as a touchstone. |
| BASTINADE | • bastinade n. A blow with a stick or cudgel. • bastinade n. A sound beating with a stick or cudgel, specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese… • bastinade v. To beat in this manner. |
| CABINMATE | • cabinmate n. One who shares a cabin on board a ship. • CABINMATE n. one who shares a cabin. |
| CANTABILE | • cantabile n. (Music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner. • cantabile n. (Music) A passage having this mark. • cantabile adv. (Music) Played in this style; singingly, lyrically. |
| PAINTABLE | • paintable adj. That can be painted; to which a coating of paint can be applied. • paintable adj. Able or suitable to be painted (rendered by an artist in paint). • PAINTABLE adj. able to be painted. |
| RABATINES | • rabatines n. Plural of rabatine. • RABATINE n. (Scott) a low collar. |
| RABBINATE | • rabbinate n. The office or function of a rabbi. • rabbinate n. Rabbis collectively. • RABBINATE n. the office of a rabbi. |
| SABBATINE | • Sabbatine adj. Of or relating to an indulgence granted to the Carmelite order in 1322 which promised liberation from… • Sabbatine adj. Relating to the Sabbath. • SABBATINE adj. relating to Saturday. |
| STAINABLE | • stainable adj. Able to be stained. • stainable adj. Able to produce stains. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • STAINABLE adj. that can be stained. |
| TRAINABLE | • trainable adj. Capable of being trained, teachable, educatable. • trainable n. (Euphemistic, dated) A mentally retarded person who can be trained or taught. • TRAINABLE adj. capable of being trained or educated; as, boys trainable to virtue. |