| ABSURDEST | • absurdest adj. Superlative form of absurd: most absurd. • ABSURD adj. ridiculous. |
| BARLEDUCS | • BARLEDUC n. a kind of gooseberry jam. |
| BEDEGUARS | • bedeguars n. Plural of bedeguar. • BEDEGUAR n. (French) a soft spongy gall formed on the branches of sweetbrier and other roses. |
| BREADNUTS | • breadnuts n. Plural of breadnut. • BREADNUT n. a tropical fruit. |
| BURDASHES | • burdashes n. Plural of burdash. • BURDASH n. a fringed sash worn by gentlemen in the time of Anne and George. |
| DAUBERIES | • dauberies n. Plural of daubery. • DAUBERY n. a crudely artful device, a pretence, also DAUBRY, DAWBRY. |
| DRAWTUBES | • drawtubes n. Plural of drawtube. • DRAWTUBE n. a tube that slides within another tube. |
| DRUMBEATS | • drumbeats n. Plural of drumbeat. • DRUMBEAT n. the sound of a drum. |
| FABURDENS | • faburdens n. Plural of faburden. • FABURDEN n. (obsolete) a type of improvised polyphony, popular in England from the 15th century to the Reformation, also FAUXBOURDON. |
| HUSBANDER | • husbander n. A person who husbands resources. • HUSBANDER n. one who husbands. |
| KURBASHED | • kurbashed v. Simple past tense and past participle of kurbash. • KURBASH v. (Arabic) to flog with a leather whip, also KOURBASH. |
| OBDURATES | • obdurates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obdurate. • OBDURATE v. to make obdurate, harden physically. |
| RHABDUSES | • RHABDUS n. (Greek) a rodlike sponge spicule. |
| SUBDEALER | • subdealer n. A dealer whose inventory comes from a larger dealership. • SUBDEALER n. a dealer who buys from other dealers. |
| SUBDERMAL | • subdermal adj. Just below the skin. • SUBDERMAL adj. subcutaneous. |
| SUBGRADES | • subgrades n. Plural of subgrade. • SUBGRADE n. a surface on which a pavement is placed. |
| SUBHEDRAL | • subhedral adj. (Mineralogy) Having some crystal faces and some grainy surfaces; neither entirely euhedral nor entirely anhedral. • SUBHEDRAL adj. showing some traces of crystal form. |
| SUBTRADES | • SUBTRADE n. in the construction business, a trade such as plumber and electrician. |
| SUBWARDEN | • subwarden n. A lower-ranking or subordinate warden. • SUBWARDEN n. a subordinate warden. |
| URBANISED | • urbanised v. Simple past tense and past participle of urbanise. • URBANISE v. to cause to take on urban characteristics, also URBANIZE. |