| ABSORBANCES | • absorbances n. Plural of absorbance. • ABSORBANCE n. the ability of a substance to absorb radiation. |
| ABSTERSIONS | • abstersions n. Plural of abstersion. • ABSTERSION n. the act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. |
| BEANSPROUTS | • beansprouts n. Plural of beansprout. • bean␣sprouts n. Plural of bean sprout. • BEANSPROUT n. the sprout of a newly germinated mung bean, eaten as a vegetable, esp. in Chinese dishes. |
| BOARISHNESS | • boarishness n. The quality of being boarish. • BOARISHNESS n. the state of being boarish. |
| BONESHAKERS | • boneshakers n. Plural of boneshaker. • bone-shakers n. Plural of bone-shaker. • BONESHAKER n. a car or bicycle with inadequate suspension. |
| BREASTBONES | • breastbones n. Plural of breastbone. • breast␣bones n. Plural of breast bone. • BREASTBONE n. the large bone of the breast, aka sternum. |
| BROADNESSES | • broadnesses n. Plural of broadness. • BROADNESS n. the state of being broad. |
| CARBONISERS | • carbonisers n. Plural of carboniser. • CARBONISER n. an agent that carbonises, also CARBONIZER. |
| CORNBRASHES | • cornbrashes n. Plural of cornbrash. • CORNBRASH n. a coarse, shelly limestone whose presence in the soil affords good growth for cereal crops. |
| CROSSBANDED | • crossbanded v. Simple past tense and past participle of crossband. • cross-banded adj. Alternative spelling of crossbanded. • CROSSBANDED adj. of a handrail, having the grain of the veneer run across that of the rail. |
| LABOREDNESS | • LABOREDNESS n. the state of being labored. |
| NEUROBLASTS | • neuroblasts n. Plural of neuroblast. • NEUROBLAST n. an embryonic nerve cell. |
| OBSERVANCES | • observances n. Plural of observance. • OBSERVANCE n. the keeping of a customary practice, rite, or ceremony, also OBSERVANCY. |
| SNOWBLADERS | • snowbladers n. Plural of snowblader. • SNOWBLADER n. one who engages in snowblading, a form of skiing without poles, using short skis. |
| STERNBOARDS | • sternboards n. Plural of sternboard. • STERNBOARD n. the backward motion of a ship; loss of way in tacking. |
| STONEBREAKS | • stonebreaks n. Plural of stonebreak. • STONEBREAK n. another name for saxifrage. |
| UNCROSSABLE | • uncrossable adj. Impossible to cross. • UNCROSSABLE adj. that cannot be crossed. |