| ABRIDGEMENTS | • abridgements n. Plural of abridgement. • ABRIDGEMENT n. the act of abridging, also ABRIDGMENT. |
| ABSENTMINDED | • absentminded adj. Alternative form of absent-minded. • absent-minded adj. Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. • ABSENTMINDED adj. lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions. |
| BANDEIRANTES | • bandeirantes n. Plural of bandeirante. • BANDEIRANTE n. (Portuguese) a pioneer, explorer or adventurer, esp. one who took part in expeditions in search of gold and slaves in seventeenth century Brazil. |
| BEARDTONGUES | • beardtongues n. Plural of beardtongue. • BEARDTONGUE n. a name for the flower penstemon. |
| BLANKETWEEDS | • BLANKETWEED n. a rapidly spreading green filamentous alga that forms in ponds. |
| CENTERBOARDS | • centerboards n. Plural of centerboard. • center-boards n. Plural of center-board. • CENTERBOARD n. a retractable keel used esp. in sailboats, also CENTREBOARD. |
| CENTREBOARDS | • centreboards n. Plural of centreboard. • centre-boards n. Plural of centre-board. • CENTREBOARD n. a retractable keel fitted to small racing yachts and dinghies, also CENTERBOARD. |
| DEBAUCHMENTS | • debauchments n. Plural of debauchment. • DEBAUCHMENT n. the act of debauching. |
| DECARBONATES | • decarbonates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decarbonate. • DECARBONATE v. to remove carbon dioxide or carbonic acid from. |
| DEFIBRINATES | • defibrinates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defibrinate. • DEFIBRINATE v. to remove fibrin from blood. |
| DEMONSTRABLE | • demonstrable adj. Able to be demonstrated. • demonstrable n. Something that can be demonstrated. • DEMONSTRABLE adj. capable of being demonstrated. |
| DISABLEMENTS | • disablements n. Plural of disablement. • DISABLEMENT n. the act of disabling. |
| OBDURATENESS | • obdurateness n. The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness. • OBDURATENESS n. the state of being obdurate. |
| SEDIMENTABLE | • sedimentable adj. Capable of being removed from suspension in a liquid by means of a centrifuge. • SEDIMENTABLE adj. capable of being sedimented by centrifugation. |
| SPEEDBOATING | • speedboating n. The recreational act of travelling in a speedboat. • speedboating v. Present participle of speedboat. • SPEEDBOATING n. the sport of driving a speedboat. |
| SUBDEACONATE | • SUBDEACONATE n. the office of subdeacon. |
| SUBDEBUTANTE | • subdebutante n. A young woman who has not yet made her formal appearance in society. • SUBDEBUTANTE n. a young girl who is about to become a debutante, also SUBDEB. |
| SUBINFEUDATE | • subinfeudate v. To apportion land by subinfeudation. • SUBINFEUDATE v. to grant to another land held by another feudal lord, also SUBFEU, SUBINFEUD. |
| UNDERBREATHS | • underbreaths n. Plural of underbreath. • UNDERBREATH n. subdued voice; rumour. |
| WALDSTERBENS | • WALDSTERBEN n. (German) disease and death in forest trees and vegetation as a result of atmospheric pollution. |