| BACKGROUNDERS | • backgrounders n. Plural of backgrounder. • BACKGROUNDER n. an off the record briefing for reporters. |
| BRACHYPTEROUS | • brachypterous adj. (Zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings. • BRACHYPTEROUS adj. having short wings. |
| BUREAUCRACIES | • bureaucracies n. Plural of bureaucracy. • BUREAUCRACY n. a body of nonelective government officials. |
| BUREAUCRATESE | • bureaucratese n. (Informal, derogatory) A style of language, typically used by bureaucrats, that involves jargon or euphemism… • bureaucratese n. (Informal, derogatory) Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles bureaucratic writing. • BUREAUCRATESE n. the language of bureaucrats. |
| BUREAUCRATISE | • bureaucratise v. Alternative form of bureaucratize. • BUREAUCRATISE v. to make bureaucratic, also BUREAUCRATIZE. |
| BUREAUCRATISM | • bureaucratism n. Bureaucratic policies or behaviour. • BUREAUCRATISM n. bureaucracy. |
| BUREAUCRATIST | • bureaucratist n. An advocate or supporter of bureaucracy. • BUREAUCRATIST n. a believer in bureaucracy. |
| CARBONIFEROUS | • carboniferous adj. Containing or producing carbon. • Carboniferous adj. (Geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the lower, middle and upper Mississippian… • Carboniferous prop.n. (Geology) the Carboniferous period. |
| CHEQUERBOARDS | • chequerboards n. Plural of chequerboard. • CHEQUERBOARD n. a board for playing chequers. |
| COUNTERBRACES | • counterbraces v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbrace. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| CYBERSQUATTER | • cybersquatter n. (Internet) A person who participates in cybersquatting. • cyber␣squatter n. Alternative spelling of cybersquatter. • CYBERSQUATTER n. one who engages in cybersquatting. |
| DECARBURISING | • decarburising v. Present participle of decarburise. • DECARBURISE v. to remove carbon or carbon dioxide from, also DECARBURIZE. |
| ENCUMBRANCERS | • encumbrancers n. Plural of encumbrancer. • ENCUMBRANCER n. one that holds an encumbrance, also INCUMBRANCER. |
| INCUMBRANCERS | • incumbrancers n. Plural of incumbrancer. • INCUMBRANCER n. a person who holds an encumbrance on property belonging to another, also ENCUMBRANCER. |
| PROTUBERANCES | • protuberances n. Plural of protuberance. • PROTUBERANCE n. a swelling or bump on the surface, also PROTUBERANCY. |
| SCHLUMBERGERA | • schlumbergera n. (Botany) Any member of the cactus genus Schlumbergera. • Schlumbergera prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – crab cactus, including the Christmas cactus or holiday cactus. • SCHLUMBERGERA n. Christmas cactus. |
| SUBCHARTERING | • SUBCHARTER v. to rent a chartered vehicle. |
| SUBCONTRARIES | • subcontraries n. Plural of subcontrary. • SUBCONTRARY n. a proposition so related to another that though both may be true they cannot both be false. |
| TUBOCURARINES | • tubocurarines n. Plural of tubocurarine. • TUBOCURARINE n. a toxic alkaloid obtained from the stem of a South American vine. |
| TURBOCHARGERS | • turbochargers n. Plural of turbocharger. • TURBOCHARGER n. a centrifugal blower driven by exhaust gas turbines and used to supercharge an engine. |