| ARCHAEBACTERIA | • archaebacteria n. Plural of archaebacterium. • Archaebacteria prop.n. (Obsolete) A taxonomic subkingdom within the kingdom Bacteria. • Archaebacteria prop.n. Archaea, a domain comprising organisms formerly called archaebacteria. |
| ARCHAEBACTERIUM | • archaebacterium n. Any primitive bacteria-like organism in the kingdom Archaea. • archæbacterium n. (Rare) Alternative spelling of archaebacterium. • ARCHAEBACTERIUM n. any of the microorganisms comprising the archaea. |
| BACKBENCHER | • backbencher n. (Politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the… • backbencher n. (Education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom. • backbencher n. (Sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve. |
| BACKBENCHERS | • backbenchers n. Plural of backbencher. • back-benchers n. Plural of back-bencher. • BACKBENCHER n. a Member of Parliament who sits on the backbenches. |
| BACKSTRETCHES | • backstretches n. Plural of backstretch. • back-stretches n. Plural of back-stretch (alternative form of backstretches). • back␣stretches n. Plural of back stretch (alternative form of backstretches). |
| BEACHCOMBER | • beachcomber n. (Nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others. • beachcomber n. Any loafer around a waterfront. • beachcomber n. A person who collects marine salvage at the coast. |
| BEACHCOMBERS | • beachcombers n. Plural of beachcomber. • BEACHCOMBER n. a white man living as a drifter or loafer especially on the islands of the South Pacific. |
| BRACHYCEPHALIES | • brachycephalies n. Plural of brachycephaly. • BRACHYCEPHALY n. the state of being brachycephalic, short-headed. |
| BRONCHIECTASES | • bronchiectases n. Plural of bronchiectasis. • BRONCHIECTASIS n. a chronic dilatation of bronchi or bronchioles. |
| BUCCANEERISH | • buccaneerish adj. Like a buccaneer; piratical. • BUCCANEERISH adj. of or like a buccaneer. |
| CHARACTERISABLE | • characterisable adj. Alternative spelling of characterizable. • CHARACTERISABLE adj. able to be characterised, also CHARACTERIZABLE. |
| CHARACTERIZABLE | • characterizable adj. Able to be characterized. • CHARACTERIZABLE adj. able to be characterized, also CHARACTERISABLE. |
| CHECKERBOARD | • checkerboard n. A pattern of squares of alternating colours. • checkerboard n. A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used… • checkerboard n. (Film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks. |
| CHECKERBOARDS | • checkerboards n. Plural of checkerboard. • CHECKERBOARD n. a board used in various games (as checkers) with usually 64 squares in 2 alternating colors. |
| CYBERATHLETICS | • cyberathletics n. Synonym of e-sports. • CYBERATHLETICS n. electronic sports. |
| TECTIBRANCHIATE | • tectibranchiate adj. (Zoology, obsolete) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or relating to the former order Tectibranchiata. • tectibranchiate n. Any tectibranchiate mollusk. • TECTIBRANCHIATE adj. of a like a tectibranch, any member of the Tectibranchiata, molluscs including sea-slugs. |