| ABBREVIATE | • abbreviate v. (Obsolete, transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details. • abbreviate v. (Obsolete, intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner. • abbreviate v. (Transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. |
| ABOVEBOARD | • aboveboard adj. Alternative form of above-board. • above-board adj. In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. • above-board adv. Honestly; openly. |
| ABSOLVABLE | • absolvable adj. That may be absolved. • ABSOLVABLE adj. capable of being absolved. |
| BABBLATIVE | • babblative adj. (Obsolete) babbling. • BABBLATIVE adj. given to babbling, loquacious. |
| BELIEVABLE | • believable adj. Capable of being believed; credible. • BELIEVABLE adj. that can be believed. |
| BELIEVABLY | • believably adv. In a believable way. • believably adv. Used to express the speaker’s assessment of the credibility of a reported statement. • BELIEVABLE adv. that can be believed. |
| DIVEBOMBED | • divebombed v. Simple past tense and past participle of divebomb. • dive-bombed v. Simple past tense and past participle of dive-bomb. • DIVEBOMB v. to drop bombs on a target from a diving airplane. |
| OBSERVABLE | • observable adj. Able to be observed. • observable adj. Deserving to be observed; worth regarding; remarkable. • observable n. (Physics) Any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not derived from other properties. |
| OBSERVABLY | • observably adv. (Degree) To a detectable degree, sufficient to be observed. • observably adv. (Manner) In an observable manner. • observably adv. (Modal) Indicates that the proposition can be verified by observation. |
| OVERDUBBED | • overdubbed v. Simple past tense and past participle of overdub. • OVERDUB v. to add sound to a recording. |
| SUBVISIBLE | • subvisible adj. Below the threshold of visibility. • SUBVISIBLE adj. below the threshold of visibility. |