| BARNBURNER | • barnburner n. (Idiomatic) An extremely exciting or successful event or person. • barnburner n. One who burns down a barn. • barnburner n. (Slang, chiefly Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Maryland) a strike-anywhere match. |
| BENUMBMENT | • benumbment n. The act of benumbing, or state of being benumbed; torpor. • BENUMBMENT n. the state of being benumbed. |
| BIOBANKING | • biobanking n. (Biology) The storage of biological specimens in a biobank. • BIOBANKING n. the practice of creating large-scale repositories of human biological material (e.g. blood, urine, tissue samples, DNA, etc.) designed to further medical research. |
| BLUEBONNET | • bluebonnet n. Alternative form of blue bonnet. • blue␣bonnet n. A traditional flat Scottish hat made of blue wool; a blue tam-o’-shanter. • blue␣bonnet n. Someone who wears such a hat; a Scotsman, especially a Scottish soldier. |
| BONNIBELLS | • bonnibells n. Plural of bonnibell. • BONNIBELL n. (Spenser) a good and fair maid, also BELLIBONE, BONIBELL. |
| BUNBURYING | • Bunburying n. (Humorous) Avoiding one’s duties and responsibilities by claiming to have appointments to see a fictitious person. • BUNBURY v. to create a fictitious scenario that provides an excuse for avoiding unwanted engagements. |
| CONFABBING | • confabbing v. Present participle of confab. • CONFAB v. to converse, gossip. |
| HOBNOBBING | • hobnobbing v. Present participle of hobnob. • hobnobbing n. A friendly, informal session of talking or drinking. • HOBNOB v. to associate with in a friendly way. |
| KNOBBINESS | • knobbiness n. The state or condition of being knobby. • KNOBBINESS n. the state of being knobby. |
| NIBBLINGLY | • nibblingly adv. In a nibbling manner; with small bites. • NIBBLINGLY adv. NIBBLING. |
| SNUBBINESS | • snubbiness n. The state or condition of being snubby. • SNUBBINESS n. the quality of being snubby, inclined to snub or check. |
| SNUBBINGLY | • snubbingly adv. So as to snub, slight, or belittle. • SNUBBINGLY adv. SNUBBING. |
| UNBENDABLE | • unbendable adj. Not bendable. • UNBENDABLE adj. not capable of bending. |
| UNBURNABLE | • unburnable adj. That is difficult or impossible to burn. • UNBURNABLE adj. that cannot be burned. |