| ABSORBANCE | • absorbance n. (Physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance;… • ABSORBANCE n. the ability of a substance to absorb radiation. |
| ABSORBANCY | • absorbancy n. (Physics) Alternative form of absorbency. • ABSORBANCY n. the state of being absorbent, also ABSORBENCY. |
| ABSORBENCY | • absorbency n. (Obsolete) The action of absorbing. • absorbency n. The quality of being absorbent. • absorbency n. (Physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent. |
| BACKBURNED | • backburned v. Simple past tense and past participle of backburn. • BACKBURN v. to set a fire in order to halt the spread of another fire. |
| BARBECUING | • barbecuing v. Present participle of barbecue. • BARBECUE v. to grill over an open fire, also BARBEQUE. |
| BARNBRACKS | • BARNBRACK n. (Irish) a currant bun, also BARMBRACK. |
| BUNCHBERRY | • bunchberry n. Either of two species of dwarf dogwoods… • bunchberry n. The fruit of either of these plants. • BUNCHBERRY n. the dwarf cornel, which bears a dense cluster of bright red, edible berries. |
| CLABBERING | • clabbering v. Present participle of clabber. • CLABBER v. to curdle, turn sour. |
| CLOBBERING | • clobbering v. Present participle of clobber. • clobbering n. (Informal) A beating; a thrashing; a thorough defeat. • clobbering adj. That clobbers. |
| CRABBINESS | • crabbiness n. The state of being crabby. • CRABBINESS n. the state of being crabby. |
| CUMBERBUND | • cumberbund n. Alternative spelling of cummerbund. • CUMBERBUND n. (Hindi) a waistband, a sash, also CUMMERBUND, KUMMERBUND. |
| RABBINICAL | • rabbinical adj. Of or relating to rabbis, their writings, or their work. • RABBINICAL adj. of or pertaining to the rabbins, also RABBINIC. |
| RUBBERNECK | • rubberneck n. Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring. • rubberneck n. (US, obsolete) A tourist. • rubberneck n. Someone or something with a flexible neck. |
| SCRABBLING | • scrabbling v. Present participle of scrabble. • scrabbling n. A sound or motion that scrabbles. • SCRABBLING n. the act of groping about frantically. |
| SCRIBBLING | • scribbling n. That which has been scribbled, written in a scrawled or careless hand. • scribbling n. The carding of wool or cotton. • scribbling v. Present participle of scribble. |
| SCROBBLING | • scrobbling v. Present participle of scrobble. • SCROBBLE v. of an online music service, to record a listener's musical preferences and recommend similar music that he or she might enjoy. |
| SCRUBBINGS | • scrubbings n. Plural of scrubbing. • SCRUBBING n. the act of scrubbing. |
| UNCURBABLE | • uncurbable adj. Incapable of being curbed. • UNCURBABLE adj. not capable of being curbed. |
| UNSCABBARD | • unscabbard v. (Transitive) To remove (a weapon) from its scabbard. • UNSCABBARD v. to withdraw e.g. a sword from a scabbard. |