| ACROPHOBIC | • acrophobic adj. Of or pertaining to or suffering from acrophobia. • acrophobic n. A person who has acrophobia. • ACROPHOBIC adj. suffering from acrophobia, fear of heights. |
| BACCHANTIC | • bacchantic adj. Bacchanalian. • bacchantic adj. Pertaining to the clergy of Bacchus. |
| BACKSTITCH | • backstitch n. (Sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles… • backstitch v. To sew with a backstitch. • BACKSTITCH n. a stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end. |
| BECHANCING | • bechancing v. Present participle of bechance. • BECHANCE v. to happen by chance. |
| BLOCKCHAIN | • blockchain n. A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. • block␣chain n. A chain in which the alternate links are broad blocks connected by thin side links pivoted to the ends… • BLOCKCHAIN n. a system in which records of transactions using bitcoins are stored and may be accessed by linked computers. |
| BRONCHITIC | • bronchitic adj. Of or pertaining to bronchitis. • bronchitic n. A person who has bronchitis. • BRONCHITIC adj. of or pertaining to bronchitis. |
| CHAIRBACKS | • chairbacks n. Plural of chairback. • CHAIRBACK n. the part of a chair that supports the sitter's back. |
| CHERUBICAL | • cherubical adj. Cherubic. • CHERUBICAL adj. like a cherub, also CHERUBIC. |
| CHERUBIMIC | • cherubimic adj. Of or relating to cherubim. • CHERUBIMIC adj. like a cherub. |
| CHOLIAMBIC | • choliambic adj. (Poetry) Employing or relating to choliambs, or limping iambs. • choliambic n. (Poetry) A choliamb. • CHOLIAMBIC n. a verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last, also CHOLIAMB. |
| CHORIAMBIC | • choriambic adj. Of or relating to a choriamb. • choriambic n. A choriamb. • CHORIAMBIC n. a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBUS. |
| CIBACHROME | • Cibachrome n. A reproduction of a film transparency on photopaper, made using a dye-destruction positive-to-positive… • CIBACHROME n. a type of colour print made directly form a colour transparency. |
| COACHBUILT | • coachbuilt adj. Alternative form of coach-built. • coach-built adj. (Of a vehicle) Having specially built bodywork, built to order. • COACHBUILT adj. of a vehicle body, built to individula specifications by coachbuilders. |
| LIBECCHIOS | • libecchios n. Plural of libecchio. • LIBECCHIO n. (Milton) a strong westerly (or southwesterly) wind that blows on to Corsica's western coast, also LIBECCIO. |
| PINCHBECKS | • pinchbecks n. Plural of pinchbeck. • PINCHBECK n. a gold-like alloy of copper and zinc; tawdry jewellery. |
| SWITCHBACK | • switchback n. (Rail transport). • switchback n. (By extension). • switchback v. (Intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path. |
| TRIBRACHIC | • tribrachic adj. Composed of three short (or unstressed) syllables. • tribrachic adj. Relating to, or composed of tribrachs. • TRIBRACHIC adj. of or like a tribrach, also TRIBRACHIAL. |