| ALPHABETIC | • alphabetic adj. Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase. • ALPHABETIC adj. arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet, also ALPHABETICAL. |
| AMPHIBOLIC | • amphibolic adj. Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal. • amphibolic adj. (Geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole. • AMPHIBOLIC adj. able to turn both backwards and forwards; double-jointed. |
| BACKSPLASH | • backsplash n. A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from… • backsplash n. (Rowing) The small splash of water that occurs when an oar enters the water to begin a stroke, just… • backsplash v. (Transitive, intransitive) To splash backward. |
| BAROPHILIC | • barophilic adj. Of or relating to a barophile. • barophilic adj. Thriving under high barometric pressure. • BAROPHILIC adj. of bacteria, able to tolerate or growing best in conditions of high atmospheric pressure, also BAROPHILE. |
| BASOPHILIC | • basophilic adj. Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin. • BASOPHILIC adj. of white blood cells, having an affinity for stains, also BASOPHIL, BASOPHILE. |
| BIRTHPLACE | • birthplace n. The location where a person was born. • birthplace n. (By extension) The location where something was created or devised. • BIRTHPLACE n. a place of birth or origin. |
| BLOCKSHIPS | • blockships n. Plural of blockship. • BLOCKSHIP n. a warship too old for action, but useful in port defence. |
| HYPERBOLIC | • hyperbolic adj. Of or relating to hyperbole. • hyperbolic adj. Using hyperbole: exaggerated. • hyperbolic adj. (Vision, of a perceived color) Having a saturation exceeding 100%. |
| PEACHBLOWS | • PEACHBLOW n. a delicate purplish-pink colour, used as a glaze on porcelain. |
| PHYCOBILIN | • phycobilin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of bilins (pigments derived from porphyrins) found in some photosynthetic… • PHYCOBILIN n. any of a class of red or blue-green pigments found in the red algae and cyanobacteria. |
| PLOUGHBACK | • plough␣back v. To reinvest profits into a business. • PLOUGHBACK n. the reinvestment of profits, also PLOWBACK. |
| PREACHABLE | • preachable adj. Capable of being preached. • PREACHABLE adj. that can be preached. |
| PUNCHBALLS | • punchballs n. Plural of punchball. • PUNCHBALL n. a suspended ball used for boxing practice. |
| PUNCHBOWLS | • punchbowls n. Plural of punchbowl. • punch␣bowls n. Plural of punch bowl. • PUNCHBOWL n. a bowl for holding punch. |
| SPLASHBACK | • splashback n. (Uncountable, countable) Splashes of liquid, especially noxious liquid, rebounding from a surface. • splashback n. (Countable) A shield of an easily-cleaned material, such as those placed behind an oven top or kitchen… • SPLASHBACK n. a sheet of glass, plastic, etc. attached to a wall above a basin to protect the wall against splashing. |
| ZELOPHOBIC | • ZELOPHOBIC n. one who suffers from zelophobia, an irrational fear of jealousy. |