| AMPHIBIOUS | • amphibious adj. Capable of functioning on land or in water. • amphibious adj. Occurring on both land and water. • AMPHIBIOUS adj. adapted for both land and water. |
| BETHUMPING | • bethumping v. Present participle of bethump. • BETHUMP v. to thump soundly. |
| BUMPKINISH | • bumpkinish adj. Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin. • BUMPKINISH adj. like a bumpkin, also BUMPKINLY. |
| EPILOBIUMS | • epilobiums n. Plural of epilobium. • EPILOBIUM n. a genus of plants that includes willowherb. |
| EUPHORBIUM | • euphorbium n. An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia… • EUPHORBIUM n. the resinous gum of certain succulent plants of the genus Euphorbia, formerly used as an emetic and purgative. |
| IMPUGNABLE | • impugnable adj. That can be impugned; open to (verbal) attack, open to question. • IMPUGNABLE adj. capable of being impugned. |
| OPPROBRIUM | • opprobrium n. (Countable, archaic) A cause, object, or situation of disgrace or shame. • opprobrium n. (Uncountable). • OPPROBRIUM n. something that brings disgrace; infamy, contempt. |
| PLUMBERIES | • plumberies n. Plural of plumbery. • PLUMBERY n. the work of a plumber. |
| PROCAMBIUM | • procambium n. (Botany) A meristem that lies just inside the protoderm and develops into primary xylem and primary phloem. • PROCAMBIUM n. the young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated. |
| REPLUMBING | • replumbing v. Present participle of replumb. • REPLUMB v. to plumb again. |
| SEMIPUBLIC | • semipublic adj. Somewhat, but not entirely, public. • SEMIPUBLIC adj. partly public. |
| SUBOPTIMAL | • suboptimal adj. Worse than optimal. • sub-optimal adj. Alternative form of suboptimal. • SUBOPTIMAL adj. less than optimal. |
| SUBOPTIMUM | • suboptimum adj. Suboptimal. • suboptimum n. A point or value below an optimum. • SUBOPTIMUM n. something that is less than optimal. |
| SUBPRIMATE | • subprimate n. (Zoology) Any mammal that is not a primate. • SUBPRIMATE n. one ranked below a primate. |
| THUMBPIECE | • thumbpiece n. Part of an object to accommodate a person’s thumb, such as on the ornamental handle of a tankard. • THUMBPIECE n. a piece that is pressed by the thumb or receives the thumb. |
| THUMBPRINT | • thumbprint n. A print, mark or impression made by a thumb. • THUMBPRINT n. an impression made by the thumb. |
| UNPLUMBING | • unplumbing v. Present participle of unplumb. • UNPLUMB v. to remove lead from. |
| UPCLIMBING | • upclimbing v. Present participle of upclimb. • UPCLIMB v. to climb up. |