| ABSORBANCES | • absorbances n. Plural of absorbance. • ABSORBANCE n. the ability of a substance to absorb radiation. |
| BACKBLOCKER | • BACKBLOCKER n. one who lives in the backblocks. |
| BEACHCOMBER | • beachcomber n. (Nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others. • beachcomber n. Any loafer around a waterfront. • beachcomber n. A person who collects marine salvage at the coast. |
| BICARBONATE | • bicarbonate n. (Chemistry) the univalent anion HCO3-; any salt of carbonic acid in which only one of the hydrogen atoms… • bicarbonate n. Sodium bicarbonate used as a mild antacid; bicarbonate of soda. • BICARBONATE n. an acid carbonate. |
| BLACKBOARDS | • blackboards n. Plural of blackboard. • blackboards v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard. • BLACKBOARD n. a hard smooth usually dark surface used esp. in a classroom for writing or drawing on with chalk. |
| BLOCKBOARDS | • blockboards n. Plural of blockboard. • BLOCKBOARD n. plywood board made of veneer enclosing thin strips of wood. |
| BLOCKBUSTER | • blockbuster n. A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block. • blockbuster n. (Informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and… • blockbuster n. (Informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to… |
| BORBORYGMIC | • borborygmic adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling borborygmus; rumbling. • BORBORYGMIC adj. relating to borborygmus, intestinal rumbling caused by moving gas, also BORBORYGMAL. |
| BREECHBLOCK | • breechblock n. (Firearms) The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge. • BREECHBLOCK n. part of a gun. |
| CABBAGEWORM | • cabbageworm n. Alternative form of cabbage worm. • cabbage␣worm n. Any of various lepidopterans whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops. • CABBAGEWORM n. the larva of the cabbage butterfly. |
| CYBERPHOBIA | • cyberphobia n. Fear of computers and technology. • CYBERPHOBIA n. fear of computers. |
| CYBERPHOBIC | • cyberphobic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted by, cyberphobia. • CYBERPHOBIC adj. suffering from cyberphobia. |
| JABBERWOCKS | • JABBERWOCK n. nonsense, gibberish, also JABBERWOCKY. |
| JABBERWOCKY | • jabberwocky n. Invented or meaningless language; nonsense. • jabberwocky adj. Meaningless, worthless. • jabberwocky adj. Absurd, nonsense, nonsensical. |
| OVERCLUBBED | • overclubbed v. Simple past tense and past participle of overclub. • OVERCLUB v. to hit a shot too far through using a club with insufficient loft. |
| SNOBBOCRACY | • snobbocracy n. Alternative form of snobocracy. • SNOBBOCRACY n. government by snobs. |
| STOCKJOBBER | • stockjobber n. (Chiefly Britain, trading) A stock exchange worker who deals only with brokers. • stockjobber n. (Britain, derogatory, trading) An unscrupulous stockbroker. • stock-jobber n. Alternative form of stockjobber. |