| ACROPHOBICS | • acrophobics n. Plural of acrophobic. • ACROPHOBIC n. one suffering from acrophobia. |
| BEACHCOMBED | • beachcombed adj. Obtained by beachcombing. • beachcombed v. Simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb. • BEACHCOMB v. to wander along a beach looking for useful objects. |
| 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. |
| BESCORCHING | • bescorching v. Present participle of bescorch. • BESCORCH v. to scorch thoroughly. |
| BIOCHEMICAL | • biochemical adj. Of, or relating to biochemistry. • biochemical adj. Characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms. • biochemical n. A chemical substance derived from a biological source. |
| BLOCKCHAINS | • blockchains n. Plural of blockchain. • block␣chains n. Plural of block chain. • BLOCKCHAIN n. a system in which records of transactions using bitcoins are stored and may be accessed by linked computers. |
| BODYCHECKED | • bodychecked v. Simple past tense and past participle of bodycheck. • body-checked v. Simple past tense and past participle of body-check. • body␣checked v. Simple past tense and past participle of body check. |
| 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. |
| BREECHCLOTH | • breechcloth n. An apron-like garment held on by a belt tied around the waist to cover the loins; a loincloth. • breech-cloth n. Alternative spelling of breechcloth. • BREECHCLOTH n. a loincloth. |
| BREECHCLOUT | • breechclout n. (Dated) A breechcloth or loincloth. • BREECHCLOUT n. a loincloth. |
| BRONCHITICS | • bronchitics n. Plural of bronchitic. • BRONCHITIC n. one suffering from bronchitis. |
| CHOCKABLOCK | • chockablock adj. (Nautical, of a ship’s hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement… • chockablock adj. (By extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed. • chockablock adv. In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible. |
| CHOLIAMBICS | • choliambics n. Plural of choliambic. • CHOLIAMBIC n. a verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last, also CHOLIAMB. |
| CHORIAMBICS | • choriambics n. Plural of choriambic. • CHORIAMBIC n. a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBUS. |
| CIBACHROMES | • Cibachromes n. Plural of Cibachrome. • CIBACHROME n. a type of colour print made directly form a colour transparency. |
| CRUMBCLOTHS | • crumbcloths n. Plural of crumbcloth. • CRUMBCLOTH n. a cloth laid under a table to keep crumbs from the carpet. |
| CYBERPHOBIC | • cyberphobic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted by, cyberphobia. • CYBERPHOBIC adj. suffering from cyberphobia. |
| NECROPHOBIC | • necrophobic adj. Relating to necrophobia. • NECROPHOBIC adj. having a morbid fear of corpses. |
| NYCTOPHOBIC | • nyctophobic adj. Afflicted with nyctophobia; fearful of the dark or of night. • NYCTOPHOBIC adj. suffering from nyctophobia, an irrational fear of the night. |
| OCHLOPHOBIC | • ochlophobic adj. Having an aversion to crowds. • OCHLOPHOBIC n. a person who suffers from ochlophobia. |