| ARBORESCENCE | • arborescence n. A tree-like structure. • arborescence n. (Graph theory) A directed rooted tree in which all vertices can be reached from the root. • ARBORESCENCE n. shape or growth like a tree's. |
| BLACKCURRANT | • blackcurrant n. A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries. • blackcurrant n. The berry borne by this shrub. • black-currant n. Alternative spelling of blackcurrant. |
| BRACHYCEROUS | • BRACHYCEROUS adj. of insects, having short antennae. |
| BRADYCARDIAC | • bradycardiac adj. Of, pertaining to or afflicted with bradycardia. • BRADYCARDIAC adj. having an abnormally low rate of heartbeat. |
| BUREAUCRATIC | • bureaucratic adj. Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats. • BUREAUCRATIC adj. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or a bureaucrat. |
| CEREBROTONIC | • cerebrotonic adj. Designating a personality type characterised as intellectual, introverted, and emotionally restrained. • cerebrotonic n. A person who has this personality type. • CEREBROTONIC n. someone with a personality characterized by shyness, introspection, and emotional restraint. |
| CHECKERBERRY | • checkerberry n. The teaberry, Gaultheria procumbens. • CHECKERBERRY n. the fruit of various American plants, esp. the wintergreen. |
| CHECKERBOARD | • checkerboard n. A pattern of squares of alternating colours. • checkerboard n. A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used… • checkerboard n. (Film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks. |
| CIRCUMSCRIBE | • circumscribe v. To draw a line around; to encircle. • circumscribe v. To limit narrowly; to restrict. • circumscribe v. (Geometry) To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (A polyhedron, polygon… |
| COUNTERBRACE | • counterbrace v. (Nautical, transitive) To brace in opposite directions. • counterbrace v. (Engineering, transitive) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| CRACKBERRIES | • crackberries n. Plural of crackberry. • CRACKBERRY n. a BlackBerry handheld computer, particularly one used obsessively; a person who uses such a computer obsessively. |
| CRACKBRAINED | • crackbrained adj. Idiotic. • CRACKBRAINED adj. of or like a crackbrain, a crazy person. |
| CROSSBENCHER | • crossbencher n. Alternative form of cross-bencher. • cross-bencher n. (Politics) A member of the British House of Lords or the Senate of Canada or Australia who sits on a… • CROSSBENCHER n. an independent member of the House of Lords. |
| CURRYCOMBING | • currycombing v. Present participle of currycomb. • curry-combing v. Present participle of curry-comb. • CURRYCOMB v. to comb with this. |
| ENCUMBRANCER | • encumbrancer n. Alternative form of incumbrancer. • ENCUMBRANCER n. one that holds an encumbrance, also INCUMBRANCER. |
| INCUMBRANCER | • incumbrancer n. (Law) One who holds incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate. • INCUMBRANCER n. a person who holds an encumbrance on property belonging to another, also ENCUMBRANCER. |
| SCRATCHBOARD | • scratchboard n. (Art) A technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin… • SCRATCHBOARD n. a scraperboard. |