| BRACHYGRAPHY | • brachygraphy n. (Obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand. • BRACHYGRAPHY n. certain old systems of shorthand. |
| BURGLARPROOF | • burglarproof adj. As secure as possible against burglary. • BURGLARPROOF adj. protected against or designed to afford protection against burglary. |
| CARPETBAGGER | • carpetbagger n. (Politics, history, chiefly US, offensive) A migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after… • carpetbagger n. (Derogatory, by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous… • carpet␣bagger n. Alternative spelling of carpetbagger. |
| EXPROBRATING | • exprobrating v. Present participle of exprobrate. • EXPROBRATE v. (archaic) to upbraid. |
| IAMBOGRAPHER | • iambographer n. A poet who writes iambic verse. • IAMBOGRAPHER n. one who writes in iambics. |
| PERTURBATING | • perturbating v. Present participle of perturbate. • PERTURBATE v. to perturb. |
| PERTURBINGLY | • perturbingly adv. In a manner that perturbs. • PERTURBING adv. PERTURB, to disturb greatly. |
| PREABSORBING | • preabsorbing v. Present participle of preabsorb. • PREABSORB v. to absorb beforehand. |
| PRENUMBERING | • prenumbering v. Present participle of prenumber. • PRENUMBER v. to number in advance. |
| PRESCRIBINGS | • PRESCRIBING n. the act of prescribing. |
| PROGRAMMABLE | • programmable adj. Capable of being programmed. • programmable n. A calculator that allows the user to write programs. • PROGRAMMABLE adj. that can be programmed, also PROGRAMABLE. |
| SNOBOGRAPHER | • snobographer n. One who writes snobography; a describer of snobs and snobbery. • SNOBOGRAPHER n. one who engages in snobography, the description of snobs. |
| SPRINGBOARDS | • springboards n. Plural of springboard. • SPRINGBOARD n. a flexible board usually secured at one end and used for gymnastic stunts or diving. |
| SUBPARAGRAPH | • subparagraph n. Part of a longer paragraph that can be considered alone, as in a legal document. • subparagraph v. To divide a document into subparagraphs. • sub-paragraph n. Alternative spelling of subparagraph. |