| ABDUCTOR | • abductor n. One who abducts; a kidnapper. • abductor n. (Anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body. • ABDUCTOR n. a person who abducts. |
| BECRUSTS | • BECRUST v. to cover with a crust. |
| BRUCITES | • brucites n. Plural of brucite. • BRUCITE n. a mineral, magnesium hydroxide. |
| BUTCHERS | • butchers n. Plural of butcher. • butchers n. Alternative form of butcher’s (Cockney rhyming slang). • butchers v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butcher. |
| BUTCHERY | • butchery n. The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse. • butchery n. (Rare) An abattoir, a slaughterhouse. • butchery n. The butchering of meat. |
| CARBURET | • carburet v. (Transitive) To react with carbon. • carburet v. (Transitive) To mix (air) with hydrocarbons, especially with petroleum, as in an internal combustion engine. • carburet n. (Chemistry, dated) A carbide. |
| CLOTBURS | • clotburs n. Plural of clotbur. • CLOTBUR n. the burdock, also COCKLEBUR. |
| CLUBROOT | • clubroot n. (Phytopathology) A common disease of cabbages, radishes, turnips, and other plants of the Cruciferae… • clubroot n. A root thus affected. • CLUBROOT n. a plant disease. |
| CUBATURE | • cubature n. The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a body. • CUBATURE n. the process of finding the cubic content of a body, also CUBAGE. |
| CUCURBIT | • cucurbit n. Any member of the family Cucurbitaceae of gourds. • cucurbit n. (Obsolete) A receptacle, originally gourd-shaped and used for liquids or chemicals; a bottle or other container. • CUCURBIT n. a chemical vessel used in a still or alembic. |
| OBSTRUCT | • obstruct v. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block. • obstruct v. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder. • obstruct v. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight. |
| SUBCRUST | • SUBCRUST n. a subdivision of a crust. |
| SUBERECT | • suberect adj. (Botany) Almost, but not quite erect. • SUBERECT adj. nearly erect. |
| SUBTRACT | • subtract v. (Transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number. • SUBTRACT v. to take away, also SUBSTRACT. |
| TUBERCLE | • tubercle n. (Anatomy) A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the… • tubercle n. (Botany) A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain… • tubercle n. (Pathology) A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis. |
| TURBOCAR | • turbocar n. A motor car powered by a gas turbine. • TURBOCAR n. a car powered by a gas turbine. |
| TURNBACK | • turnback n. (Attributive) Part of a garment that is turned back. • turnback n. The act of turning back a boat containing immigrants. • turnback n. The strap from the hames to the hip-strap, on a horse. |
| UMBRATIC | • umbratic adj. Of or relating to the shade or darkness; shadowy. • UMBRATIC adj. of or pertaining to the shade or darkness, also UMBRATICAL. |