| BISHOPRIC | • bishopric n. A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs. • bishopric n. The office or function of a bishop. • BISHOPRIC n. the diocese or jurisdiction of a bishop; the rank or office of a bishop. |
| BLOCKSHIP | • blockship n. (Nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy). • BLOCKSHIP n. a warship too old for action, but useful in port defence. |
| CHIPBOARD | • chipboard n. (Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin. • CHIPBOARD n. reconstructed wood made from compressed chippings. |
| CHIPPABLE | • chippable adj. Capable of being removed by chipping. • CHIPPABLE adj. capable of being chipped. |
| COPUBLISH | • copublish v. (Transitive, music business) To have credit as a publisher of (a work published by another). • copublish v. (Transitive) To jointly with another publisher publish (a work). • co-publish v. Alternative spelling of copublish. |
| ECOPHOBIA | • ecophobia n. Fear of one’s home. • ecophobia n. A feeling of powerlessness to prevent cataclysmic environmental change, apocalypse, etc. • ECOPHOBIA n. fear of one's home surroundings. |
| HYPOBARIC | • hypobaric adj. Of, relating to, or utilizing less than normal air pressure. • HYPOBARIC adj. below normal pressure. |
| LYOPHOBIC | • lyophobic adj. (Chemistry, of a colloid) Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated. • LYOPHOBIC adj. of a colloid, not readily dispersed, also LYOPHOBE. |
| NEOPHOBIC | • neophobic n. (Psychology) A person or animal that fears or dislikes new or novel experiences or food. • neophobic adj. Afflicted by neophobia; fearing or disliking what is new. • NEOPHOBIC adj. hating novelty. |
| PHLEBITIC | • phlebitic adj. Of or pertaining to phlebitis. • PHLEBITIC adj. relating to phlebitis, inflammation of a vein. |
| PINCHBECK | • pinchbeck n. An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry. • pinchbeck adj. (Not comparable) Made of pinchbeck. • pinchbeck adj. Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive. |
| PINCHBUGS | • PINCHBUG n. a large beetle. |
| PITCHBEND | • PITCHBEND n. a device that enables a player to bend the pitch of a note on a synthesiser. |
| SPICEBUSH | • spicebush n. (US) The common spicebush, Lindera benzoin, whose leaves have a distinctive strong citrusy aroma. • spicebush n. Any plant in the genus Calycanthus. • SPICEBUSH n. a pungently aromatic North American shrub of the laurel family. |