| BACKSTAYS | • backstays n. Plural of backstay. • BACKSTAY n. a stay extending from ship's mastheads to the side of the ship. |
| BACKSTORY | • backstory n. The previous life and experiences of a person, especially a character in a dramatic work, but also a real-life person. • backstory n. A fictitious account of a person’s history designed to conceal their actual history and motives. • backstory n. A prequel. |
| BIACETYLS | • BIACETYL n. a chemical flavor enhancer. |
| BICYCLIST | • bicyclist n. Rare form of cyclist. • BICYCLIST n. one who rides a bicycle. |
| BYCATCHES | • bycatches n. Plural of bycatch. • by-catches n. Plural of by-catch. • BYCATCH n. an immature fish, esp. one caught along with the main catch. |
| CAMBISTRY | • cambistry n. The science of exchange, weight, measures, etc. • CAMBISTRY n. the science of financial exchange, also CAMBISM. |
| CORYBANTS | • Corybants n. Plural of Corybant. • CORYBANT n. (Greek) one of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia, whose rites were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc. |
| CYBERCAST | • cybercast n. (Internet) A broadcast of audiovisual material over the Internet. • cybercast v. To broadcast a cybercast. • CYBERCAST n. a broadcast over the Internet. |
| CYBERPETS | • cyberpets n. Plural of cyberpet. • CYBERPET n. a computer simulated pet. |
| CYMBALIST | • cymbalist n. A musician who plays the cymbals. • CYMBALIST n. one who plays the cymbals, also CYMBALEER, CYMBALER. |
| HYBRISTIC | • HYBRISTIC adj. having hubris, overwhelming pride, also HUBRISTIC. |
| OBSCENITY | • obscenity n. (Countable) Something that is obscene. • obscenity n. (Countable) An act of obscene behaviour. • obscenity n. (Countable) Specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word. |
| OBSCURITY | • obscurity n. (Literary) Darkness; the absence of light. • obscurity n. The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown. • obscurity n. The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand. |
| OBSTINACY | • obstinacy n. The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness. • OBSTINACY n. stubbornness. |
| PRESBYTIC | • presbytic adj. Presbyopic. • PRESBYTIC adj. relating to an old man. |
| SUBCAVITY | • subcavity n. A cavity within a larger one. • SUBCAVITY n. a subordinate cavity. |
| SUBCOUNTY | • subcounty adj. Below the level of a county. • subcounty n. An administrative unit making up part of a county. • SUBCOUNTY n. a part of a county. |
| SYBARITIC | • sybaritic adj. Of or having the qualities of a sybarite (“a person devoted to luxury and pleasure”); dedicated to excessive… • Sybaritic adj. Of or relating to Sybaris or its inhabitants. • Sybaritic adj. Alternative letter-case form of sybaritic (“of or having the qualities of a sybarite (“a person devoted… |
| SYMBIOTIC | • symbiotic adj. (Ecology) Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together. • symbiotic adj. Of a relationship with mutual benefit between two individuals or organisms. • symbiotic n. (Astronomy) symbiotic star. |
| SYNBIOTIC | • synbiotic adj. Both prebiotic and probiotic. • synbiotic n. Any substance that is both prebiotic and probiotic. • SYNBIOTIC n. a substance that contains a probiotic and a prebiotic that supports it. |