| ABATEMENT | • abatement n. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation;… • abatement n. (Law) The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death… • abatement n. (Law) The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due. |
| ABETMENTS | • abetments n. Plural of abetment. • ABETMENT n. the act of abetting, also ABETTAL. |
| ABUTMENTS | • abutments n. Plural of abutment. • ABUTMENT n. a buttress of an arch, also BUTMENT. |
| BATEMENTS | • batements n. Plural of batement. • BATEMENT n. reduction. |
| BATTEMENT | • battement n. (Ballet) A ballet move involving a beating action with an extended leg. • battement n. (Obsolete) A thumping or beating sensation. • BATTEMENT n. (French) a movement in ballet, in which one leg is extended to the rear, side and front. |
| BESETMENT | • besetment n. The state of being beset. • BESETMENT n. the act of besetting, or the state of being beset. |
| BLASTMENT | • blastment n. (Archaic) A sudden strike or injury; a pernicious thing. • BLASTMENT n. (Shakespeare) a blight. |
| BOTTOMING | • bottoming v. Present participle of bottom. • BOTTOMING n. the act of reaching the lowest point before stabilising or improving. |
| COMBATANT | • combatant n. A person engaged in combat, often armed. • combatant adj. Contending; disposed to contend. • combatant adj. Involving combat. |
| MISBUTTON | • misbutton v. (Transitive) To button wrongly. • MISBUTTON v. to button wrongly. |
| RABATMENT | • rabatment n. The rotation of a plane figure. • RABATMENT n. rotation into coincidence with another plane. |
| REBUTMENT | • rebutment n. Rebuttal. • REBUTMENT n. the act of rebutting. |
| THUMBNUTS | • thumbnuts n. Plural of thumbnut. • THUMBNUT n. a nut that is turned by the thumb and fingers. |
| TOMBSTONE | • tombstone n. A headstone marking a person’s grave. • tombstone n. (Mathematics) The symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof. • tombstone n. (Computing, Microsoft Windows) A marker that takes the place of deleted data, allowing for replication… |
| TREMBLANT | • TREMBLANT adj. in jewellery, having the stones set on spring, to give a trembling effect. |