| ABRUPTION | • abruption n. (Archaic) A sudden termination or interruption. • abruption n. A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies. • ABRUPTION n. a sudden, violent separation. |
| BALLPOINT | • ballpoint n. (Colloquial) A ballpoint pen. • ballpoint n. (Sewing) A kind of needle with a rounded tip. • BALLPOINT n. a type of pen. |
| BENCHTOPS | • benchtops n. Plural of benchtop. • BENCHTOP n. a flat surface area to work on. |
| BIOPARENT | • bioparent n. Biological parent. • BIOPARENT n. a biological parent, not a stepparent. |
| BLUEPOINT | • bluepoint n. (Marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard. • bluepoint n. (Felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings. • blue␣point n. Alternative form of bluepoint. |
| OBREPTION | • obreption n. (Obsolete) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise. • obreption n. (Obsolete, Scotland, law) Act of obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise. • OBREPTION n. (obsolete) an attempt to obtain ecclesiastical dispensation, etc. fraudulently. |
| POINTABLE | • pointable adj. Capable of being pointed, or turned to face something. • POINTABLE adj. that can be pointed. |
| PREOBTAIN | • preobtain v. (Transitive) To obtain beforehand. • PREOBTAIN v. to obtain in advance. |
| PROBATING | • probating v. Present participle of probate. • PROBATE v. to establish the validity of a will. |
| PROBATION | • probation n. A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance. • probation n. (Law) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are allowed to continue living in the community but… • probation n. A testing period of time. |
| SPOONBAIT | • spoonbait n. (Fishing) A spoon (type of fishing lure). • SPOONBAIT n. a lure on a swivel, used in trolling for fish, also SPOONHOOK. |
| STOPBANDS | • stopbands n. Plural of stopband. • STOPBAND n. a band of frequencies limited by a filter. |
| STOPBANKS | • stopbanks n. Plural of stopbank. • STOPBANK n. (New Zealand) an embankment along a river. |
| SUBPOTENT | • subpotent adj. Less than potent; not potent enough. • SUBPOTENT adj. of drugs, less potent than normal. |
| SUBTOPIAN | • subtopian adj. Of or pertaining to subtopia. • SUBTOPIAN adj. of or like subtopia, the suburbs of a city. |
| UNPOTABLE | • unpotable adj. Not potable. • UNPOTABLE adj. not potable, undrinkable. |