| BECROWDING | • becrowding v. Present participle of becrowd. • BECROWD v. to press closely together. |
| BRAINCHILD | • brainchild n. A creation, original idea, or innovation, usually used to indicate the originators. • brainchild v. (Transitive, rare) To think up; to come up with. • BRAINCHILD n. a product of one's creative imagination. |
| CARBONISED | • carbonised adj. Alternative spelling of carbonized. • CARBONISE v. to turn into carbon, also CARBONIZE. |
| CARBONIZED | • carbonized v. Simple past tense and past participle of carbonize. • CARBONIZE v. to turn into carbon, also CARBONISE. |
| CHAIRBOUND | • chairbound adj. Unable to leave one’s chair, or confined to a wheelchair. • CHAIRBOUND adj. confined to a chair. |
| CONSCRIBED | • conscribed v. Simple past tense and past participle of conscribe. • CONSCRIBE v. to enroll; to enlist. |
| CORNBRAIDS | • CORNBRAID v. to braid hair in cornrows, also CORNROW. |
| COUNTERBID | • counterbid n. (Business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party. • counterbid v. To make a counterbid. • COUNTERBID n. a bid made in opposition to another bid. |
| DESCRIBING | • describing v. Present participle of describe. • DESCRIBE v. to recount the physical appearance, also DESCRIVE. |
| INCREDIBLE | • incredible adj. (Literally) Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable. • incredible adj. (Figurative) Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring. • incredible adj. (Figurative) Marvellous; profoundly affecting; wonderful. |
| INCREDIBLY | • incredibly adv. (Manner) In an incredible manner; not to be believed. • incredibly adv. (Degree) To a great extent; extremely. • incredibly adv. Used to note the surprising or hard-to-believe nature of what is being said and suggest that it is nevertheless true. |
| INCUMBERED | • incumbered v. Simple past tense and past participle of incumber. • INCUMBER v. to impede the motion of, also ENCUMBER. |
| NUDIBRANCH | • nudibranch n. A sea slug belonging to the order Nudibranchia. • NUDIBRANCH n. a member of the Nudibranchiata, sea slugs, also NUDIBRANCHIATE. |
| PROBENECID | • probenecid n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic sulfur-containing compound which promotes increased excretion of uric acid… • PROBENECID n. a drug that acts on renal tubular function. |
| RECOMBINED | • recombined v. Simple past tense and past participle of recombine. • recombined adj. Formed by recombination. • RECOMBINE v. to combine again. |
| UNCREDIBLE | • uncredible adj. Not credible; that cannot be believed. • UNCREDIBLE adj. (obsolete) incredible. |