| BELTCOURSE | • beltcourse n. Alternative form of belt course. • belt␣course n. (Architecture) A continuous row or layer of stones or brick set in a wall. • BELTCOURSE n. an ornamental projecting band or continuous moulding along a wall. |
| BIOCONTROL | • biocontrol n. (Biology) The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens. • biocontrol v. To exercise such control. • BIOCONTROL n. pest control by biological means e.g. cane toads. |
| BLACKTHORN | • blackthorn n. A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa… • blackthorn n. A stick or staff taken from this tree. • Blackthorn prop.n. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6219). |
| BOLOMETRIC | • bolometric adj. Of or pertaining to bolometry. • bolometric adj. As measured using a bolometer. • BOLOMETRIC adj. relating to bolometry, measurement of radiant energy. |
| BOOTLICKER | • bootlicker n. (Derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady. • bootlicker n. (By extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism. • BOOTLICKER n. a toady. |
| BRACTEOLES | • bracteoles n. Plural of bracteole. • BRACTEOLE n. a small or secondary bract, also BRACTLET. |
| BROADCLOTH | • broadcloth n. A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend. • broadcloth n. (Historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard… • BROADCLOTH n. dense twilled wool or worsted fabric. |
| BROCATELLE | • brocatelle n. A heavy brocade fabric with raised designs. • brocatelle n. A form of variegated marble. • BROCATELLE n. (French) a stiff, originally silk-and-linen, heavy-figured fabric like brocade, also BROCATEL. |
| CABRIOLETS | • cabriolets n. Plural of cabriolet. • CABRIOLET n. (French) a kind of two-wheeled carriage. |
| CALIBRATOR | • calibrator n. A person or device that calibrates. • CALIBRATOR n. one who calibrates, also CALIBRATER. |
| CARBOLATED | • carbolated adj. Modified by the addition of carbolic acid. • CARBOLATED adj. containing carbolic acid. |
| CELEBRATOR | • celebrator n. A person who celebrates or praises. • CELEBRATOR n. one who celebrates. |
| CLOFIBRATE | • clofibrate n. (Pharmacology) A compound C12H15ClO3 used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats… • CLOFIBRATE n. a lipid-lowering drug that is used to reduce high levels of fat and cholesterol. |
| CLOUDBURST | • cloudburst n. A sudden heavy rainstorm. • cloud-burst n. Alternative form of cloudburst. • cloud␣burst n. Alternative form of cloudburst. |
| CRUMBCLOTH | • crumbcloth n. A cloth laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments and keep the carpet or floor clean. • CRUMBCLOTH n. a cloth laid under a table to keep crumbs from the carpet. |
| FACTORABLE | • factorable adj. (Mathematics) Capable of being factored. For integers synonyms are composite, non-prime. • FACTORABLE adj. that can be factored. |
| LUBRICATOR | • lubricator n. A device that lubricates, that applies lubricant. • lubricator n. A person employed to lubricate. • LUBRICATOR n. one who, or that which, lubricates. |
| LUCUBRATOR | • lucubrator n. One who lucubrates. • LUCUBRATOR n. a person who studies during the night. |
| ORBICULATE | • orbiculate adj. Spherical or circular; orbicular. • orbiculate n. That which is orbiculate, especially a solid whose vertical section is oval and whose horizontal section is circular. • ORBICULATE adj. having the shape of a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular, also ORBICULATED. |
| TRILOBITIC | • trilobitic adj. Of, pertaining to or containing, trilobites. • TRILOBITIC adj. of, pertaining to or containing, trilobites; as, trilobitic rocks. |