| ABRUPTNESS | • abruptness n. The state of being abrupt or broken. • abruptness n. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence. • ABRUPTNESS n. the quality of being abrupt. |
| BANKRUPTED | • bankrupted v. Simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt. • BANKRUPT v. to make insolvent. |
| BEANSPROUT | • beansprout n. Alternative form of bean sprout. • bean␣sprout n. (Chiefly in the plural) A sprout of the mung bean. • bean␣sprout n. (Chiefly in the plural) A sprout of the soybean. |
| BESPORTING | • besporting v. Present participle of besport. • BESPORT v. to sport, play. |
| BIOPARENTS | • bioparents n. Plural of bioparent. • BIOPARENT n. a biological parent, not a stepparent. |
| BIPARENTAL | • biparental adj. Having two parents. • BIPARENTAL adj. relating to or derived from two parents. |
| BLUEPRINTS | • blueprints n. Plural of blueprint. • blueprints v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint. • blue-prints n. Plural of blue-print. |
| BREAKPOINT | • breakpoint n. (Programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the… • breakpoint n. (Meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas. • breakpoint n. (Physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes. |
| BREASTPINS | • breastpins n. Plural of breastpin. • BREASTPIN n. an ornamental pin for the breast. |
| HYPERBATON | • hyperbaton n. (Grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect. • hyperbaton n. (Rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing… • HYPERBATON n. the use, esp. for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in 'Bird thou never wert'. |
| OBREPTIONS | • obreptions n. Plural of obreption. • OBREPTION n. (obsolete) an attempt to obtain ecclesiastical dispensation, etc. fraudulently. |
| PENETRABLE | • penetrable adj. Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced. Also figuratively. • PENETRABLE adj. that can be penetrated. |
| PENETRABLY | • penetrably adv. In a penetrable way. • PENETRABLE adv. that can be penetrated. |
| PERTURBANT | • perturbant n. Anything that causes perturbation. • PERTURBANT n. anything that perturbs. |
| PERTURBING | • perturbing v. Present participle of perturb. • PERTURB v. to disturb greatly. |
| PREOBTAINS | • preobtains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preobtain. • PREOBTAIN v. to obtain in advance. |
| PROCUMBENT | • procumbent adj. Prone or prostrate. • procumbent adj. (Botany) That trails along the ground. • procumbent adj. (Dentistry) inclined towards the lips. |
| PUBERULENT | • puberulent adj. Covered in soft, downy hairs. • PUBERULENT adj. feebly or minutely pubescent; covered with minute down, also PUBERULOUS. |
| STEPBAIRNS | • stepbairns n. Plural of stepbairn. • STEPBAIRN n. (Scots) a stepchild. |
| SUBREPTION | • subreption n. The act of obtaining a favour by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent… • SUBREPTION n. a deliberate misrepresentation; an inference drawn from it. |