| AMPHIBOLIES | • amphibolies n. Plural of amphiboly. • AMPHIBOLY n. a grammatically ambiguous phrase or sentence, also AMPHIBOLOGY. |
| AMPHIBOLITE | • amphibolite n. Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc. • AMPHIBOLITE n. rock composed of amphibole; hornblende. |
| BEHAVIORISM | • behaviorism n. An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is… • BEHAVIORISM n. (US) the psychological theory that behaviour is governed by conditioning rather than internal processes and that by changing behaviour patterns it is possible to treat psychological disorders, also BEHAVIOURISM. |
| BESMIRCHING | • besmirching v. Present participle of besmirch. • BESMIRCH v. to soil, make dirty. |
| BIMONTHLIES | • bimonthlies n. Plural of bimonthly. • BIMONTHLY n. a periodical that comes every other month. |
| BIMORPHEMIC | • bimorphemic adj. Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes. • bimorphemic adj. Relating to bimorphemes. • BIMORPHEMIC adj. consisting of two morphemes. |
| BIOCHEMICAL | • biochemical adj. Of, or relating to biochemistry. • biochemical adj. Characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms. • biochemical n. A chemical substance derived from a biological source. |
| BIOCHEMISTS | • biochemists n. Plural of biochemist. • BIOCHEMIST n. a chemist specialising in the chemistry of living things. |
| BOHEMIANISM | • bohemianism n. Alternative letter-case form of Bohemianism. • Bohemianism n. A Bohemian lifestyle. • Bohemianism n. A word or phrase characteristic of the Bohemian language. |
| HABILIMENTS | • habiliments n. Plural of habiliment. • HABILIMENT n. clothing, esp. for a particular purpose. |
| MISBEHAVING | • misbehaving n. Bad conduct or actions. • misbehaving v. Present participle of misbehave. • MISBEHAVE v. to behave wrongly. |
| MISBEHAVIOR | • misbehavior n. (American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected. • MISBEHAVIOR n. bad behaviour, also MISBEHAVIOUR. |
| THIMBLERIGS | • thimblerigs n. Plural of thimblerig. • thimblerigs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thimblerig. • THIMBLERIG v. to cheat by trickery. |
| THIMBLEWITS | • THIMBLEWIT n. a silly or dimwitted person; a dunce. |
| WHIMBERRIES | • whimberries n. Plural of whimberry. • WHIMBERRY n. the bilberry or whortleberry, so called because it grows on moors among the whins, or furze, also WHINBERRY. |
| WHITEBOYISM | • Whiteboyism prop.n. (Historical) The conduct or principles of the Whiteboys. • WHITEBOYISM n. the principles of the Whiteboys, an association of Irish peasants. |