| ABSINTHISMS | • ABSINTHISM n. a disease resembling alcoholism. |
| AMPHIBOLIES | • amphibolies n. Plural of amphiboly. • AMPHIBOLY n. a grammatically ambiguous phrase or sentence, also AMPHIBOLOGY. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BRAHMINISMS | • BRAHMINISM n. the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism, also BRAHMANISM. |
| BRAHMINISTS | • Brahminists n. Plural of Brahminist. • BRAHMINIST n. a practitioner of brahmanism, also BRAHMANIST. |
| CHOLIAMBICS | • choliambics n. Plural of choliambic. • CHOLIAMBIC n. a verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last, also CHOLIAMB. |
| CHORIAMBICS | • choriambics n. Plural of choriambic. • CHORIAMBIC n. a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBUS. |
| DIHYBRIDISM | • DIHYBRIDISM n. the state of being a dihybrid. |
| HABILIMENTS | • habiliments n. Plural of habiliment. • HABILIMENT n. clothing, esp. for a particular purpose. |
| HIGHBROWISM | • highbrowism n. Highbrow attitudes and policies generally. • HIGHBROWISM n. the state of being a highbrow. |
| 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. |