| ABBREVIATION | • abbreviation n. The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment. • abbreviation n. (Linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing… • abbreviation n. The process of abbreviating. |
| BABINGTONITE | • babingtonite n. A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color… • BABINGTONITE n. a triclinic basic silicate of iron and calcium, occurring as glassy greenish-black crystals. |
| BIBLIOMANIAC | • bibliomaniac n. A person who is obsessed with owning books, especially valuable ones. • BIBLIOMANIAC n. one suffering from bibliomania. |
| BIBLIOMANIAS | • bibliomanias n. Plural of bibliomania. • BIBLIOMANIA n. a craze for books or reading. |
| BILLBOARDING | • billboarding n. (Computer graphics) A technique in three-dimensional graphics in which a sprite is rendered perpendicular… • BILLBOARD v. to advertise by means of billboards. |
| BIOTURBATION | • bioturbation n. (Geology) the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms. • BIOTURBATION n. the restructuring of sedimentary deposits (as in a lake bottom or seabed) by moving organisms (as worms and burrowing clams). |
| BOATBUILDING | • boatbuilding n. The construction of a boat or boats. • BOATBUILDING n. the industry of building boats. |
| BOBSLEIGHING | • bobsleighing v. Present participle of bobsleigh. • BOBSLEIGHING n. the act of travelling by bobsleigh. |
| BODYBUILDING | • bodybuilding n. A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition. • bodybuilding n. (Dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile. • body-building n. Alternative form of bodybuilding. |
| BOMBILATIONS | • bombilations n. Plural of bombilation. • BOMBILATION n. a buzzing or droning sound, also BOMBINATION. |
| BOMBINATIONS | • bombinations n. Plural of bombination. • BOMBINATION n. a buzzing or droning sound, also BOMBILATION. |
| BOOKBINDINGS | • bookbindings n. Plural of bookbinding. • BOOKBINDING n. the art or trade of binding books. |
| FIREBOMBINGS | • firebombings n. Plural of firebombing. • FIREBOMBING n. the act of attacking with incendiary bombs. |
| HOBGOBLINISM | • hobgoblinism n. Synonym of hobgoblinry. • HOBGOBLINISM n. the state of being a hobgoblin, also HOBGOBLINRY. |
| IMBIBITIONAL | • imbibitional adj. Relating to imbibition. • IMBIBITIONAL adj. relating to imbibition, the absorption of a liquid by a solid or a gel; the uptake of water by germinating seeds. |
| OBNUBILATING | • obnubilating v. Present participle of obnubilate. • OBNUBILATE v. (obsolete) to darken, cloud over. |
| OBNUBILATION | • obnubilation n. The action of darkening or fact of being darkened, as with a cloud; obscuration. • obnubilation n. (Medicine, specifically) Obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties. • obnubilation n. (Rare, literally) A veiling with or concealment in clouds. |
| RIBBONFISHES | • ribbonfishes n. Plural of ribbonfish. • RIBBONFISH n. a long slender fish, the oarfish. |