| ALPHABETISED | • alphabetised adj. (Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order. • alphabetised v. (Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise. • ALPHABETISE v. to put into alphabetic order, also ALPHABET, ALPHABETIZE. |
| BLANDISHMENT | • blandishment n. (Countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade. • blandishment n. (Countable) Something alluring or attractive. • blandishment n. (Uncountable, figurative) Allurement, attraction. |
| BLOODTHIRSTY | • bloodthirsty adj. Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous. • bloodthirsty adj. Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent. • bloodthirsty adj. (Humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood. |
| BREATHALYSED | • breathalysed v. Simple past tense and past participle of breathalyse, an alternative spelling of breathalyze. • BREATHALYSE v. to use a device which measures the amount of alcohol on a person's breath, also BREATHALYZE. |
| BRIDEWEALTHS | • bridewealths n. Plural of bridewealth. • bride-wealths n. Plural of bride-wealth. • bride␣wealths n. Plural of bride wealth. |
| CHONDROBLAST | • chondroblast n. A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes. • CHONDROBLAST n. a cell that forms cartilage. |
| DISESTABLISH | • disestablish v. To deprive (An established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status. • disestablish v. To abolish (an existing position of employment). • DISESTABLISH v. to deprive of an established status. |
| DOUBLETHINKS | • doublethinks n. Plural of doublethink. • DOUBLETHINK n. thought marked by the acceptance of gross contradictions and falsehoods, esp. when used as a technique of self-indoctrination. |
| HUSBANDLIEST | • HUSBANDLY adj. of or like a husband. |
| PITCHBLENDES | • pitchblendes n. Plural of pitchblende. • PITCHBLENDE n. a mineral, containing radium. |
| SCRATCHBUILD | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
| SUBTHRESHOLD | • subthreshold adj. Describing a stimulus that is not strong enough to elicit a response. • subthreshold adj. Below a threshold. • subthreshold adj. (Medicine) subsyndromal. |
| SWITCHBLADES | • switchblades n. Plural of switchblade. • switchblades v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade. • switch-blades n. Plural of switch-blade. |
| THIMBLEWEEDS | • thimbleweeds n. Plural of thimbleweed. • THIMBLEWEED n. any of various anemones with cylindrical seed heads. |
| THUNDERBOLTS | • thunderbolts n. Plural of thunderbolt. • THUNDERBOLT n. a flash of lightning conceived as a bolt hurled from the heavens. |