| AUTHORISABLE | • authorisable adj. Alternative spelling of authorizable. • AUTHORISABLE adj. capable of being authorised, also AUTHORIZABLE. |
| AUTHORIZABLE | • authorizable adj. Capable of being authorized. • AUTHORIZABLE adj. capable of being authorized, also AUTHORISABLE. |
| BATHOPHILOUS | • bathophilous adj. (Biology) That inhabits very deep water. • BATHOPHILOUS adj. of an organism, living in very deep water. |
| BLABBERMOUTH | • blabbermouth n. (Informal) A gossip. • blabbermouth n. (Informal) A person who talks excessively. • blabbermouth n. (Aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports. |
| BREASTPLOUGH | • breastplough n. A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker’s breast, and in some types by pushing with the… • BREASTPLOUGH n. a kind of spade for cutting turf, with a crossbar against which the breast is pressed. |
| BREECHCLOUTS | • breechclouts n. Plural of breechclout. • BREECHCLOUT n. a loincloth. |
| BUTTONHOLERS | • buttonholers n. Plural of buttonholer. • BUTTONHOLER n. a person or sewing-machine attachment that makes buttonholes. |
| BUTTONHOLING | • buttonholing v. Present participle of buttonhole. • buttonholing n. The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will. • BUTTONHOLE v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLD. |
| 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. |
| LEATHERBOUND | • leatherbound adj. Bound in leather. • LEATHERBOUND adj. of a book, bound in leather. |
| LUCKENBOOTHS | • LUCKENBOOTH n. (Scots) a shop or booth esp. in 18th century Edinburgh. |
| SUBTHRESHOLD | • subthreshold adj. Describing a stimulus that is not strong enough to elicit a response. • subthreshold adj. Below a threshold. • subthreshold adj. (Medicine) subsyndromal. |
| THIOBACILLUS | • thiobacillus n. Any bacillus that is capable of metabolising sulfur, especially members of the genus Thiobacillus. • Thiobacillus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrogenophilaceae – the sulfur bacteria. • THIOBACILLUS n. any of several rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from the oxidation of sulphur or sulphur compounds. |
| THUNDERBOLTS | • thunderbolts n. Plural of thunderbolt. • THUNDERBOLT n. a flash of lightning conceived as a bolt hurled from the heavens. |
| TROUBLESHOOT | • troubleshoot v. (Transitive, intransitive) To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining… • TROUBLESHOOT v. to solve problems. |
| UNFATHOMABLE | • unfathomable adj. Impossible to fathom or understand. • unfathomable adj. Difficult to penetrate. • UNFATHOMABLE adj. not capable of being fathomed. |
| UNFATHOMABLY | • unfathomably adv. In an unfathomable manner; beyond understanding. • UNFATHOMABLE adv. not capable of being fathomed. |
| UNHOSPITABLE | • unhospitable adj. Not hospitable. • UNHOSPITABLE adj. not hospitable, also INHOSPITABLE. |
| UNTOUCHABLES | • untouchables n. Plural of untouchable. • UNTOUCHABLE n. one that is untouchable, esp. a Hindu of very low caste. |