| ANTIMETABOLE | • antimetabole n. (Rhetoric) The technique of reversal, where accentuated by reversal of words, actions or grammatical structure. • ANTIMETABOLE n. repetition of words or ideas in different order e.g. to fail to plan is to plan to fail. |
| ANTITHROMBIN | • antithrombin n. A small molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system. • ANTITHROMBIN n. a substance in blood preventing coagulation of blood. |
| BALLOTTEMENT | • ballottement n. (Medicine) A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether… • ballottement n. (Medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee. • BALLOTTEMENT n. a technique of feeling for a movable object in the body, esp. confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus. |
| BETROTHMENTS | • betrothments n. Plural of betrothment. • BETROTHMENT n. the state of being betrothed. |
| BOTTOMNESSES | • BOTTOMNESS n. a property that characterizes quarks and hadrons. |
| BRIMSTONIEST | • BRIMSTONY adj. containing or resembling brimstone. |
| BUTTONMOULDS | • buttonmoulds n. Plural of buttonmould. • BUTTONMOULD n. the small core of plastic, wood, or metal that is the base for buttons covered with fabric, leather, etc. |
| CONTEMPTIBLE | • contemptible adj. Deserving contempt. • CONTEMPTIBLE adj. worthy of contempt. |
| CONTEMPTIBLY | • contemptibly adv. In a contemptible manner. • CONTEMPTIBLE adv. worthy of contempt. |
| EMBOITEMENTS | • EMBOITEMENT n. (French) encasement. |
| MASTURBATION | • masturbation n. Manual erotic stimulation of the genitals or other erotic regions, often to orgasm, either by oneself or a partner. • masturbation n. (Figurative) A vain activity. • MASTURBATION n. the act of masturbating. |
| MISBUTTONING | • misbuttoning v. Present participle of misbutton. • MISBUTTON v. to button wrongly. |
| MOTORBOATING | • motorboating n. The act of travelling in a motorboat. • motorboating n. (Slang) The act of placing one’s head between a woman’s breasts and making the sound of a motorboat… • motorboating v. Present participle of motorboat. |
| MUTTONBIRDER | • muttonbirder n. One who takes part in muttonbirding, the seasonal harvesting of petrel chicks. • MUTTONBIRDER n. (New Zealand) a person who hunts muttonbirds. |
| NEMATOBLASTS | • nematoblasts n. Plural of nematoblast. • NEMATOBLAST n. a stinging thread cell containing a nematocyst, aka cnidoblast. |
| NIMBOSTRATUS | • nimbostratus n. (Meteorology) According to the World Meteorological Organization, a mid-level, principal cloud type… • NIMBOSTRATUS n. a type of cloud. |
| NOCTAMBULIST | • noctambulist n. (Rare) One who sleepwalks at night; a somnambulist. • NOCTAMBULIST n. a sleepwalker, a somnambulist. |
| NONCOMBATANT | • noncombatant n. Alternative form of non-combatant. • non-combatant n. A non-fighting member of the armed forces. • non-combatant n. A civilian in time of conflict. |
| TAMBOURINIST | • tambourinist n. Someone who plays the tambourine. • TAMBOURINIST n. one who plays the tambourin. |
| TOMBSTONINGS | • TOMBSTONING n. (slang) the activity of diving off cliffs into the sea. |