| ABSTENTIONISM | • abstentionism n. A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one’s vote or other participation with… • ABSTENTIONISM n. the policy of not using one's vote, esp. in a political election. |
| ANTIMETABOLES | • antimetaboles n. Plural of antimetabole. • ANTIMETABOLE n. repetition of words or ideas in different order e.g. to fail to plan is to plan to fail. |
| ANTIMETABOLIC | • antimetabolic adj. (Medicine) Of, pertaining to, or functioning as an antimetabolite. • ANTIMETABOLIC adj. of or like antimetabole, repetition of words or ideas in different order. |
| ANTITHROMBINS | • antithrombins n. Plural of antithrombin. • ANTITHROMBIN n. a substance in blood preventing coagulation of blood. |
| BALLOTTEMENTS | • ballottements n. Plural of ballottement. • 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. |
| MASTURBATIONS | • masturbations n. Plural of masturbation. • MASTURBATION n. the act of masturbating. |
| MOTORBOATINGS | • MOTORBOATING n. travelling by motorboat. |
| MUTTONBIRDERS | • muttonbirders n. Plural of muttonbirder. • MUTTONBIRDER n. (New Zealand) a person who hunts muttonbirds. |
| NOCTAMBULISTS | • noctambulists n. Plural of noctambulist. • NOCTAMBULIST n. a sleepwalker, a somnambulist. |
| NONCOMBATANTS | • noncombatants n. Plural of noncombatant. • non-combatants n. Plural of non-combatant. • NONCOMBATANT n. one that does not engage in combat. |
| OBTEMPERATING | • obtemperating v. Present participle of obtemperate. • OBTEMPERATE v. to obey (a judgment or decree), also OBTEMPER. |
| RHABDOMANTIST | • rhabdomantist n. Synonym of rhabdomancer. • RHABDOMANTIST n. one who practices divination by means of a rod to locate underground water; a dowser. |
| TAMBOURINISTS | • tambourinists n. Plural of tambourinist. • TAMBOURINIST n. one who plays the tambourin. |