| ASBESTIC | • asbestic adj. Relating to, or resembling, asbestos. • ASBESTIC adj. of or like asbestos, also ASBESTINE, ASBESTOUS. |
| BASCINET | • bascinet n. A light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with… • BASCINET n. a light helmet, also BASINET, BASNET. |
| BASILECT | • basilect n. (Sociolinguistics) A variety of a language that has diverged greatly from the standard form, and is… • BASILECT n. the least prestigious language of an area. |
| BEDTICKS | • bedticks n. Plural of bedtick. • BEDTICK n. a tick or bag made of cloth, used for inclosing the materials of a bed. |
| BESTICKS | • besticks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestick. • BESTICK v. to stick over, as with sharp points pressed in. |
| BETACISM | • betacism n. (Phonology) A sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental… • betacism n. A speech disorder involving excessive use of the [b] sound, or conversion of other sounds into it. • BETACISM n. the pronunciation of the sound B as V. |
| BIATCHES | • biatches n. Plural of biatch. • BIATCH n. (slang) a bitch, also BIACH, BITCH. |
| BIOTECHS | • biotechs n. Plural of biotech. • BIOTECH n. applied biological science. |
| BISECTED | • bisected adj. Divided into two equal pieces. • bisected v. Simple past tense and past participle of bisect. • BISECT v. to divide into two parts. |
| BISECTOR | • bisector n. (Geometry) A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts. • BISECTOR n. a line that divides into two parts. |
| BRITCHES | • britches n. (Chiefly Appalachia, Southern US) Alternative form of breeches (pants, trousers). • BRITCHES n. a type of trousers, also BREECHES, BREEKS. |
| BRUCITES | • brucites n. Plural of brucite. • BRUCITE n. a mineral, magnesium hydroxide. |
| CABINETS | • cabinets n. Plural of cabinet. • CABINET n. a piece of furniture with shelves and drawers. |
| COBBIEST | • cobbiest adj. Superlative form of cobby: most cobby. • COBBY adj. stout, obstinate. |
| COMBIEST | • COMBY adj. full of holes like a honeycomb. |
| CUBBIEST | • CUBBY adj. plump, squat. |
| ICEBOATS | • iceboats n. Plural of iceboat. • ice-boats n. Plural of ice-boat. • ice␣boats n. Plural of ice boat. |
| TABETICS | • tabetics n. Plural of tabetic. • TABETIC n. one affected with tabes. |
| TIEBACKS | • tiebacks n. Plural of tieback. • TIEBACK n. a loop for holding a curtain to one side. |