| ABSORBENT | • absorbent adj. Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. • absorbent n. Anything which absorbs. • absorbent n. (Physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on… |
| BABOONERY | • baboonery n. Baboonish behavior. • BABOONERY n. baboonish behavior. |
| BARBITONE | • barbitone n. Barbital. • BARBITONE n. a sleep-inducing drug, aka veronal, also BARBITAL. |
| BARBOTINE | • barbotine n. A soft clay used for moulding or decorating pottery. • BARBOTINE n. (French) a paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief. |
| BAREBONED | • bareboned adj. Alternative spelling of bare-boned. • bare-boned adj. (Of a person) slim; not fleshy; very lean; emaciated. • bare-boned adj. (Figurative) Very basic; having only the essentials and nothing else. |
| BAREBONES | • barebones adj. Alternative form of bare-bones. • barebones n. Plural of barebone. • bare-bones adj. Minimalist; lacking that which is not essential. |
| BEROBBING | • berobbing v. Present participle of berob. • BEROB v. (Spenser) to rob. |
| BREAKBONE | • breakbone n. (Pathology, uncountable) dengue fever. • breakbone n. (US dialect, countable) A chicken’s wishbone. • breakbone adj. Violent; rough and painful. |
| BROADBEAN | • broadbean n. Alternative form of broad bean. • broad␣bean n. An edible bean that has broad seeds, Vicia faba. • BROADBEAN n. a leguminous vegetable. |
| BROWBONES | • browbones n. Plural of browbone. • BROWBONE n. the bone of the brow. |
| HOBNOBBER | • hobnobber n. One who hobnobs. • HOBNOBBER n. one who hobnobs. |
| KNOBBLIER | • knobblier adj. Comparative form of knobbly: more knobbly. • KNOBBLY adj. having very small knobs. |
| NONRUBBER | • nonrubber adj. Not made from rubber. • NONRUBBER adj. not made of rubber. |
| NUTJOBBER | • nutjobber n. (Archaic, UK, dialect) A bird of family Sittidae; a nuthatch. • NUTJOBBER n. the nuthatch. |
| PHENOBARB | • phenobarb n. (Informal, uncountable) The drug phenobarbital or phenobarbitone. • phenobarb n. (Informal, countable) A tablet of the drug. • PHENOBARB n. (short for) phenobarbitol. |
| RIBBONIER | • RIBBONY adj. adorned with ribbons. |
| TREBBIANO | • trebbiano n. A widely cultivated Italian grape variety of high acidity, used in the production of white wine and brandy. • trebbiano n. A variety of dry white wine made from this grape. • Trebbiano n. Alternative letter-case form of trebbiano. |