| BUCENTAUR | • bucentaur n. A supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man. • bucentaur n. A Venetian barge modelled on the state barge (called Bucentaur) used annually on Ascension Day in the… • BUCENTAUR n. (Italian) a state barge of Venice from which the Doge dropped a ring into the sea. |
| BUCKTHORN | • buckthorn n. Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially. • BUCKTHORN n. a shrub of the Rhamnus genus. |
| CROTONBUG | • Croton␣bug n. Blattella germanica; German cockroach. See cockroach. • CROTONBUG n. a species of cockroach. |
| CURBSTONE | • curbstone n. US spelling of kerbstone. • CURBSTONE n. a stone lining a curb, also KERBSTONE. |
| CYBERNAUT | • cybernaut n. A voyager in cyberspace; a user of the Internet or virtual reality. • CYBERNAUT n. a person using the Internet. |
| INCUBATOR | • incubator n. (Chemistry) Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction. • incubator n. (Medicine) An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby. • incubator n. An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs. |
| INTERCLUB | • interclub adj. Between clubs. • INTERCLUB adj. between clubs. |
| LUBRICANT | • lubricant n. A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces. • lubricant n. A personal lubricant. • LUBRICANT n. a substance used to reduce friction. |
| OBSCURANT | • obscurant adj. Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure. • obscurant adj. Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic. • obscurant n. One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist. |
| RECUMBENT | • recumbent adj. Lying down. • recumbent adj. Inactive; idle. • recumbent n. A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture. |
| RUBESCENT | • rubescent adj. Turning red; reddening. • RUBESCENT adj. growing red; blushing. |
| SUBCANTOR | • subcantor n. Synonym of succentor. • SUBCANTOR n. a subordinate cantor, a singer; esp. the leader of a church choir. |
| SUBCENTER | • subcenter n. A local center in a larger network. • SUBCENTER n. a subordinate center, also SUBCENTRE. |
| SUBCENTRE | • subcentre n. Alternative form of subcenter. • SUBCENTRE n. a subordinate center, also SUBCENTER. |
| TURNBACKS | • turnbacks n. Plural of turnback. • TURNBACK n. a part of a garment etc. that can be turned back. |