| AFTERBODY | • afterbody n. The afterpart of a vehicle. • afterbody n. (Nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships. • afterbody n. (Astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft. |
| AMBROTYPE | • ambrotype n. (Photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when… • AMBROTYPE n. a picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the un-silvered portions of the glass. |
| BAROMETRY | • barometry n. The art or process of making barometrical measurements. • BAROMETRY n. the art or process of making barometrical measurements. |
| BARONETCY | • baronetcy n. The rank of a baronet. • BARONETCY n. the office of a baronet. |
| BARYTONES | • barytones n. Plural of barytone. • BARYTONE n. a deep male voice, also BARITONE. |
| BOLOMETRY | • bolometry n. The use of a bolometer. • BOLOMETRY n. measurement by a bolometer, an instrument for measuring radiant energy or infrared light. |
| BOSTRYXES | • bostryxes n. Plural of bostryx. • BOSTRYX n. (Greek) a type of inflorescence, a way in which flower stems are arranged. |
| BOYCOTTER | • boycotter n. Someone who engages in a boycott. • BOYCOTTER n. one who boycotts. |
| BROTHERLY | • brotherly adj. Of or characteristic of brothers. • brotherly adv. In the manner of a brother, as a brother, as brothers. • BROTHERLY adj. like a brother. |
| BRYOPHYTE | • bryophyte n. (Botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts… • BRYOPHYTE n. a member of the Bryophyta, one of the main groups of the vegetable kingdom, mosses and liverworts. |
| EBRIOSITY | • ebriosity n. (Formal) Drunkenness or intoxication from alcohol, especially as a habitual state. • EBRIOSITY n. addiction to drink; habitual drunkenness. |
| EMBRYOTIC | • embryotic adj. Embryonic. • EMBRYOTIC adj. of or pertaining to an embryo. |
| FERRYBOAT | • ferryboat n. (Nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that… • ferry-boat n. Alternative form of ferryboat. • ferry␣boat n. Alternative form of ferryboat. |
| FIBROCYTE | • fibrocyte n. An inactive connective tissue cell that is capable of forming collagen. • FIBROCYTE n. a normally inactive fibroblast which proliferates following tissue damage. |
| FREEBOOTY | • freebooty n. (Obsolete) freebootery. • FREEBOOTY n. piracy, also FREEBOOTERY. |
| STREETBOY | • STREETBOY n. a boy who lives mainly on the streets. |
| TOLERABLY | • tolerably adv. In a tolerable manner; to an extent that can be tolerated. • tolerably adv. (Dated) Reasonably; acceptably; somewhat. • TOLERABLE adv. that can be tolerated. |
| VERBOSITY | • verbosity n. (In composition and rhetoric ) The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity… • VERBOSITY n. the state of being verbose. |
| YTTERBOUS | • YTTERBOUS adj. containing ytterbium. |