| ABRUPTION | • abruption n. (Archaic) A sudden termination or interruption. • abruption n. A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies. • ABRUPTION n. a sudden, violent separation. |
| BEPROSING | • beprosing v. Present participle of beprose. • BEPROSE v. to reduce to prose. |
| BIOPARENT | • bioparent n. Biological parent. • BIOPARENT n. a biological parent, not a stepparent. |
| BUPROPION | • bupropion n. (Pharmacology) An antidepressant drug which is also given to relieve the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. • BUPROPION n. an antidepressant drug used in the treatment of nicotine addiction. |
| IBUPROFEN | • ibuprofen n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug. • ibuprofen v. (Rare) To treat with ibuprofen; to administer ibuprofen to. • IBUPROFEN n. an anti-inflammatory drug. |
| OBREPTION | • obreption n. (Obsolete) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise. • obreption n. (Obsolete, Scotland, law) Act of obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise. • OBREPTION n. (obsolete) an attempt to obtain ecclesiastical dispensation, etc. fraudulently. |
| PANBROILS | • panbroils v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of panbroil. • pan-broils v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pan-broil. • PANBROIL v. to fry in a pan with little or no fat. |
| PINBOARDS | • pinboards n. Plural of pinboard. • PINBOARD n. a board for pinning notices, pictures, etc. on. |
| PREOBTAIN | • preobtain v. (Transitive) To obtain beforehand. • PREOBTAIN v. to obtain in advance. |
| PROBATING | • probating v. Present participle of probate. • PROBATE v. to establish the validity of a will. |
| PROBATION | • probation n. A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance. • probation n. (Law) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are allowed to continue living in the community but… • probation n. A testing period of time. |
| PROBINGLY | • probingly adv. In a probing way. • PROBINGLY adv. PROBING. |
| REPROBING | • reprobing n. Probing again. • REPROBE v. to probe again. |
| SHIPBORNE | • shipborne adj. Carried by ship. • SHIPBORNE adj. carried by ship. |
| SPRINGBOK | • springbok n. A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis. • Springbok n. A member of South Africa’s national rugby union team ("the Springboks"). • SPRINGBOK n. (South African) a kind of antelope, that moves in leaps when alarmed, also SPRINGBUCK. |