| BERDACHISM | • berdachism n. (Anthropology, now offensive) The state or practice of being (or of there being individuals who are)… |
| BESMIRCHED | • besmirched v. Simple past tense and past participle of besmirch. • BESMIRCH v. to soil, make dirty. |
| BESMIRCHES | • besmirches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmirch. • BESMIRCH v. to soil, make dirty. |
| BIOMETRICS | • biometrics n. The automated measurement of biological data. • biometrics n. The automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioural and biological characteristics. • BIOMETRICS n. the study of biological measurement. |
| CAMBERINGS | • camberings n. Plural of cambering. • CAMBERING n. a type of rock-folding that forms rounded hills. |
| CARBAMIDES | • carbamides n. Plural of carbamide. • CARBAMIDE n. the technical name for urea. |
| CHEMISORBS | • chemisorbs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chemisorb. • CHEMISORB v. to adsorb by chemical action, also CHEMOSORB. |
| CRUMBLIEST | • crumbliest adj. Superlative form of crumbly: most crumbly. • CRUMBLY adj. easily crumbed. |
| DISCUMBERS | • discumbers v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discumber. • DISCUMBER v. (archaic) to free of encumbrance, also DISENCUMBER. |
| IMBRICATES | • imbricates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbricate. • IMBRICATE v. to lay overlapping one another. |
| MAINBRACES | • mainbraces n. Plural of mainbrace. • MAINBRACE n. the brace attached to the mainyard. |
| MICROBEADS | • microbeads n. Plural of microbead. • MICROBEAD n. a very small plastic particle, numbers of which are used as exfoliating agents in cosmetics. |
| MICROBEAMS | • microbeams n. Plural of microbeam. • MICROBEAM n. a beam of radiation of small cross-section. |
| MICROBREWS | • microbrews n. Plural of microbrew. • MICROBREW n. a beer produced by a microbrewery. |
| MICROBUSES | • microbuses n. Plural of microbus. • MICROBUS n. a small bus. |
| MICROTUBES | • microtubes n. Plural of microtube. • MICROTUBE n. a minute tube. |
| RECOMBINES | • recombines v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recombine. • RECOMBINE v. to combine again. |
| SCUMBERING | • scumbering v. Present participle of scumber. • SCUMBER v. (archaic) to void excrement, also SKUMMER. |