| BETRIMMING | • betrimming n. (Dated) gerund of betrim: an act of adorning, decking, or embellishing. • betrimming v. Present participle of betrim. • BETRIM v. to deck with trimmings. |
| BIMESTRIAL | • bimestrial adj. Occurring once every two months. • BIMESTRIAL adj. occurring every two months; lasting two months. |
| 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. |
| BIOMETRIES | • biometries n. Plural of biometry. • BIOMETRY n. the statistical study of biological data. |
| FIMBRIATED | • fimbriated adj. Having a fringed border… • fimbriated v. Simple past tense and past participle of fimbriate. • FIMBRIATE v. to border with a narrow band or edge. |
| FIMBRIATES | • fimbriates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fimbriate. • FIMBRIATE v. to border with a narrow band or edge. |
| IGNIMBRITE | • ignimbrite n. (Geology) A deposit left by the pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli… • IGNIMBRITE n. a hard rock formed by fusion of the volcanic fragments and dust of a nuee ardente. |
| IMBITTERED | • imbittered v. Simple past tense and past participle of imbitter. • IMBITTER v. to make bitter, also EMBITTER. |
| IMBRICATED | • imbricated adj. Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles; intertwined. • IMBRICATE v. to lay overlapping one another. |
| IMBRICATES | • imbricates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbricate. • IMBRICATE v. to lay overlapping one another. |
| IMPARTIBLE | • impartible adj. Not partible; not subject to partition; indivisible. • impartible adj. Capable of being imparted or communicated; impartable. • IMPARTIBLE adj. of a field, that cannot be divided up. |
| KIMBERLITE | • kimberlite n. (Geology) A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds. • KIMBERLITE n. a mica-peridotite, an intrusive igneous rock, in which the Kimberley diamonds were found. |
| LIMBURGITE | • limburgite n. A dark volcanic rock resembling basalt and consisting essentially of olivine and augite with a brownish… • LIMBURGITE n. a volcanic rock composed of olivine and augite in a fine-grained or glassy groundmass. |
| MULIEBRITY | • muliebrity n. (Literary) The state or quality of being a woman; the features of a woman’s nature; femininity, womanhood. • muliebrity n. (Literary) The state of attainment of womanhood following maidenhood. • muliebrity n. (Physiology) The state of puberty in a female. |
| THIMBLERIG | • thimblerig n. A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups (or thimbles) a pea-sized… • thimblerig n. One operating such a game. • thimblerig v. (Intransitive) To cheat in the thimblerig game. |
| TIMBERIEST | • TIMBERY adj. like timber. |
| TIMBERINGS | • timberings n. Plural of timbering. • TIMBERING n. timber collectively; work in timber. |
| TIMBERLINE | • timberline n. The height or limit beyond which trees do not grow in mountainous or Arctic regions. • timber␣line n. Alternative spelling of timberline. • TIMBERLINE n. the upper limit of timber trees on a mountain. |