| ABSORPTIVE | • absorptive adj. Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent. • absorptive n. Any substance that absorbs. • ABSORPTIVE adj. capable of absorbing. |
| BESPORTING | • besporting v. Present participle of besport. • BESPORT v. to sport, play. |
| BILLPOSTER | • billposter n. One who posts handbills or posters in public places. • BILLPOSTER n. one who sticks up bills, also BILLSTICKER. |
| BIOPARENTS | • bioparents n. Plural of bioparent. • BIOPARENT n. a biological parent, not a stepparent. |
| BIOPIRATES | • biopirates n. Plural of biopirate. • BIOPIRATE n. one who practises biopiracy. |
| BREAKPOINT | • breakpoint n. (Programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the… • breakpoint n. (Meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas. • breakpoint n. (Physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes. |
| FIBREOPTIC | • fibreoptic adj. Alternative spelling of fibre optic. • fibre-optic adj. Alternative spelling of fibre optic. • fibre␣optic adj. Of, or relating to fibre optics, or to optical fibre. |
| IMPORTABLE | • importable adj. (Obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable. • importable adj. Capable of being imported. • importable n. Something that can be imported. |
| OBREPTIONS | • obreptions n. Plural of obreption. • OBREPTION n. (obsolete) an attempt to obtain ecclesiastical dispensation, etc. fraudulently. |
| PAEDOTRIBE | • PAEDOTRIBE n. in ancient Greece, a gymnastic teacher. |
| POTBOILERS | • potboilers n. Plural of potboiler. • pot-boilers n. Plural of pot-boiler. • pot␣boilers n. Plural of pot boiler. |
| PREBIOTICS | • prebiotics n. Plural of prebiotic. • PREBIOTIC n. a natural substances in some foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut. |
| PREOBTAINS | • preobtains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preobtain. • PREOBTAIN v. to obtain in advance. |
| PROBLEMIST | • problemist n. (Chess) One who composes chess problems for other players to attempt to solve. • PROBLEMIST n. one who sets problems. |
| PROFITABLE | • profitable adj. Producing a profit. • profitable adj. Beneficial, serviceable, of use. • PROFITABLE adj. yielding profit. |
| PROHIBITED | • prohibited adj. Forbidden; unallowed. • prohibited v. Simple past tense and past participle of prohibit. • PROHIBIT v. to forbid with authority. |
| PROHIBITER | • prohibiter n. One who prohibits or forbids. • PROHIBITER n. one who prohibits, also PROHIBITOR. |
| SPORTBIKES | • sportbikes n. Plural of sportbike. • sport␣bikes n. Plural of sport bike. • SPORTBIKE n. a kind of high-speed, high-performance motorcycle. |
| SUBREPTION | • subreption n. The act of obtaining a favour by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent… • SUBREPTION n. a deliberate misrepresentation; an inference drawn from it. |