| ABERRATION | • aberration n. The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight… • aberration n. (Optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one… • aberration n. (Astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies… |
| BARRENWORT | • barrenwort n. A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception. • BARRENWORT n. a herbaceous plant of the Barberry family, having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific. |
| BREAKFRONT | • breakfront n. (Chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section… • BREAKFRONT n. a kind of cabinet with center beyond ends. |
| BROTHERING | • brothering v. Present participle of brother. • BROTHER v. to treat like a brother. |
| BURRSTONES | • burrstones n. Plural of burrstone. • BURRSTONE n. a cellular, flinty rock, used for millstones, also BUHR, BUHRSTONE, BURSTONE. |
| BUTTERHORN | • butterhorn n. A light, soft flaky roll made with butter and often almonds. |
| FORBEARANT | • forbearant adj. Forbearing. • FORBEARANT adj. (obsolete) forbearing. |
| GUBERNATOR | • gubernator n. Leader. • gubernator n. (Now humorous) Governor. • GUBERNATOR n. (Latin) a powerful man in government. |
| HIBERNATOR | • hibernator n. Something that hibernates. • HIBERNATOR n. one who hibernates. |
| LATERBORNS | • LATERBORN n. someone born later. |
| ROBERTSMAN | • Robertsman n. (UK, obsolete) A bold, stout robber, or night thief. • ROBERTSMAN n. (obsolete) a stout robber, also ROBERDSMAN. |
| ROBERTSMEN | • Robertsmen n. Plural of Robertsman. • ROBERTSMAN n. (obsolete) a stout robber, also ROBERDSMAN. |
| STERNBOARD | • sternboard n. (Nautical) Backward motion of a ship; loss of way in tacking. • sternboard n. (Nautical) A kind of ship’s figurehead. • STERNBOARD n. the backward motion of a ship; loss of way in tacking. |
| STONEBORER | • STONEBORER n. any boring mollusc. |
| STUBBORNER | • stubborner adj. Comparative form of stubborn: more stubborn. • STUBBORN adj. obstinate. |
| TORBERNITE | • torbernite n. (Mineralogy) A radioactive green phosphate mineral, isostructural with autunite, found in granites and… • TORBERNITE n. a bright-green radioactive hydrous phosphate of copper and uranium. |
| WATERBORNE | • waterborne adj. Transported or transmitted by water. • waterborne adj. Floating on the water; afloat. • water-borne adj. Alternative spelling of waterborne. |