| ABSOLUTISM | • absolutism n. (Theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner. • absolutism n. (Political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. • absolutism n. (Philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute. |
| ABSTEMIOUS | • abstemious adj. Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. • abstemious adj. Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions. • abstemious adj. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation. |
| BIONOMISTS | • BIONOMIST n. a student of bionomics, the study of organisms interacting in their environments. |
| BIOSTROMES | • biostromes n. Plural of biostrome. • BIOSTROME n. a rock layer consisting of a deposit of organic material such as fossils. |
| BISMUTHOUS | • bismuthous adj. (Chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence. • BISMUTHOUS adj. containing bismuth. |
| BOMBSIGHTS | • bombsights n. Plural of bombsight. • BOMBSIGHT n. a device for aiming and releasing bombs from a bomber. |
| BOOMSTICKS | • boomsticks n. Plural of boomstick. • BOOMSTICK n. (Canadian) one of the logs that surrounds a boom and holds it together. |
| BOOSTERISM | • boosterism n. (US) Promotion of a city, organisation, etc. in order to improve public opinion. • BOOSTERISM n. the practice of boosting or promoting a product or idea. |
| BRIMSTONES | • brimstones n. Plural of brimstone. • BRIMSTONE n. sulphur; esp. (otherwise archaic) burning sulphur, (the fuel of) hellfire. |
| DISENTOMBS | • disentombs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disentomb. • DISENTOMB v. to take out from a tomb; to disinter. |
| MISBESTOWS | • misbestows v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misbestow. • MISBESTOW v. to bestow improperly. |
| MISBUTTONS | • misbuttons v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misbutton. • MISBUTTON v. to button wrongly. |
| OBSOLETISM | • obsoletism n. A disused word or phrase; an archaism. • OBSOLETISM n. a disused word or phrase; an archaism. |
| STORMBIRDS | • stormbirds n. Plural of stormbird. • storm-birds n. Plural of storm-bird. • STORMBIRD n. a petrel. |
| SUBATOMICS | • subatomics n. The study of physics at a subatomic level. • SUBATOMICS n. the study of subatomic particles. |
| SYMBOLISTS | • symbolists n. Plural of symbolist. • SYMBOLIST n. a practitioner of symbolism, the use of symbols in literature or art. |
| THROMBOSIS | • thrombosis n. (Pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction… • THROMBOSIS n. clotting of blood in a vessel during life. |