| ABSTENTIONS | • abstentions n. Plural of abstention. • ABSTENTION n. the act of abstaining. |
| ABSTENTIOUS | • abstentious adj. Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint. • ABSTENTIOUS adj. given to abstaining. |
| BAROTITISES | • BAROTITIS n. inflammation and pain in the ear caused by pressure changes, esp. during air travel. |
| BESTOWMENTS | • bestowments n. Plural of bestowment. • BESTOWMENT n. the act of giving or bestowing. |
| BIRTHSTONES | • birthstones n. Plural of birthstone. • BIRTHSTONE n. a gemstone associated symbolically with the month of one's birth. |
| BLOTTESQUES | • blottesques n. Plural of blottesque. • BLOTTESQUE n. a daub. |
| BONESETTERS | • bonesetters n. Plural of bonesetter. • BONESETTER n. one who sets broken or dislocated bones. |
| BOTTLENOSES | • bottlenoses n. Plural of bottlenose. • bottle-noses n. Plural of bottle-nose. • BOTTLENOSE n. a kind of whale or dolphin. |
| CROSSBITTEN | • crossbitten v. Past participle of crossbite. • cross-bitten v. Past participle of cross-bite. • CROSSBITE v. to swindle. |
| ESTRIBUTORS | • ESTRIBUTOR n. a person or organization that helps an author publish and distribute his or her own work in electronic form. |
| OBSTRUCTERS | • obstructers n. Plural of obstructer. • OBSTRUCTER n. one who obstructs, also OBSTRUCTOR. |
| OSTEOBLASTS | • osteoblasts n. Plural of osteoblast. • OSTEOBLAST n. one of the protoplasmic cells from or around which the matrix of the bone is developed. |
| OUTBLUSTERS | • outblusters v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbluster. • OUTBLUSTER v. to surpass in bluster. |
| SOUBRETTISH | • soubrettish adj. Like a soubrette; cheeky and mischievous. • SOUBRETTISH adj. like a soubrette, pert, flirtatious. |
| STEREOBATES | • stereobates n. Plural of stereobate. • STEREOBATE n. a substructure foundation. |
| STILBESTROL | • stilbestrol n. (Pharmacology) Alternative form of diethylstilbestrol. • STILBESTROL n. (US) a synthetic oestrogen, also STILBOESTROL. |
| STROBILATES | • strobilates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of strobilate. • STROBILATE v. to undergo strobilation. |
| STUBBORNEST | • stubbornest adj. Superlative form of stubborn: most stubborn. • STUBBORN adj. obstinate. |