| BLOODSUCKING | • bloodsucking adj. (Of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person. • bloodsucking adj. (By extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading. • blood-sucking adj. Alternative form of bloodsucking. |
| BRONCOBUSTER | • broncobuster n. (Chiefly US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle. • bronco-buster n. Alternative spelling of broncobuster. • bronco␣buster n. Alternative spelling of broncobuster. |
| CARBONACEOUS | • carbonaceous adj. Of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon. • CARBONACEOUS adj. coaly; containing much carbon. |
| CONTRIBUTORS | • contributors n. Plural of contributor. • CONTRIBUTOR n. one who contributes. |
| CONURBATIONS | • conurbations n. Plural of conurbation. • CONURBATION n. an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities. |
| COUNTERBLOWS | • counterblows n. Plural of counterblow. • COUNTERBLOW n. a blow in return. |
| COUNTERBONDS | • counterbonds n. Plural of counterbond. • COUNTERBOND n. a bond to protect a person who has given bond for another from contingent loss. |
| COUNTERBORES | • counterbores n. Plural of counterbore. • COUNTERBORE v. to form a counterbore in. |
| DOXORUBICINS | • doxorubicins n. Plural of doxorubicin. • DOXORUBICIN n. a bacterial antibiotic used to treat various forms of cancer. |
| LUCKENBOOTHS | • LUCKENBOOTH n. (Scots) a shop or booth esp. in 18th century Edinburgh. |
| OBFUSCATIONS | • obfuscations n. Plural of obfuscation. • OBFUSCATION n. the act of obfuscating. |
| OBSCURATIONS | • obscurations n. Plural of obscuration. • OBSCURATION n. the act of obscuring. |
| OBSTRUCTIONS | • obstructions n. Plural of obstruction. • OBSTRUCTION n. the state of being obstructed. |
| SUBCOMPONENT | • subcomponent n. A lesser or secondary component. • SUBCOMPONENT n. a subordinate component. |
| SUBCONSCIOUS | • subconscious adj. Partially conscious. • subconscious adj. (Psychology, dated) Synonym of unconscious. • subconscious n. (Psychology, dated) Synonym of unconscious. |
| SUBECONOMIES | • subeconomies n. Plural of subeconomy. • SUBECONOMY n. the lower reaches of the economy. |
| UNCOMPOSABLE | • uncomposable adj. Impossible to compose, or put together. • uncomposable adj. Incapable of being composed or reconciled. • UNCOMPOSABLE adj. that cannot be composed. |