| BALLOTTEMENT | • ballottement n. (Medicine) A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether… • ballottement n. (Medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee. • BALLOTTEMENT n. a technique of feeling for a movable object in the body, esp. confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus. |
| BATTLEFIELDS | • battlefields n. Plural of battlefield. • BATTLEFIELD n. a place where a battle is fought. |
| BATTLEPLANES | • battleplanes n. Plural of battleplane. • BATTLEPLANE n. a plane used in war. |
| BELITTLEMENT | • belittlement n. An act of belittling. • BELITTLEMENT n. the act of belittling. |
| BELLETRISTIC | • belletristic adj. Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres. • belletristic adj. Written or appreciated for aesthetic value rather than content. • BELLETRISTIC adj. relating to belles-lettres, also BELLETRISTICAL. |
| BELLETTRISTS | • bellettrists n. Plural of bellettrist. • BELLETTRIST n. one who engages in belles-lettres, also BELLETRIST. |
| BIOSATELLITE | • biosatellite n. An artificial satellite that is designed to carry humans or other organisms. • BIOSATELLITE n. an artificial satellite containing living organisms to be studied during flight. |
| BLOODLETTERS | • bloodletters n. Plural of bloodletter. • BLOODLETTER n. one who lets blood. |
| ELECTABILITY | • electability n. The capability of a candidate to be elected. • ELECTABILITY n. the state of being electable. |
| SHELTERBELTS | • shelterbelts n. Plural of shelterbelt. • shelter␣belts n. Plural of shelter belt. • SHELTERBELT n. a row of trees providing shelter from the wind. |
| SUBSATELLITE | • subsatellite n. (Aerospace) A component of a satellite that is released once in orbit. • subsatellite n. (Celestial dynamics) A satellite that orbits another satellite. • sub-satellite n. Alternative form of subsatellite. |
| THROTTLEABLE | • throttleable adj. Capable of being throttled. • THROTTLEABLE adj. capable of having the thrust varied. |