| BACTEROID | • bacteroid n. (Dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast. • bacteroid n. A bacterium of the species Bacteroides. • bacteroid n. A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces. |
| BIOTURBED | • bioturbed adj. Alternative form of bioturbated. • BIOTURBED adj. stirred by organisms. |
| BONETIRED | • bone-tired adj. Very tired; so tired one feels it in one’s bones. • bone␣tired adj. Alternative spelling of bone-tired. • BONETIRED adj. extremely tired. |
| BROODIEST | • broodiest adj. Superlative form of broody: most broody. • BROODY adj. tending to brood. |
| DEORBITED | • deorbited v. Simple past tense and past participle of deorbit. • DEORBIT v. to come out of orbit. |
| KITEBOARD | • kiteboard n. A specialized lightweight wakeboard used for kiteboarding. • kiteboard v. (Intransitive) to participate in kiteboarding. • KITEBOARD n. a board similar to a windsurfing board, towed by a kite. |
| MORBIDEST | • morbidest adj. Superlative form of morbid: most morbid. • MORBID adj. of the nature of or indicative of disease. |
| OUTBIDDER | • outbidder n. One who outbids. • OUTBIDDER n. one who outbids. |
| OUTBRIBED | • outbribed v. Simple past tense and past participle of outbribe. • OUTBRIBE v. to surpass in bribing. |
| ROBOTISED | • robotised v. Simple past tense and past participle of robotise. • ROBOTISE v. to make automatic, also ROBOTIZE. |
| ROBOTIZED | • robotized v. Simple past tense and past participle of robotize. • robotized adj. Like or having characteristics of a robot; automated. • ROBOTIZE v. to make automatic, also ROBOTISE. |
| SUBEDITOR | • subeditor n. An assistant editor, usually in a specific department of a newspaper. • subeditor n. (UK) A copy editor at a newspaper or magazine. • sub-editor n. Alternative form of subeditor. |
| TINDERBOX | • tinderbox n. (Historical) A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter)… • tinderbox n. (By extension) A place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire. • tinderbox n. (Figurative) A potentially dangerous situation. |
| TUBEROIDS | • tuberoids n. Plural of tuberoid. • TUBEROID n. a thickened or fleshy root resembling a tuber. |