| BIOMASS | • biomass n. (Biology). • biomass n. Organic matter from living things which were recently alive (especially vegetation) used as a fuel or… • BIOMASS n. the total mass of living material in an ecosystem. |
| CANVASS | • canvass v. (Transitive, figuratively). • canvass v. (Transitive, obsolete). • canvass v. (Intransitive). |
| CARCASS | • carcass n. The body of a dead animal. • carcass n. (Meat trade) The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc. • carcass n. The body of a dead human, a corpse. |
| COMPASS | • compass n. A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north). • compass n. A pair of compasses (a device used to draw an arc or circle). • compass n. (Music) The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice. |
| CORCASS | • corcass n. A riverine marsh in Ireland. • CORCASS n. (Irish) in Ireland, a salt-marsh, or land susceptible to flooding by a river. |
| CUIRASS | • cuirass n. A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle. • cuirass n. The breastplate taken by itself. • cuirass v. (Transitive) To cover with defensive armor; to armor-plate. |
| CUTLASS | • cutlass n. (Nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship. • cutlass n. A similarly shaped tool; a machete. • cutlass v. (Transitive) To cut back (vegetation) with a cutlass. |
| DECLASS | • declass v. (Transitive) To lower the class or social standing of. • declass v. (Transitive) To remove from a class. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • DECLASS v. to lower in status. |
| EGGMASS | • eggmass n. A jelly-like mass of eggs, laid by various creatures. • EGGMASS n. (colloquial) intellectuals as a group. |
| HARDASS | • hardass n. Alternative spelling of hard-ass. • hard-ass adj. (Vulgar, slang) Tough, uncompromising and inflexible. • hard-ass n. (Vulgar, slang) A tough and combative person. |
| JACKASS | • jackass n. A male donkey. • jackass n. (Chiefly US) A foolish or stupid person. • jackass n. (Chiefly US) An inappropriately rude or obnoxious person. |
| JIVEASS | • jiveass adj. Alternative form of jive-ass. • jive-ass adj. (US, derogatory, slang) Of or related to jiving, characterized by dishonest foolishness or low-class hustling. • jive-ass n. (US, slang) Synonym of jive turkey. |
| LOWPASS | • lowpass n. (Digital signal processing) An audio filter that discards higher frequencies while preserving lower ones. • low-pass adj. Alternative spelling of lowpass. • low-pass n. Alternative spelling of lowpass. |
| MATRASS | • matrass n. (Obsolete) A bolt for a crossbow. • matrass n. (Now rare) A type of bolthead flask used in chemical distillation. • MATRASS n. a long-necked round-bodied chemical flask, used for distilling, also MATTRASS. |
| OUTPASS | • outpass v. (Transitive) To surpass or exceed. • outpass v. (Transitive, sports) To pass the ball more skilfully than. • OUTPASS v. to excel in passing in football. |
| SUBBASS | • subbass n. Alternative form of sub-bass. • sub-bass n. (Music) Audible sounds below 60 Hz and extending downward to the lowest frequencies humans can hear, typically 20 Hz. • SUBBASS n. a pedal stop producing the lowest tones of an organ. |
| SURPASS | • surpass v. (Transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense. • SURPASS v. to go beyond. |
| WISEASS | • wiseass n. One who makes wisecracks, particularly in a sassy or cocky fashion. • wise-ass n. Alternative spelling of wiseass. • WISEASS n. a pretentiously wise person, also WISEACRE. |
| ZEBRASS | • zebrass n. A zeedonk. • ZEBRASS n. the offspring of a zebra and an ass. |