| INCUBI | • incubi n. Plural of incubus. • INCUBUS n. (Latin) an evil spirit that lies on women in their sleep. |
| INCUBUS | • incubus n. (Mediaeval folklore) An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex… • incubus n. A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare. • incubus n. (By extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden. |
| INCUBATE | • incubate v. (Transitive) To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of… • incubate v. (Transitive, figurative) To incubate metaphorically; to ponder an idea slowly and deliberately as if… • INCUBATE v. to warm eggs for hatching. |
| INCUBOUS | • incubous adj. (Botany) Describing an arrangement of leaves such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap… • INCUBOUS adj. having overlapping leaves, as in liverworts. |
| INCUBATED | • incubated v. Simple past tense and past participle of incubate. • INCUBATE v. to warm eggs for hatching. |
| INCUBATES | • incubates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incubate. • INCUBATE v. to warm eggs for hatching. |
| INCUBATOR | • incubator n. (Chemistry) Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction. • incubator n. (Medicine) An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby. • incubator n. An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs. |
| INCUBUSES | • incubuses n. Plural of incubus. • INCUBUS n. (Latin) an evil spirit that lies on women in their sleep. |
| INCUBATING | • incubating v. Present participle of incubate. • INCUBATE v. to warm eggs for hatching. |
| INCUBATION | • incubation n. Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life… • incubation n. (Pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development. • incubation n. (Chemistry) A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction. |
| INCUBATIVE | • incubative adj. Of or pertaining to incubation. • INCUBATIVE adj. of or pertaining to incubation. |
| INCUBATORS | • incubators n. Plural of incubator. • INCUBATOR n. an apparatus for hatching eggs by artificial heat. |
| INCUBATORY | • incubatory adj. Serving for incubation. • INCUBATORY adj. serving for incubation. |
| INCUBATIONS | • incubations n. Plural of incubation. • INCUBATION n. the act of incubating. |
| INCUBATIONAL | • incubational adj. Relating to incubation. • INCUBATIONAL adj. relating to incubation. |