AMEBOCYTES | • amebocytes n. Plural of amebocyte, an alternative spelling of amoebocyte. • AMEBOCYTE n. a cell, like a leukocyte, having amoeboid form, also AMOEBOCYTE. |
BEACHCOMBS | • beachcombs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beachcomb. • beachcombs n. Plural of beachcomb. • BEACHCOMB v. to wander along a beach looking for useful objects. |
BECLAMOURS | • beclamours v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclamour. • BECLAMOUR v. to make a clamour, also BECLAMOR. |
CALEMBOURS | • calembours n. Plural of calembour. • CALEMBOUR n. (French) a pun. |
CARAMBOLES | • caramboles n. Plural of carambole. • CARAMBOLE v. (French) to make a cannon in billiards, also CAROM, CARROM. |
COLUMBATES | • columbates n. Plural of columbate. • COLUMBATE n. a salt of columbic acid; a niobate. |
CONSUMABLE | • consumable adj. That is consumed or depleted upon use. • consumable adj. That may be eaten. • consumable n. A material or product that is produced for consumption. |
CROSSBEAMS | • crossbeams n. Plural of crossbeam. • CROSSBEAM n. a beam joining other beams. |
CUSTOMABLE | • customable adj. (Obsolete) customary. • customable adj. (Obsolete) Subject to the payment of customs; dutiable. • CUSTOMABLE adj. (archaic) customary, common. |
EMBOSCATAS | • EMBOSCATA n. (Italian) an ambuscade. |
EMBRACEORS | • embraceors n. Plural of embraceor. • EMBRACEOR n. a person who seeks to influence jurors by corrupt means to deliver a partial verdict, also EMBRACER, EMBRASOR. |
EMBROCATES | • embrocates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embrocate. • EMBROCATE v. to moisten and rub with a lotion. |
EXCAMBIONS | • excambions n. Plural of excambion. • EXCAMBION n. in Scots law, exchange of lands, also EXCAMBIUM. |
GOBSMACKED | • gobsmacked adj. (Chiefly Britain, Australia, slang) Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed. • GOBSMACKED adj. (colloquial) taken aback, speechless. |
MATCHBOXES | • matchboxes n. Plural of matchbox. • MATCHBOX n. a small box. |
MICROBEADS | • microbeads n. Plural of microbead. • MICROBEAD n. a very small plastic particle, numbers of which are used as exfoliating agents in cosmetics. |
MICROBEAMS | • microbeams n. Plural of microbeam. • MICROBEAM n. a beam of radiation of small cross-section. |
MOSSBACKED | • mossbacked adj. (Informal) Having old-fashioned views; very conservative or reactionary. • MOSSBACKED adj. conservative of opinion. |
ROCAMBOLES | • rocamboles n. Plural of rocambole. • ROCAMBOLE n. (French) a plant closely related to garlic. |
SUBMUCOSAE | • submucosae n. Plural of submucosa. • SUBMUCOSA n. the connective tissue underlying a mucous membrane. |