ABIDANCES | • abidances n. Plural of abidance. • ABIDANCE n. the act of abiding. |
AMBIANCES | • ambiances n. Plural of ambiance. • AMBIANCE n. the mood or atmosphere of a place or situation, also AMBIENCE. |
ANAEROBIC | • anaerobic adj. Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism. • anaerobic adj. Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than… • anaerobic adj. Of or relating to an anaerobe. |
BACTERIAN | • bacterian adj. (Archaic) bacterial. • BACTERIAN adj. of or like bacteria, also BACTERIAL. |
BRAINCASE | • braincase n. The part of the skull that contains the brain; the neurocranium. • BRAINCASE n. the cranium. |
BRANCHIAE | • branchiae n. Plural of branchia. • BRANCHIA n. (Latin) a gill. |
CABALLINE | • caballine adj. Of, or pertaining to, a horse. • CABALLINE adj. pertaining to or suited to a horse. |
CABINMATE | • cabinmate n. One who shares a cabin on board a ship. • CABINMATE n. one who shares a cabin. |
CANTABILE | • cantabile n. (Music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner. • cantabile n. (Music) A passage having this mark. • cantabile adv. (Music) Played in this style; singingly, lyrically. |
CARABINER | • carabiner n. A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects. • CARABINER n. (German) a steel link with a clip on side used in mountaineering, also KARABINER. |
CARABINES | • carabines v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carabine. • CARABINE n. a rifle with a relatively short barrel, also CARABIN, CARBINE. |
FANCIABLE | • fanciable adj. (UK, informal) Worthy or likely to be fancied; sexually attractive. • fanciable adj. (Dated) Able to be fancied (imagined or supposed). • FANCIABLE adj. attractive. |
IMBALANCE | • imbalance n. The property of not being in balance. • IMBALANCE n. lack of balance. |
INCAPABLE | • incapable adj. Not capable (of doing something); unable. • incapable adj. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit. • incapable n. (Dated) One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton. |
MAINBRACE | • mainbrace n. (Nautical) The rope (or sheet) used to control the main yard. The main yard is the spar set across the… • MAINBRACE n. the brace attached to the mainyard. |