CHUBASCO | • chubasco n. (Nautical) A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the… • CHUBASCO n. a violent thunderstorm. |
CHUBASCOS | • chubascos n. Plural of chubasco. • CHUBASCO n. a violent thunderstorm. |
TOUCHBACK | • touchback n. (American football) The result of a play (usually a kickoff or punt) in which the ball passes out the… • TOUCHBACK n. a play in which the ball is dead on or behind a team's own goal line, having been put across the line by an opponent but actually put down by a member of that team. |
COACHBUILT | • coachbuilt adj. Alternative form of coach-built. • coach-built adj. (Of a vehicle) Having specially built bodywork, built to order. • COACHBUILT adj. of a vehicle body, built to individula specifications by coachbuilders. |
TOUCHBACKS | • touchbacks n. Plural of touchback. • TOUCHBACK n. a play in which the ball is dead on or behind a team's own goal line, having been put across the line by an opponent but actually put down by a member of that team. |
BRACHYCEROUS | • BRACHYCEROUS adj. of insects, having short antennae. |
CHLORAMBUCIL | • chlorambucil n. A particular drug used in chemotherapy. • CHLORAMBUCIL n. an oral drug used to treat some cancers, e.g. cancer of the ovary and leukaemia. |
COACHBUILDER | • coachbuilder n. (Historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches. • coachbuilder n. A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages. • COACHBUILDER n. a craftsman who builds the bodies of cars, lorries, railway carriages, etc. |
CHLORAMBUCILS | • CHLORAMBUCIL n. an oral drug used to treat some cancers, e.g. cancer of the ovary and leukaemia. |
COACHBUILDERS | • coachbuilders n. Plural of coachbuilder. • COACHBUILDER n. a craftsman who builds the bodies of cars, lorries, railway carriages, etc. |
COACHBUILDING | • coachbuilding n. The construction of coaches. • COACHBUILDING n. the craft of building coaches. |
CLAUSTROPHOBIC | • claustrophobic adj. (Psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space. • claustrophobic adj. Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia. • claustrophobic n. Someone with claustrophobia. |
COACHBUILDINGS | • COACHBUILDING n. the craft of building coaches. |
OROBANCHACEOUS | • orobanchaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Orobanchaceae, plants mostly parasitic on the roots of other plants. • OROBANCHACEOUS adj. belonging to the broomrape family. |
BRACHYCEPHALOUS | • brachycephalous adj. Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic. • BRACHYCEPHALOUS adj. short-headed, esp. having a skull whose breadth is 80 per cent or more of its length. |
BRACHYDACTYLOUS | • brachydactylous adj. (Zoology) Having abnormally short digits. • BRACHYDACTYLOUS adj. having short or stubby fingers. |