AMPHIBRACHIC | • amphibrachic adj. Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short… • AMPHIBRACHIC adj. of or like an amphibrach, a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short. |
BACKPACKINGS | • BACKPACKING n. hiking with a pack on one's back. |
BESPECTACLED | • bespectacled adj. Wearing spectacles (glasses). • BESPECTACLED adj. wearing spectacles. |
BRACHYCEPHAL | • BRACHYCEPHAL n. a short-headed person. |
BRONCHOSCOPE | • bronchoscope n. A form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes. • BRONCHOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the windpipe. |
BRONCHOSCOPY | • bronchoscopy n. (Medicine) A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope. • BRONCHOSCOPY n. examination of the bronchi. |
CANCERPHOBIA | • cancerphobia n. Inordinate dread of developing cancer. • CANCERPHOBIA n. fear of cancer, also CANCEROPHOBIA. |
OCHLOPHOBIAC | • ochlophobiac n. Synonym of ochlophobe. • OCHLOPHOBIAC n. one who suffers from ochlophobia, a morbid fear of crowds. |
OCHLOPHOBICS | • OCHLOPHOBIC n. a person who suffers from ochlophobia. |
PICKABACKING | • pickabacking v. Present participle of pickaback. • PICKABACK v. to carry someone on one's back, also PICKAPACK, PICKBACK, PIGGYBACK. |
STROBOSCOPIC | • stroboscopic adj. Of, relating to, or produced by a stroboscope. • STROBOSCOPIC adj. of or like a stroboscope, an instrument for studying motion using flashes of light, also STROBOSCOPICAL. |
SUBOCCIPITAL | • suboccipital adj. (Anatomy) Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput. • suboccipital n. (Anatomy, colloquial) Any of the group of suboccipital muscles. • SUBOCCIPITAL adj. below the occiput. |
TECHNOPHOBIC | • technophobic adj. Afflicted with technophobia. • TECHNOPHOBIC n. one suffering from technophobia. |
UNACCEPTABLE | • unacceptable adj. Unsatisfactory; not acceptable. • unacceptable adj. (Linguistics) not conforming to accepted usage. • unacceptable n. Something that is not acceptable. |
UNACCEPTABLY | • unacceptably adv. Not within the limits of what is generally considered to be acceptable. • UNACCEPTABLE adv. not acceptable. |