ABONDANCE | • abondance n. (Card games) Alternative form of abundance. • ABONDANCE n. a call in whist to make nine tricks, also ABUNDANCE. |
BEACONING | • beaconing v. Present participle of beacon (The emitting of signals from a beacon). • beaconing n. Gerund of beacon. • BEACON v. to shine like a light on high. |
BECKONING | • beckoning v. Present participle of beckon. • beckoning adj. That beckons. • beckoning n. Such a wave or similar action. |
BENTHONIC | • benthonic adj. Synonym of benthic. • BENTHONIC adj. living on the sea bottom, also BENTHAL, BENTHIC, BENTHOAL. |
BLANCOING | • blancoing v. Present participle of blanco. • BLANCO v. to whiten with blanco. |
BOCONCINI | • boconcini n. Alternative spelling of bocconcini. • BOCONCINI n. (Italian) small pieces of mozzarella cheese, also BOCCONCINI. |
CARBANION | • carbanion n. (Organic chemistry) any organic anion of general formula R3C-. • CARBANION n. an ion carrying a negative electrical charge at the carbon position. |
CHINBONES | • chinbones n. Plural of chinbone. • CHINBONE n. the lower jaw. |
COMBINING | • combining v. Present participle of combine. • combining n. The act by which things are combined or brought together. • COMBINING n. the act of combining. |
CONCUBINE | • concubine n. A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married. • concubine n. A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife. • concubine n. (Chiefly historical) A slave-girl or woman, kept for instance in a harem, who is held for sexual service. |
CONNUBIAL | • connubial adj. Of or relating to the state of being married. • CONNUBIAL adj. of or relating to marriage. |
NONBLACKS | • nonblacks n. Plural of nonblack. • NONBLACK n. one that is not black. |
NONCOMBAT | • noncombat adj. Not involved in, or not designed for, combat. • NONCOMBAT adj. not engaged in combat. |
NONPUBLIC | • nonpublic adj. Not open to the public; not available to or shared by the public; private. • non-public adj. Alternative spelling of nonpublic. • NONPUBLIC adj. not public. |
UNCOMBINE | • uncombine v. (Transitive) To separate (things previously combined). • uncombine v. (Intransitive) To cease to be combined; to become separate. • UNCOMBINE v. (Dickens) to separate. |