ABRANCHIAL | • abranchial adj. (Zoology) Lacking gills. • ABRANCHIAL adj. lacking gills, also ABRANCHIATE. |
BAROPHILIC | • barophilic adj. Of or relating to a barophile. • barophilic adj. Thriving under high barometric pressure. • BAROPHILIC adj. of bacteria, able to tolerate or growing best in conditions of high atmospheric pressure, also BAROPHILE. |
BICHLORIDE | • bichloride n. (Chemistry) A dichloride. • BICHLORIDE n. a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group, also DICHLORIDE. |
BIRTHPLACE | • birthplace n. The location where a person was born. • birthplace n. (By extension) The location where something was created or devised. • BIRTHPLACE n. a place of birth or origin. |
BLACKSHIRT | • blackshirt n. (Historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party. • blackshirt n. (By extension) Any member of a fascist party. • Blackshirt n. Alternative letter-case form of blackshirt. |
BRAINCHILD | • brainchild n. A creation, original idea, or innovation, usually used to indicate the originators. • brainchild v. (Transitive, rare) To think up; to come up with. • BRAINCHILD n. a product of one's creative imagination. |
BRANCHLIKE | • branchlike adj. Resembling a branch of a tree. • BRANCHLIKE adj. like a branch. |
BRANCHLINE | • branchline n. Rare spelling of branch line. • branch␣line n. (Rail transport) A secondary railroad route or one subsidiary to a railroad’s mainlines. • branch␣line n. (Rail transport) A non-through line which joins a mainline (or another branch or secondary line) and… |
BRONCHIOLE | • bronchiole n. (Anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus. • BRONCHIOLE n. a minute bronchial tube. |
CHARBROILS | • charbroils v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil. • CHARBROIL v. to broil over charcoal. |
CHARITABLE | • charitable adj. Pertaining to charity. • charitable adj. Kind, generous. • charitable adj. Having a purpose or character of a charity. |
CHARITABLY | • charitably adv. In a charitable manner. • CHARITABLE adv. inclined to charity. |
CHERUBICAL | • cherubical adj. Cherubic. • CHERUBICAL adj. like a cherub, also CHERUBIC. |
CHERUBLIKE | • cherublike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a cherub. • CHERUBLIKE adj. like a cherub. |
CHILDBIRTH | • childbirth n. The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy. • child-birth n. Alternative form of childbirth. • CHILDBIRTH n. the act of giving birth. |
HERBICIDAL | • herbicidal adj. Of, or relating to herbicides. • herbicidal adj. Having the ability to damage or destroy plants, especially weeds. • HERBICIDAL adj. having the properties of a herbicide, killing grass. |
HIBERNACLE | • hibernacle n. A winter retreat; winter quarters. • hibernacle n. A place where an animal hibernates. • HIBERNACLE n. that which serves for protection or shelter in winter. |
HYPERBOLIC | • hyperbolic adj. Of or relating to hyperbole. • hyperbolic adj. Using hyperbole: exaggerated. • hyperbolic adj. (Vision, of a perceived color) Having a saturation exceeding 100%. |