BIONOMISTS | • BIONOMIST n. a student of bionomics, the study of organisms interacting in their environments. |
BIOSTROMES | • biostromes n. Plural of biostrome. • BIOSTROME n. a rock layer consisting of a deposit of organic material such as fossils. |
BOOMSTICKS | • boomsticks n. Plural of boomstick. • BOOMSTICK n. (Canadian) one of the logs that surrounds a boom and holds it together. |
BOOSTERISM | • boosterism n. (US) Promotion of a city, organisation, etc. in order to improve public opinion. • BOOSTERISM n. the practice of boosting or promoting a product or idea. |
BOTTOMINGS | • BOTTOMING n. the act of reaching the lowest point before stabilising or improving. |
BOTTOMRIES | • bottomries n. Plural of bottomry. • BOTTOMRY n. the use of a ship as collateral to finance a sea voyage. |
BROOMSTICK | • broomstick n. The handle of a broom (sweeping tool). • broomstick n. A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle. • broomstick n. (Slang, rare) A gun. |
COMBUSTION | • combustion n. (Chemistry) The act or process of burning. • combustion n. A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat. • combustion n. A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat. |
LOBOTOMIES | • lobotomies n. Plural of lobotomy. • LOBOTOMY n. a type of surgical operation. |
LOBOTOMISE | • lobotomise v. Alternative form of lobotomize. • LOBOTOMISE v. to carry out a lobotomy, also LOBOTOMIZE. |
MOTORBIKES | • motorbikes n. Plural of motorbike. • motorbikes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of motorbike. • MOTORBIKE v. to travel by motorbike, also MOTORBICYCLE, MOTORCYCLE. |
MYCOBIONTS | • mycobionts n. Plural of mycobiont. • MYCOBIONT n. the fungal constituent of a lichen. |
OBSOLETISM | • obsoletism n. A disused word or phrase; an archaism. • OBSOLETISM n. a disused word or phrase; an archaism. |
THROMBOSIS | • thrombosis n. (Pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction… • THROMBOSIS n. clotting of blood in a vessel during life. |
TROMBONIST | • trombonist n. A person who plays the trombone. • TROMBONIST n. one who plays the trombone. |