ANTIMETABOLE | • antimetabole n. (Rhetoric) The technique of reversal, where accentuated by reversal of words, actions or grammatical structure. • ANTIMETABOLE n. repetition of words or ideas in different order e.g. to fail to plan is to plan to fail. |
BALLOTTEMENT | • ballottement n. (Medicine) A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether… • ballottement n. (Medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee. • BALLOTTEMENT n. a technique of feeling for a movable object in the body, esp. confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus. |
BESOTTEDNESS | • besottedness n. The state or quality of being besotted, infatuation, intellectual or moral blindness. • BESOTTEDNESS n. the state of being besotted. |
BETACAROTENE | • betacarotene n. (Pharmacology) The international nonproprietary name of beta-carotene when used as a drug. • beta-carotene n. (Biochemistry) A plant pigment that is an isomer of carotene, found in dark green and dark yellow vegetables… • beta␣carotene n. Alternative spelling of beta-carotene. |
BETROTHMENTS | • betrothments n. Plural of betrothment. • BETROTHMENT n. the state of being betrothed. |
BLETHERATION | • BLETHERATION n. blethering. |
BOTTLENECKED | • bottlenecked v. Simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck. • BOTTLENECK v. to slow down or impede by creating an obstruction. |
BOTTOMNESSES | • BOTTOMNESS n. a property that characterizes quarks and hadrons. |
CONTABESCENT | • contabescent adj. Wasting away gradually. • CONTABESCENT adj. wasting away; atrophied. |
CONTEMPTIBLE | • contemptible adj. Deserving contempt. • CONTEMPTIBLE adj. worthy of contempt. |
DEOBSTRUENTS | • deobstruents n. Plural of deobstruent. • DEOBSTRUENT n. something that removes an obstacle. |
EMBOITEMENTS | • EMBOITEMENT n. (French) encasement. |
GREENBOTTLES | • greenbottles n. Plural of greenbottle. • GREENBOTTLE n. a metallic-green fly. |
JETTISONABLE | • jettisonable adj. Capable of being jettisoned. • JETTISONABLE adj. capable of being jettisoned. |
LETTERBOXING | • letterboxing v. Present participle of letterbox. • letterboxing n. A hobby in which participants attempt to locate small boxes containing rubber stamps by following clues. • LETTERBOXING n. showing a film on television in its original wide screen format. |
OVERBETTINGS | • OVERBETTING n. betting to excess. |
TEREBRATIONS | • terebrations n. Plural of terebration. • TEREBRATION n. a pain that feels as though a drill is boring through some body part. |
VERTEBRATION | • vertebration n. The formation of vertebrae. • VERTEBRATION n. division into vertebrae. |