BACTERIOPHAGE | • bacteriophage n. (Microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria. • BACTERIOPHAGE n. a bacterium that eats other bacteria. |
BIOGEOGRAPHER | • biogeographer n. A person engaged in biogeography. • BIOGEOGRAPHER n. a practitioner of biogeography. |
DISCHARGEABLE | • dischargeable adj. Capable of being discharged. • DISCHARGEABLE adj. capable of being discharged. |
FINGERBREADTH | • fingerbreadth n. A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger. • FINGERBREADTH n. the breadth of a finger. |
HEARTBREAKING | • heartbreaking adj. That causes great grief, anguish or distress. • heartbreaking n. The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress. • heart-breaking adj. (Idiomatic) That causes extreme sorrow or grief. |
HOUSEBREAKING | • housebreaking n. The act of breaking into another person’s house with unlawful intent. • housebreaking v. (Animal training) present participle of housebreak. • HOUSEBREAKING n. the act of breaking into a house for the purpose of stealing. |
MEGAHERBIVORE | • megaherbivore n. (Biology) Any very large herbivore, typically one weighing more than 1000 kg. • MEGAHERBIVORE n. a large plant-eater. |
NEIGHBORLIEST | • neighborliest adj. Superlative form of neighborly: most neighborly. • NEIGHBORLY adj. like a neighbor, also NEIGHBOURLY. |
NEIGHBOURLESS | • neighbourless adj. Alternative spelling of neighborless. • NEIGHBOURLESS adj. without a neighbour, also NEIGHBORLESS. |
NEIGHBOURLIER | • NEIGHBOURLY adj. like a neighbour, also NEIGHBORLY. |
OVERBLEACHING | • overbleaching v. Present participle of overbleach. • OVERBLEACH v. to bleach to excess. |
OVERBREATHING | • overbreathing v. Present participle of overbreathe. • overbreathing n. Hyperventilation. • overbreathing n. Excessive breathing. |
RIGHTABLENESS | • RIGHTABLENESS n. the state of being rightable. |
THIMBLERIGGED | • thimblerigged v. Simple past tense and past participle of thimblerig. • THIMBLERIG v. to cheat by trickery. |
THIMBLERIGGER | • thimblerigger n. One who cheats by thimblerigging, or tricks of legerdemain. • thimble-rigger n. Alternative form of thimblerigger. • THIMBLERIGGER n. one who thimblerigs. |
UNNEIGHBOURED | • unneighboured adj. Without neighbours. • UNNEIGHBOURED adj. without neighbours, also UNNEIGHBORED. |