ABASHMENT | • abashment n. The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. • ABASHMENT n. the state of being abashed. |
AMBATCHES | • ambatches n. Plural of ambatch. • AMBATCH n. (Ethiopian) a spongy wood, often used for rafts, also AMBACH. |
AMPHIBIAN | • amphibian adj. Of or relating to the class Amphibia. • amphibian adj. Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious. • amphibian adj. (Obsolete) Having two natures. |
BADMASHES | • badmashes n. Plural of badmash. • BADMASH n. (Urdu) an evildoer, a worthless person, also BUDMASH. |
BARATHRUM | • barathrum n. A pit, especially one at Athens into which criminals were thrown. • barathrum n. The abyss, hell. • BARATHRUM n. (Latin) an insatiable extortioner or glutton; (historical) a pit in Athens into which condemned criminals were thrown. |
BASHAWISM | • bashawism n. The behaviour of a bashaw. • BASHAWISM n. (Turkish) the state of being a bashaw, a pasha. |
BRAHMANIS | • Brahmanis n. Plural of Brahmani. • BRAHMANI n. (Hindi) a female member of the highest Hindu caste, also BRAHMIN. |
CHAMBRAYS | • chambrays n. Plural of chambray. • CHAMBRAY n. a lightweight fabric with coloured warp and white filling. |
HARAMBEES | • harambees n. Plural of harambee. • HARAMBEE n. (Swahili) a Swahili rallying cry, 'let's organize together'. |
HARDBEAMS | • hardbeams n. Plural of hardbeam. • HARDBEAM n. a small hardwood tree of compact, horny texture, also HORNBEAM. |
JAMBIYAHS | • jambiyahs n. Plural of jambiyah. • JAMBIYAH n. (Arabic) a Middle Eastern curved dagger, also JAMBIYA. |
MACAHUBAS | • MACAHUBA n. (Spanish) an American palm, whose nuts yield a violet-scented oil, also MACOYA. |
MASTABAHS | • mastabahs n. Plural of mastabah. • MASTABAH n. (Arabic) an ancient Egyptian tomb, also MASTABA. |
MATCHABLE | • matchable adj. Able to be matched. • matchable n. Something that can be matched. • MATCHABLE adj. capable of being matched. |
RHABDOMAL | • rhabdomal adj. Relating to a rhabdom. • RHABDOMAL adj. of or like a rhabdom, a fourfold rod in the compound eye of an arthropod. |
SHAMEABLE | • shameable adj. Possible to shame. • SHAMEABLE adj. capable of being shamed, also SHAMABLE. |
SHAMEABLY | • SHAMEABLE adv. capable of being shamed, also SHAMABLE. |
SMASHABLE | • smashable adj. Able to be smashed. • SMASHABLE adj. that can be smashed. |