AILUROPHOBIA | • ailurophobia n. An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines. • AILUROPHOBIA n. fear of cats. |
AUTHORISABLE | • authorisable adj. Alternative spelling of authorizable. • AUTHORISABLE adj. capable of being authorised, also AUTHORIZABLE. |
AUTHORIZABLE | • authorizable adj. Capable of being authorized. • AUTHORIZABLE adj. capable of being authorized, also AUTHORISABLE. |
BASHIBAZOUKS | • bashibazouks n. Plural of bashibazouk. • bashi-bazouks n. Plural of bashi-bazouk. • BASHIBAZOUK n. one of a group of irregular Turkish soldiers notorious for their brutality. |
BIOHAZARDOUS | • biohazardous adj. Constituting a biohazard. • BIOHAZARDOUS adj. of or like a biohazard. |
BRACHIOSAURS | • brachiosaurs n. Plural of brachiosaur. |
DRAUGHTBOARD | • draughtboard n. A checkerboard used to play draughts. • DRAUGHTBOARD n. a board for the playing of draughts. |
HABITUATIONS | • habituations n. Plural of habituation. • HABITUATION n. the process of habituating. |
HULLABALLOOS | • hullaballoos n. Plural of hullaballoo. • hullaballoos v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hullaballoo. • HULLABALLOO n. a confused noise; an uproar, also HULLABALOO. |
MOUCHARABIES | • moucharabies n. Plural of moucharaby. • MOUCHARABY n. (Arabic) in North Africa, an external balcony enclosed with latticework. |
SUBARACHNOID | • subarachnoid adj. (Anatomy, relational) Located or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the… • SUBARACHNOID n. the space situated under the arachnoid membrane. |
SUBARRHATION | • subarrhation n. (Historical) The ancient custom of betrothal by gift of pledges. • SUBARRHATION n. an ancient form of betrothal in which pledges of money, rings, etc. were given by the man to the woman, also SUBARRATION. |
SUBHASTATION | • subhastation n. (Archaic) A public sale or auction. • SUBHASTATION n. (historical) sale by public auction. |
UNFATHOMABLE | • unfathomable adj. Impossible to fathom or understand. • unfathomable adj. Difficult to penetrate. • UNFATHOMABLE adj. not capable of being fathomed. |
UNFATHOMABLY | • unfathomably adv. In an unfathomable manner; beyond understanding. • UNFATHOMABLE adv. not capable of being fathomed. |
UNSHADOWABLE | • unshadowable adj. Not shadowable. • UNSHADOWABLE adj. that cannot be shadowed. |
WHATABOUTERY | • whataboutery n. Protesting at hypocrisy; responding to criticism by accusing one’s opponent of similar or worse faults. • whataboutery n. Protesting at inconsistency; refusing to act in one instance unless similar action is taken in other… • WHATABOUTERY n. (of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly blaming the other side and referring to events from the past. |
WHATABOUTISM | • whataboutism n. A propaganda technique where criticisms are deflected by raising corresponding criticisms of the opposite side. • WHATABOUTISM n. (Of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly raising grievances from the past during negotiations. |