ABIOGENIST | • abiogenist n. (Biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life. • ABIOGENIST n. a believer in abiogenesis, the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter. |
ABNEGATORS | • abnegators n. Plural of abnegator. • ABNEGATOR n. one who abnegates, renounce. |
ABORIGINES | • aborigines n. Plural of aborigine. • aborigines n. The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman. • aborigines n. Indigenous flora and fauna. |
BAIGNOIRES | • baignoires n. Plural of baignoire. • BAIGNOIRE n. (French) a theatre box on a level with the stalls. |
BAROGNOSES | • BAROGNOSIS n. the ability to judge weight. |
BEMOANINGS | • bemoanings n. Plural of bemoaning. • BEMOANING n. lamentation. |
BOOMERANGS | • boomerangs n. Plural of boomerang. • boomerangs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boomerang. • BOOMERANG v. to return like a boomerang. |
BOONGARIES | • boongaries n. Plural of boongary. • BOONGARY n. (Native Australian) a tree kangaroo from Queensland. |
CLANGBOXES | • CLANGBOX n. a deflector fitted to a jet engine to divert gas flow. |
COGNISABLE | • cognisable adj. Alternative form of cognizable. • COGNISABLE adj. that can be cognised, also COGNIZABLE. |
DANNEBROGS | • DANNEBROG n. (Danish) the ancient battle standard of Denmark, bearing figures of cross and crown. |
GABIONADES | • gabionades n. Plural of gabionade. • GABIONADE n. (French) a traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire, also GABIONNADE. |
GABIONAGES | • GABIONAGE n. the part of a fortification built of gabions. |
HABERGEONS | • habergeons n. Plural of habergeon. • HABERGEON n. (historical) a sleeveless mail coat, shorter than a hauberk, also HAUBERGEON. |
OBSIGNATED | • obsignated v. Simple past tense and past participle of obsignate. • OBSIGNATE v. to seal or confirm, also OBSIGN. |
OBSIGNATES | • obsignates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obsignate. • OBSIGNATE v. to seal or confirm, also OBSIGN. |
SPONGEABLE | • spongeable adj. Suitable for cleaning with a damp sponge. • SPONGEABLE adj. that can be sponged. |
SPONGEBAGS | • spongebags n. (Slang, UK) formal trousers. • spongebags n. Plural of spongebag. • sponge␣bags n. Plural of sponge bag. |
WAGENBOOMS | • wagenbooms n. Plural of wagenboom. • WAGENBOOM n. (South African) a South African tree with tough wood used for making wagon wheels, also WABOOM. |