ANTIBACCHIUS | • antibacchius n. (Poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable. • ANTIBACCHIUS n. (Latin) a foot of two long (or stressed) syllables followed by a short (or unstressed) one. |
ARCHAEBACTERIUM | • archaebacterium n. Any primitive bacteria-like organism in the kingdom Archaea. • archæbacterium n. (Rare) Alternative spelling of archaebacterium. • ARCHAEBACTERIUM n. any of the microorganisms comprising the archaea. |
BACCHIUS | • bacchius n. (Prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short. • BACCHIUS n. (Latin) a metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones. |
BUCCANEERISH | • buccaneerish adj. Like a buccaneer; piratical. • BUCCANEERISH adj. of or like a buccaneer. |
CHERUBICAL | • cherubical adj. Cherubic. • CHERUBICAL adj. like a cherub, also CHERUBIC. |
CHERUBICALLY | • cherubically adv. In a cherubic way. • CHERUBICAL adv. like a cherub, also CHERUBIC. |
CHLORAMBUCIL | • chlorambucil n. A particular drug used in chemotherapy. • CHLORAMBUCIL n. an oral drug used to treat some cancers, e.g. cancer of the ovary and leukaemia. |
CHLORAMBUCILS | • CHLORAMBUCIL n. an oral drug used to treat some cancers, e.g. cancer of the ovary and leukaemia. |
CLAUSTROPHOBIC | • claustrophobic adj. (Psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space. • claustrophobic adj. Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia. • claustrophobic n. Someone with claustrophobia. |
COACHBUILDER | • coachbuilder n. (Historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches. • coachbuilder n. A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages. • COACHBUILDER n. a craftsman who builds the bodies of cars, lorries, railway carriages, etc. |
COACHBUILDERS | • coachbuilders n. Plural of coachbuilder. • COACHBUILDER n. a craftsman who builds the bodies of cars, lorries, railway carriages, etc. |
COACHBUILDING | • coachbuilding n. The construction of coaches. • COACHBUILDING n. the craft of building coaches. |
COACHBUILDINGS | • COACHBUILDING n. the craft of building coaches. |
COACHBUILT | • coachbuilt adj. Alternative form of coach-built. • coach-built adj. (Of a vehicle) Having specially built bodywork, built to order. • COACHBUILT adj. of a vehicle body, built to individula specifications by coachbuilders. |
SCRATCHBUILD | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
SCRATCHBUILDER | • SCRATCHBUILDER n. one who scratchbuilds, builds models from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
SCRATCHBUILDERS | • SCRATCHBUILDER n. one who scratchbuilds, builds models from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
SCRATCHBUILDING | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
SCRATCHBUILDS | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
SCRATCHBUILT | • scratch-built adj. Of a building: built ad hoc, with whatever materials are to hand, and often just from ground level. • scratch-built adj. Of a structure, e.g. a car, model or toy: built with minimal cost and at short notice, with rudimentary materials. • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |