BATHMISM | • bathmism n. (Obsolete) A supposed "growth force" in vitalism. • BATHMISM n. a theory of directed evolution. |
BIGMOUTH | • bigmouth n. (Informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said. • bigmouth adj. (Zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth. • big␣mouth n. (Idiomatic) The mouth of someone who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately… |
BIMETHYL | • bimethyl n. Synonym of dimethyl. • BIMETHYL n. ethane. |
BIRTHDOM | • birthdom n. The land of one’s birth. • birthdom n. Privilege of birth; one’s inheritance; birthright. • BIRTHDOM n. (Shakespeare) birthright. |
BISMUTHS | • bismuths n. Plural of bismuth. • BISMUTH n. a brittle reddish-white metallic element. |
BOEHMITE | • boehmite n. (Mineralogy) A mixed oxide and hydroxide of aluminium. • BOEHMITE n. (German) a mineral present in bauxite, a hydroxide of aluminium. |
BOTHRIUM | • bothrium n. (Zoology) A tentacle; a nerve ending that has a similar morphology. • BOTHRIUM n. (Latin) a groove on a tapeworm. |
DUMBSHIT | • dumbshit n. (Vulgar, derogatory, colloquial) A stupid person. • dumbshit adj. (Vulgar, derogatory, colloquial) (of a person) Stupid, or prone to making mistakes. • dumb-shit n. Alternative spelling of dumbshit. |
IMBATHED | • imbathed v. Simple past tense and past participle of imbathe. • IMBATHE v. (archaic) to bathe, also EMBATHE. |
IMBATHES | • imbathes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbathe. • IMBATHE v. (archaic) to bathe, also EMBATHE. |
MISBIRTH | • misbirth n. An abortion. • MISBIRTH n. (archaic) an abortion. |
SUMBITCH | • sumbitch n. Pronunciation spelling of son of a bitch, representing Southern US English. • SUMBITCH n. (colloquial) sonofabitch. |
THIMBLED | • thimbled adj. Of a finger: having a thimble (“cup-shaped cap used in sewing to push the needle through material”)… • thimbled adj. (Nautical, technology) Of a cable or rope, or a piece of machinery or other device: having a thimble… • thimbled v. Simple past tense and past participle of thimble. |
THIMBLES | • thimbles n. Plural of thimble. • thimbles v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thimble. • THIMBLE v. to wear a cap on the finger when sewing. |
THROMBIN | • thrombin n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme in blood that facilitates blood clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin… • THROMBIN n. an enzyme that causes the blood to clot. |
THUMBIER | • THUMBY adj. like thumbs, clumsy. |
THUMBING | • thumbing v. Present participle of thumb. • thumbing n. The act by which something is thumbed. • THUMB v. to leaf through with the short, thick digit of the hand. |
THUMBKIN | • thumbkin n. An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew. • THUMBKIN n. (Scots) an instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew, also THUMBIKINS. |