AUTOPHOBY | • autophoby n. Archaic form of autophobia. • AUTOPHOBY n. a shrinking from making any reference to oneself. |
BIMONTHLY | • bimonthly adj. Occurring once every two months; bimestrial. • bimonthly adj. Twice every month; semimonthly. • bimonthly adv. Once every two months; bimestrially. |
BIORHYTHM | • biorhythm n. (Biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity. • biorhythm n. (Pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person’s birthdate… • BIORHYTHM n. a periodic change in the behaviour or physiology of many animals and plants (e.g. hibernation and migration) mediated by hormones which are in turn influenced by changes in day-length. |
BLOTCHILY | • blotchily adv. In a blotchy manner. • BLOTCHY adv. covered with blotches. |
BOTCHEDLY | • botchedly adv. In a clumsy manner. • BOTCHED adv. BOTCH, to bungle. |
BOUNTYHED | • bountyhed n. (Obsolete, nonce word) goodness; virtue. • BOUNTYHED n. (Spenser) bounteousness. |
BOYSHORTS | • boyshorts n. A female undergarment that covers the hips like a pair of shorts. • boy-shorts n. Alternative form of boyshorts. • boy␣shorts n. Alternative form of boyshorts. |
BROTHERLY | • brotherly adj. Of or characteristic of brothers. • brotherly adv. In the manner of a brother, as a brother, as brothers. • BROTHERLY adj. like a brother. |
BRYOPHYTE | • bryophyte n. (Botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts… • BRYOPHYTE n. a member of the Bryophyta, one of the main groups of the vegetable kingdom, mosses and liverworts. |
HOBBYISTS | • hobbyists n. Plural of hobbyist. • HOBBYIST n. one who pursues a hobby. |
HYLOBATES | • hylobates n. Plural of hylobate. • Hylobates prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Hylobatidae – gibbons. • HYLOBATE n. any species of the genus Hylobates; a gibbon, or long-armed ape. |
HYPOBLAST | • hypoblast n. (Embryology) A type of tissue that forms from the inner cell mass and later is incorporated into the endoderm. • HYPOBLAST n. the inner or lower layer of the blastoderm. |
TABBYHOOD | • tabbyhood n. (Dated) The state of being an adult female cat (a tabby). • tabbyhood n. (Dated) The state of being a spinster. • TABBYHOOD n. (obsolete) the state of being an old maid. |
TOMBOYISH | • tomboyish adj. Displaying behavior associated with a tomboy. • TOMBOYISH adj. like a tomboy. |
TOUCHABLY | • touchably adv. In a touchable way or manner. • TOUCHABLE adv. capable of being touched. |