| 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. |
| ARCHBISHOPRIC | • archbishopric n. (Ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop. • archbishopric n. (Ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop. • ARCHBISHOPRIC n. the see or province over which an archbishop exercises authority. |
| ARCHBISHOPRICS | • archbishoprics n. Plural of archbishopric. • ARCHBISHOPRIC n. the see or province over which an archbishop exercises authority. |
| BACCHANALIANISM | • bacchanalianism n. The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry. • BACCHANALIANISM n. wild revelry. |
| BACKSTITCHING | • backstitching v. Present participle of backstitch. • BACKSTITCH v. to stitch in this way. |
| BIOCHEMICALS | • biochemicals n. Plural of biochemical. • BIOCHEMICAL n. a chemical of biological origin. |
| BIOGEOCHEMICALS | • biogeochemicals n. Plural of biogeochemical. • BIOGEOCHEMICALS n. the science of plants and animals in relation to chemicals in the soil. |
| BIOMECHANICS | • biomechanics n. (Biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body;… • biomechanics n. (Biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body. • BIOMECHANICS n. the mechanics of biological and esp. muscular activity. |
| BRONCHIECTASIS | • bronchiectasis n. (Medicine) Abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes. • BRONCHIECTASIS n. a chronic dilatation of bronchi or bronchioles. |
| BRONCHITICS | • bronchitics n. Plural of bronchitic. • BRONCHITIC n. one suffering from bronchitis. |
| CHICKABIDDIES | • chickabiddies n. Plural of chickabiddy. • CHICKABIDDY n. a term of endearment. |
| CHOLIAMBICS | • choliambics n. Plural of choliambic. • CHOLIAMBIC n. a verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last, also CHOLIAMB. |
| CHORIAMBICS | • choriambics n. Plural of choriambic. • CHORIAMBIC n. a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBUS. |
| COACHBUILDINGS | • COACHBUILDING n. the craft of building coaches. |
| LIBECCHIOS | • libecchios n. Plural of libecchio. • LIBECCHIO n. (Milton) a strong westerly (or southwesterly) wind that blows on to Corsica's western coast, also LIBECCIO. |
| PSYCHOBIOLOGIC | • psychobiologic adj. Synonym of psychobiological. • PSYCHOBIOLOGIC adj. relating to psychobiology. |
| SCRATCHBUILDING | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
| SWITCHBACKING | • switchbacking v. Present participle of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |