afterburner noun a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust
ametabolous adjective undergoing slight or no metamorphosis
amphibiotic adjective having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form
amphibolite noun a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase
approbative adjective expressing or manifesting praise or approval
approbatory adjective expressing or manifesting praise or approval
assemblyman noun someone who is a member of a legislative assembly
attribution noun assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
bellybutton noun a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
bendability noun the property of being easily bent without breaking
bicarbonate noun a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydro…
blackbeetle noun dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in…
blockbuster noun a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block)
breadbasket noun a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
cabombaceae noun in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies
cannibalism noun the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind
collaborate verb work together on a common enterprise of project
concubinage noun cohabitation without being legally married
confabulate verb unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
conurbation noun an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
corroborant adjective used of a medicine that is strengthening
corroborate verb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
credibility noun the quality of being believable or trustworthy
crookbacked adjective characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the ve…
detribalize verb cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity
eligibility noun the quality or state of being eligible
elizabethan adjective of or relating to Elizabeth I of England or to the age in which she ru…
enjambement noun the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the n…
frostbitten adjective injured by freezing or partial freezing
funambulist noun an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope
fungibility noun the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange
glassblower noun someone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass
greenbottle noun blowfly with brilliant coppery green body
gullibility noun tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived
helleborine noun any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or …
hippoboscid noun bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals
housebroken adjective (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place
hunchbacked adjective characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the ve…
hyperboloid noun a quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis
hyperborean noun (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed liv…
incumbrance noun a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
luxemburger adjective of or relating to the capital city of Luxemburg
macrobiotic adjective of or relating to the theory or practice of macrobiotics
meprobamate noun a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin…
myofibrilla noun one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
necrobiosis noun (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in …
neighbourly adjective exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
palpability noun the quality of being perceivable by touch
perambulate verb make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)
pitchblende noun a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and …
portability noun the quality of being light enough to be carried
prepubertal adjective (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty
probabilism noun a Roman Catholic system of casuistry that when expert opinions differ …
probability noun a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur
prohibition noun a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
prohibitive adjective tending to discourage (especially of prices)
prohibitory adjective tending to discourage (especially of prices)
provability noun capability of being demonstrated or logically proved
quotability noun the quality of being worthy of being quoted
rateability noun the state of being liable to assessment or taxation
readability noun the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and underst…
recombinant adjective of or relating to recombinant DNA
reliability noun the quality of being dependable or reliable
remembering noun the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
remembrance noun the ability to recall past occurrences
resemblance noun similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
retributive adjective of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
retributory adjective of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
reverberant adjective having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected
sauerbraten noun pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking
scrubbiness noun the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality
snakeblenny noun found in Arctic and northern Atlantic waters
sociability noun the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with …
solvability noun the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it possible to so…
spellbinder noun an orator who can hold his listeners spellbound
stockbroker noun an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds
suitability noun the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific pur…
surrebuttal noun (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter
surrebutter noun (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter
syllabicity noun the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language
tangibility noun the quality of being perceivable by touch
thrombocyte noun tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood
trailblazer noun someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees
trainbearer noun one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion
trustbuster noun a federal agent who engages in trust busting
underbodice noun a short sleeveless undergarment for women
variability noun the quality of being subject to variation
weighbridge noun platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc