(military, nautical) A large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
(military, nautical, archaic) A ship of the line.
A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).
A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
besplatter
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
blastopore
blastopore
noun
(embryology) The opening into the archenteron
blastplate
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
breastplow
catoblepas
catoblepas
noun
A legendary creature from Ethiopia, said to have the body of a Cape buffalo, scales on its back, and the head of a wild boar, which always points downward because of its weight.
disputable
disputable
adj
Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
epiblastic
epiblastic
adj
of, or relating to the epiblast
hospitable
hospitable
adj
cordial and generous towards guests
favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.
receptive and open-minded
palebreast
pasturable
pasturable
adj
Fit for pasture.
polybasite
polybasite
noun
(mineralogy) An iron-black ore of silver, consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
postverbal
postverbal
adj
(linguistics) Occurring after a verb.
sebastopol
septembral
septembral
adj
Characteristic of September
spitballer
spitballer
noun
(baseball) A pitcher who moistens the ball with saliva before throwing it.
One who spitballs or informally discusses ideas.
splittable
splittable
adj
Capable of being split.
stipulable
stipulable
adj
Capable of being stipulated.
strappable
strippable
strippable
adj
Suitable for strip-mining.
subpalmate
subpalmate
adj
Almost or imperfectly palmate.
subpeltate
tablespoon
tablespoon
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, Northern UK) A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving.
(Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.
(cooking) A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one half fluid ounce or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Russia 18 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.
upsettable
upsettable
adj
Capable of being upset (distressed, made unhappy).
