To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
bailieship
battleship
battleship
noun
(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.
beadleship
beadleship
noun
The office of a beadle.
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
bedimplies
beldamship
bepistoled
bepistoled
adj
Supplied with a pistol.
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
bishopless
bishopless
adj
(of a diocese) Without a bishop.
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
bistipuled
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
blepharism
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
capsizable
capsizable
adj
Capable of being capsized.
despicable
despicable
adj
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
noun
A wretched or wicked person.
despicably
despicably
adv
In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly
despisable
despisable
adj
(archaic) Worthy to be despised.
diabolepsy
disposable
disposable
adj
Available to be used.
That can be disposed of.
That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.
noun
Any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.
disputable
disputable
adj
Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
dissipable
dissipable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being dissipated or dispersed.
eclipsable
eclipsable
adj
Capable of being eclipsed.
epiblastic
epiblastic
adj
of, or relating to the epiblast
expansible
expansible
adj
expandable
expansibly
expansibly
adv
In an expansible manner.
explosible
explosible
adj
explosive
hospitable
hospitable
adj
cordial and generous towards guests
favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.
receptive and open-minded
illapsable
illapsable
adj
Incapable of lapse or error.
impassable
impassable
adj
(of a route, terrain, etc.) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
(of an obstacle) Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
(of currency) Not usable as legal tender.
impassible
impassible
adj
(chiefly theology) Unable to suffer, or feel pain.
Incapable of suffering injury or detriment.
Misspelling of impassable.
Unable to feel emotion; impassive.
impossible
impossible
adj
(colloquial, of a person) Very difficult to deal with.
(mathematics, dated) imaginary
Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
noun
A skateboard trick consisting of a backflip performed in midair.
An impossibility.
inspirable
inspirable
adj
Able to be inhaled; breathable.
Able to be inspired.
oxyblepsia
parabolise
parabolise
verb
Alternative form of parabolize
peribursal
peribursal
adj
Around a bursa.
perishable
perishable
adj
Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.
noun
(in the plural) food that does not keep for long.
That which perishes or is short-lived.
perishably
perishably
adv
In a perishable manner.
piebaldism
piebaldism
noun
(medicine) A rare autosomal dominant disorder of melanocyte development, whose common characteristics include a congenital white forelock, scattered normally-pigmented and hyperpigmented macules, and a triangular depigmented patch on the forehead.
pinebluffs
plebescite
plebianism
plebiscite
plebiscite
noun
A referendum, especially one that concerns changes in sovereignty
plumberies
plumberies
noun
plural of plumbery
poisonable
poisonable
adj
(obsolete) poisonous
Capable of being poisoned.
polishable
polishable
adj
That can be polished.
polybasite
polybasite
noun
(mineralogy) An iron-black ore of silver, consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
possiblest
possiblest
adj
(nonstandard) superlative form of possible: most possible
potbellies
potbellies
noun
plural of potbelly
potboilers
potboilers
noun
plural of potboiler
prebasilar
predisable
prepublish
prepublish
verb
To issue or release in advance of publication, or in advance of a date scheduled for publication.
previsible
previsible
adj
(uncommon) foreseeable
previsibly
prisonable
prisonable
adj
Synonym of imprisonable (“carrying a sentence of imprisonment”)
problemist
problemist
noun
(chess) One who composes chess problems for other players to attempt to solve.
promisable
promisable
adj
Able to be promised.
publicizes
publicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of publicize
publicness
publicness
noun
The quality or state of being public.
publishers
publishers
noun
plural of publisher
punishable
punishable
adj
Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.
pushmobile
pushmobile
noun
An improvised wheeled vehicle propelled by pushing, used in children's races.
respirable
respirable
adj
(of air) breathable
(of an organism) capable of respiration
selaphobia
selaphobia
noun
(rare, medicine) Fear or intolerance of flashes of light.
semipublic
semipublic
adj
Somewhat, but not entirely, public.
serbophile
serbophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Serbophile
slipbodies
slipgibbet
snipesbill
spellbinds
spellbinds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spellbind
spitballer
spitballer
noun
(baseball) A pitcher who moistens the ball with saliva before throwing it.
One who spitballs or informally discusses ideas.
spittlebug
spittlebug
Noun
Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
spliceable
spliceable
adj
Capable of being spliced.
splintbone
splittable
splittable
adj
Capable of being split.
stipulable
stipulable
adj
Capable of being stipulated.
strippable
strippable
adj
Suitable for strip-mining.
subtepidly
superbuild
suppliable
suppliable
adj
Capable of being supplied.
suspicable
suspicable
adj
(obsolete) Liable to suspicion; suspicious.
unpossible
unpossible
adj
(now rare, nonstandard, sometimes humorous) Impossible.