Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
corbiestep
corbiestep
noun
(architecture) A series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
embioptera
importable
importable
adj
(obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable.
Capable of being imported.
noun
Something that can be imported.
paedotribe
periorbita
periorbita
noun
(anatomy) The area around the orbit.
postscribe
postscribe
verb
To make a postscript.
potboilers
potboilers
noun
plural of potboiler
preobviate
preorbital
preorbital
adj
(anatomy) Situated in front of the orbit.
Occurring before an orbit is established.
noun
A lacrimal gland located in front of a deer's eye
proambient
probetting
problemist
problemist
noun
(chess) One who composes chess problems for other players to attempt to solve.
profitable
profitable
adj
Beneficial, serviceable, of use.
Producing a profit.
prohibited
prohibited
adj
Forbidden; unallowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prohibit
prohibiter
prohibiter
noun
One who prohibits or forbids.
reprohibit
reprohibit
verb
(rare, transitive) To prohibit (something) again.
retropubic
retropubic
adj
(anatomy) Behind the pubic area (and in front of the urinary bladder)
ribbentrop
subreption
subreption
noun
The act of obtaining a favour by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.
tubulipore
tubulipore
noun
(zoology) Any of numerous species of Bryozoa belonging to Tubulipora and allied genera, with tubular calcareous calicles.