(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
billionths
billionths
noun
plural of billionth
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
boehmenist
boethusian
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
brotherson
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
buttonbush
buttonbush
noun
(US) Cephalanthus occidentalis, the common buttonbush
Any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.
Any of the genus Conocarpus of two species of tropical flowering plants; a mangrove.
cottonbush
deboshment
deboshment
noun
Obsolete form of debauchment.
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
gnathobase
gnathobase
noun
(invertebrate zoology) A lower appendage of many arthropods, used to macerate food items.
inhibitors
inhibitors
noun
plural of inhibitor
pushbutton
pushbutton
adj
Alternative spelling of push-button
rhinobatus
southbound
southbound
adj
Which is (or will be) travelling south.
adv
Toward the south.
stheneboea
stonebrash
stonebrash
noun
A subsoil made up of small stones or finely broken rock.
thenabouts
thenabouts
adv
(obsolete) about then
thighbones
thighbones
noun
plural of thighbone
unbesought
unbesought
adj
Not besought.
whenabouts
whenabouts
adv
Alternative form of whenabout
zoobenthos
zoobenthos
noun
(biology) benthic organisms that are animals or zoomorphic protists
