| bioastronautics |
(used with a sing. verb) the science of the effects of outer space and space travel on living organisms. |
| biometrics |
(used with a sing. verb) the mathematical and statistical analysis of biological data. |
| bionics |
(used with a sing. verb) the application of biological functions and mechanisms to the study and design of engineering devices and systems. |
| biophysics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of biology in which the principles and methods of physics are applied to the study of biological forms and processes. |
| blind |
(used with a pl. verb) sightless people, collectively (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/12 definitions] |
| blues |
(used with a pl. verb) a state of melancholy or depression. [2 definitions] |
| bother |
to feel concern or slight worry (usu. used with negative verb). [1/7 definitions] |
| bowl2 |
(pl., but used with a sing. verb) the game or sport of lawn bowling. [1/8 definitions] |
| breeches |
(used with a pl. verb) trousers that reach to the knee; knickers. [1/2 definitions] |
| butterfingers |
(used with a sing. verb) someone who frequently drops things. |
| calends |
(usu. used with a pl. verb) in the ancient Roman calendar, the first day of any month. |
| calisthenics |
(used with a sing. verb) the art or practice of doing such exercises. [1/2 definitions] |
| candlepin |
(pl. but used with a sing. verb) the game itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| cannelloni |
(usu. used with a sing. verb) large tubes of pasta which are usu. boiled, stuffed with meat or cheese, and baked in a sauce. |
| Canterbury bells |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a plant of the bellflower family, cultivated for its blue, pink, or white flowers. |
| causative |
a word, esp. a verb, or a word element that expresses causation, such as "made" in "She made me fix the machine". [1/3 definitions] |
| checkers |
(pl. but used with a sing. verb) a game played by two persons, each having twelve disks to be moved over a board divided into sixty-four squares of two alternating colors. |
| chromatics |
(used with a sing. verb) the scientific study of color characteristics and variations. |
| civics |
(used with a sing. verb) a branch of political science that deals with the rights and duties of citizens and with civic matters. |
| clause |
in grammar, a sequence of words having a subject and a verb and forming one part of a compound or complex sentence, or all of a simple sentence. [1/2 definitions] |
| cleavers |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a plant of the madder family that bears small white or yellow flowers and has prickly stems. |