(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, informal) An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research.
(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, informal, by extension) A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward; (in a weaker sense) an intellectual; a smart person.
bonify
bonify
verb
(archaic, transitive) To convert into, or make, good.
bowfin
bowfin
noun
A voracious ganoid fish, Amia calva, the last survivor of the order Amiiformes, found in the fresh waters of the United States.
buffon
buffon
noun
Synonym of buffont
confab
confab
noun
(informal) Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”).
verb
(intransitive, informal) Clipping of confabulate (“to speak casually with somebody; to chat”).
