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  1. cost-of-living benefit a benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase automatically as prices rise
  2. detoxification treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties
  3. tax benefit a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity
  4. fringe benefit an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
  5. disability benefit insurance benefits paid in case of disability
  6. retirement benefit a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work
  7. detonating device a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
  8. death benefit insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased
  9. benevolent showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  10. sticking point a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal
  11. swaddling bands a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant
  12. detonating fuse a fuse containing an explosive
  13. driving belt a belt that carries motion from a motor to the machinery
  14. sick benefit money paid to someone who is too ill to work
  15. talking point an especially persuasive point helping to support an argument or discussion
  16. sickness benefit money paid to someone who is too ill to work
  17. darkling beetle sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
  18. creeping bent common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners
  19. growing pains emotional distress arising during adolescence
  20. classifying adjective an adjective that classifies its noun