| BACKGROUNDER | • backgrounder n. (Chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives… • backgrounder n. A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon. • backgrounder n. A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation. |
| BRANKURSINES | • BRANKURSINE n. acanthus, or bear's-breech. |
| BREAKTHROUGH | • breakthrough adj. Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle. • breakthrough adj. (Immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such… • breakthrough adj. (Medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment. |
| COUNTERMARKS | • countermarks n. Plural of countermark. • COUNTERMARK n. an additional mark put on a bale of goods belonging to several merchants, so that it may not be opened except in the presence of all the owners. |
| FRANKFURTERS | • frankfurters n. Plural of frankfurter. • Frankfurters n. Plural of Frankfurter. • FRANKFURTER n. (German) a small smoked sausage, also FRANKFORT, FRANKFURT. |
| HOUSEBREAKER | • housebreaker n. A criminal who breaks into and enters another’s house or premises with the intent of committing a crime. • house-breaker n. Alternative form of housebreaker. • house␣breaker n. Alternative form of housebreaker. |
| KERAUNOGRAPH | • keraunograph n. (Archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere. • keraunograph n. A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning. • KERAUNOGRAPH n. an instrument for detecting distant thunderstorms, also CERAUNOGRAPH. |
| LACQUERWORKS | • lacquerworks n. Plural of lacquerwork. • LACQUERWORK n. craftwork in lacquer. |
| MUCKSPREADER | • muckspreader n. Alternative form of muck spreader. • muck␣spreader n. A piece of farm machinery, usually towed behind a tractor, used to spray liquified manure on fields. • MUCKSPREADER n. an agricultural machine for spreading manure. |
| QUARTERBACKS | • quarterbacks n. Plural of quarterback. • quarterbacks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback. • QUARTERBACK v. to direct the offensive play of (as a football team). |
| QUARTERDECKS | • quarterdecks n. Plural of quarterdeck. • quarter-decks n. Plural of quarter-deck. • quarter␣decks n. Plural of quarter deck. |
| SHARKSUCKERS | • sharksuckers n. Plural of sharksucker. • SHARKSUCKER n. another name for the remora. |
| SUPERMARKETS | • supermarkets n. Plural of supermarket. • SUPERMARKET n. a self-service retail market selling especially foods and household merchandise. |
| SUPERTANKERS | • supertankers n. Plural of supertanker. • SUPERTANKER n. a very large tanker. |
| TROUBLEMAKER | • troublemaker n. One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately. • troublemaker n. A complainer. • trouble-maker n. Alternative spelling of troublemaker. |
| TRUCKMASTERS | • truckmasters n. Plural of truckmaster. • TRUCKMASTER n. an officer in charge of trade with American Indians esp. among the early settlers. |
| UNREMARKABLE | • unremarkable adj. Not remarkable. • UNREMARKABLE adj. not remarkable. |
| UNREMARKABLY | • unremarkably adv. In a way or to an extent that is unremarkable. • UNREMARKABLE adv. not remarkable. |