| BOARDINGHOUSE | • boardinghouse n. Alternative spelling of boarding house. • boarding␣house n. A private house in which paying residents are provided with accommodation and meals. • boarding␣house n. A boarding school building where boarders live during term time. |
| BREAKTHROUGHS | • breakthroughs n. Plural of breakthrough. • BREAKTHROUGH n. an offensive thrust that penetrates and carries beyond a defensive line in warfare. |
| BREASTPLOUGHS | • breastploughs n. Plural of breastplough. • BREASTPLOUGH n. a kind of spade for cutting turf, with a crossbar against which the breast is pressed. |
| BUSHWHACKINGS | • bushwhackings n. Plural of bushwhacking. • BUSHWHACKING n. the act of shooting someone from ambush. |
| DRAUGHTBOARDS | • draughtboards n. Plural of draughtboard. • DRAUGHTBOARD n. a board for the playing of draughts. |
| HEARTBURNINGS | • heartburnings n. Plural of heartburning. • HEARTBURNING n. intense or rancorous jealousy or resentment. |
| HOUSEBREAKING | • housebreaking n. The act of breaking into another person’s house with unlawful intent. • housebreaking v. (Animal training) present participle of housebreak. • HOUSEBREAKING n. the act of breaking into a house for the purpose of stealing. |
| LAUGHABLENESS | • laughableness n. The state or quality of being laughable; ludicrousness. • LAUGHABLE n. ridiculous. |
| SCHLUMBERGERA | • schlumbergera n. (Botany) Any member of the cactus genus Schlumbergera. • Schlumbergera prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – crab cactus, including the Christmas cactus or holiday cactus. • SCHLUMBERGERA n. Christmas cactus. |
| SLAUGHTERABLE | • slaughterable adj. Fit for slaughter. • SLAUGHTERABLE adj. that can be slaughtered. |
| STAGGERBUSHES | • staggerbushes n. Plural of staggerbush. • STAGGERBUSH n. a shrubby heath of the Eastern US, poisonous to livestock. |
| SUBCHARTERING | • SUBCHARTER v. to rent a chartered vehicle. |
| SUBPARAGRAPHS | • subparagraphs n. Plural of subparagraph. • sub-paragraphs n. Plural of sub-paragraph (alternative spelling of subparagraphs). • SUBPARAGRAPH n. a subdivision of a paragraph. |
| SWASHBUCKLING | • swashbuckling adj. Adventurous, exciting. • SWASHBUCKLE v. to act the part of a swashbuckler. |
| TURBOCHARGERS | • turbochargers n. Plural of turbocharger. • TURBOCHARGER n. a centrifugal blower driven by exhaust gas turbines and used to supercharge an engine. |