| BATTLEGROUND | • battleground n. A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought. • battleground n. (Figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention. • battleground n. (Figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention. |
| BEARDTONGUES | • beardtongues n. Plural of beardtongue. • BEARDTONGUE n. a name for the flower penstemon. |
| 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. |
| BREASTPLOUGH | • breastplough n. A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker’s breast, and in some types by pushing with the… • BREASTPLOUGH n. a kind of spade for cutting turf, with a crossbar against which the breast is pressed. |
| BURGOMASTERS | • burgomasters n. Plural of burgomaster. • BURGOMASTER n. (Dutch) the mayor of a Dutch or Flemish town. |
| DRAUGHTBOARD | • draughtboard n. A checkerboard used to play draughts. • DRAUGHTBOARD n. a board for the playing of draughts. |
| GROUNDBAITED | • GROUNDBAIT v. to bait with groundbait. |
| GUBERNATIONS | • gubernations n. Plural of gubernation. • GUBERNATION n. control, rule. |
| OBJURGATIONS | • objurgations n. Plural of objurgation. • OBJURGATION n. a rebuke, a scolding. |
| OBTRUNCATING | • obtruncating v. Present participle of obtruncate. • OBTRUNCATE v. to cut or lop off the head of. |
| OUTBARGAINED | • outbargained v. Simple past tense and past participle of outbargain. • OUTBARGAIN v. to surpass in bargaining. |
| OUTBRAZENING | • outbrazening v. Present participle of outbrazen. • OUTBRAZEN v. to be more brazen than. |
| OUTBREATHING | • outbreathing v. Present participle of outbreathe. • outbreathing n. A breathing out; an exhalation. • OUTBREATHE v. to breathe forth. |
| SUBROGATIONS | • subrogations n. Plural of subrogation. • SUBROGATION n. the act of subrogating, also SURROGATION. |
| THARBOROUGHS | • THARBOROUGH n. (Shakespeare) a mispronunciation of thirdborough, also FARBOROUGH. |
| THOROUGHBASS | • thoroughbass n. (Music) Synonym of figured bass. • THOROUGHBASS n. esp. in baroque music, a bass part underlying a piece. |
| TURBOCHARGED | • turbocharged adj. Having a turbocharger. • turbocharged v. Simple past tense and past participle of turbocharge. • TURBOCHARGED adj. equipped with a turbocharger. |
| TURBOCHARGER | • turbocharger n. Inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air. • TURBOCHARGER n. a centrifugal blower driven by exhaust gas turbines and used to supercharge an engine. |
| URBANOLOGIST | • urbanologist n. A sociologist who studies the problems of living in cities and towns. • URBANOLOGIST n. one who studies towns. |