| 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. |
| CARBOHYDRATE | • carbohydrate n. (Organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant. • carbohydrate n. (Colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates. • CARBOHYDRATE n. a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; extended to similar compounds, the sugars and starches which form the main source of energy in food. |
| DRAUGHTBOARD | • draughtboard n. A checkerboard used to play draughts. • DRAUGHTBOARD n. a board for the playing of draughts. |
| ERYTHORBATES | • erythorbates n. Plural of erythorbate. • ERYTHORBATE n. a salt of erythorbic acid that is used in foods as an antioxidant. |
| ERYTHROBLAST | • erythroblast n. (Cytology) A cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop. • ERYTHROBLAST n. a cell in bone marrow that develops into an erythrocyte. |
| HALTERBROKEN | • halterbroken v. Past participle of halterbreak. • HALTERBREAK v. to break (as a colt) to a halter. |
| HARBORMASTER | • harbormaster n. (US, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port. • harbor␣master n. Alternative spelling of harbormaster. • HARBORMASTER n. one in charge of a harbour. |
| MOTHERBOARDS | • motherboards n. Plural of motherboard. • MOTHERBOARD n. the board containing the main circuits of an electronic device, especially in computers. |
| ORTHOBORATES | • orthoborates n. Plural of orthoborate. • ORTHOBORATE n. a salt of orthoboric acid. |
| OVERBREATHED | • overbreathed adj. Breathed too much, or by too many people. |
| OVERBREATHES | • overbreathes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbreathe. |
| SCRATCHBOARD | • scratchboard n. (Art) A technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin… • SCRATCHBOARD n. a scraperboard. |
| SUBARRHATION | • subarrhation n. (Historical) The ancient custom of betrothal by gift of pledges. • SUBARRHATION n. an ancient form of betrothal in which pledges of money, rings, etc. were given by the man to the woman, also SUBARRATION. |
| THARBOROUGHS | • THARBOROUGH n. (Shakespeare) a mispronunciation of thirdborough, also FARBOROUGH. |
| TORCHBEARERS | • torchbearers n. Plural of torchbearer. • TORCHBEARER n. one that carries a torch. |
| 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. |
| TURNBROACHES | • turnbroaches n. Plural of turnbroach. • TURNBROACH n. a turnspit. |
| WEATHERBOARD | • weatherboard n. (Nautical) The windward side of a vessel. • weatherboard n. (Nautical) A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water. • weatherboard n. Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard. |