| AUTHORISABLE | • authorisable adj. Alternative spelling of authorizable. • AUTHORISABLE adj. capable of being authorised, also AUTHORIZABLE. |
| AUTHORIZABLE | • authorizable adj. Capable of being authorized. • AUTHORIZABLE adj. capable of being authorized, also AUTHORISABLE. |
| BEHAVIOURIST | • behaviourist n. Britain standard spelling of behaviorist. • BEHAVIOURIST n. an adherent of behaviourism. |
| BLABBERMOUTH | • blabbermouth n. (Informal) A gossip. • blabbermouth n. (Informal) A person who talks excessively. • blabbermouth n. (Aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports. |
| 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. |
| DRAUGHTBOARD | • draughtboard n. A checkerboard used to play draughts. • DRAUGHTBOARD n. a board for the playing of draughts. |
| HOUSEBOATERS | • houseboaters n. Plural of houseboater. • HOUSEBOATER n. one who lives on a houseboat. |
| LEATHERBOUND | • leatherbound adj. Bound in leather. • LEATHERBOUND adj. of a book, bound in leather. |
| OUTBREATHING | • outbreathing v. Present participle of outbreathe. • outbreathing n. A breathing out; an exhalation. • OUTBREATHE v. to breathe forth. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| TURNBROACHES | • turnbroaches n. Plural of turnbroach. • TURNBROACH n. a turnspit. |
| WHATABOUTERY | • whataboutery n. Protesting at hypocrisy; responding to criticism by accusing one’s opponent of similar or worse faults. • whataboutery n. Protesting at inconsistency; refusing to act in one instance unless similar action is taken in other… • WHATABOUTERY n. (of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly blaming the other side and referring to events from the past. |