| CHECKERBOARD | • checkerboard n. A pattern of squares of alternating colours. • checkerboard n. A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used… • checkerboard n. (Film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks. |
| EARTHSHAKERS | • earthshakers n. Plural of earthshaker. • EARTHSHAKER n. an event of great importance. |
| HALTERBREAKS | • halterbreaks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak. • HALTERBREAK v. to break (as a colt) to a halter. |
| HALTERBROKEN | • halterbroken v. Past participle of halterbreak. • HALTERBREAK v. to break (as a colt) to a halter. |
| HANDKERCHERS | • handkerchers n. Plural of handkercher. • HANDKERCHER n. a handkerchief, also HANDKERCHIEF. |
| HEADSHRINKER | • headshrinker n. Alternative form of head-shrinker. • head-shrinker n. (Slang) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist; a shrink. • head-shrinker n. (Literally) One who shrinks heads, as previously done by some Amazon tribes. |
| HEARTBREAKER | • heartbreaker n. Someone, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours a person, but does not reciprocate their love. • heartbreaker n. Something that causes sorrow, grief or extreme disappointment. • heartbreaker n. (Sports) A match which ends in defeat for a promising player or team. |
| HETEROKARYON | • heterokaryon n. (Biology) A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei. • HETEROKARYON n. a cell, as in the mycelium of a fungus, that contains two or more genetically unlike nuclei. |
| 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. |
| HYPERMARKETS | • hypermarkets n. Plural of hypermarket. • HYPERMARKET n. a very large self-service store, also HYPERMART. |
| KATHAROMETER | • katharometer n. (Sciences) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity. • KATHAROMETER n. an instrument measuring changes in composition of gases. |
| KERATOPHYRES | • keratophyres n. Plural of keratophyre. • KERATOPHYRE n. a fine-grained soda trachyte. |
| LEATHERWORKS | • leatherworks n. A factory that manufactures leatherwork. • LEATHERWORK n. work in leather. |
| PHRASEMAKERS | • phrasemakers n. Plural of phrasemaker. • PHRASEMAKER n. a maker of wordy or fine-sounding phrases, also PHRASEMONGER. |
| RATHSKELLERS | • rathskellers n. Plural of rathskeller. • RATHSKELLER n. (German) a usually basement tavern or restaurant. |
| SHAREMILKERS | • sharemilkers n. Plural of sharemilker. • share-milkers n. Plural of share-milker. • share␣milkers n. Plural of share milker. |
| SHELLCRACKER | • shellcracker n. Redear sunfish Lepomis microlophus. • SHELLCRACKER n. a kind of sunfish, aka redear. |
| SHOPBREAKERS | • shopbreakers n. Plural of shopbreaker. • SHOPBREAKER n. a person who breaks into a shop. |
| THREADMAKERS | • threadmakers n. Plural of threadmaker. • THREADMAKER n. one who makes thread. |