| AFTERBURNINGS | • AFTERBURNING n. reheat, the use of a device to inject fuel into the hot exhaust gases of a turbojet in order to obtain increased thrust. |
| BACKGROUNDERS | • backgrounders n. Plural of backgrounder. • BACKGROUNDER n. an off the record briefing for reporters. |
| BARNSBREAKING | • BARNSBREAKING n. (Scots) a boisterous frolic; an injurious or mischievous activity. |
| BRAGGARTLIEST | • BRAGGARTLY adj. like a braggart, boastful. |
| BREAKTHROUGHS | • breakthroughs n. Plural of breakthrough. • BREAKTHROUGH n. an offensive thrust that penetrates and carries beyond a defensive line in warfare. |
| CARPETBAGGERS | • carpetbaggers n. Plural of carpetbagger. • carpet␣baggers n. Plural of carpet bagger. • CARPETBAGGER n. an opportunistic outsider, especially a political candidate who contests an election in an area while having little connection to it. |
| DECARBURISING | • decarburising v. Present participle of decarburise. • DECARBURISE v. to remove carbon or carbon dioxide from, also DECARBURIZE. |
| GRIDDLEBREADS | • GRIDDLEBREAD n. bread made on a griddle. |
| HEARTBURNINGS | • heartburnings n. Plural of heartburning. • HEARTBURNING n. intense or rancorous jealousy or resentment. |
| IAMBOGRAPHERS | • iambographers n. Plural of iambographer. • IAMBOGRAPHER n. one who writes in iambics. |
| PROGRAMMABLES | • programmables n. Plural of programmable. • PROGRAMMABLE n. a device that can be programmed. |
| 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. |
| SNOBOGRAPHERS | • snobographers n. Plural of snobographer. • SNOBOGRAPHER n. one who engages in snobography, the description of snobs. |
| SPRINGBOARDED | • springboarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of springboard. |
| STRAIGHTBREDS | • straightbreds n. Plural of straightbred. • STRAIGHTBRED n. an animal produced by breeding a single breed, strain, or type. |
| SUBCHARTERING | • SUBCHARTER v. to rent a chartered vehicle. |
| TURBOCHARGERS | • turbochargers n. Plural of turbocharger. • TURBOCHARGER n. a centrifugal blower driven by exhaust gas turbines and used to supercharge an engine. |
| UNDERBEARINGS | • UNDERBEARING n. the act of underbearing. |