| BACKBENCHER | • backbencher n. (Politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the… • backbencher n. (Education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom. • backbencher n. (Sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve. |
| BACKBENCHERS | • backbenchers n. Plural of backbencher. • back-benchers n. Plural of back-bencher. • BACKBENCHER n. a Member of Parliament who sits on the backbenches. |
| BENCHMARKED | • benchmarked v. Simple past tense and past participle of benchmark. • BENCHMARK v. to test by a preset standard. |
| BLETHERANSKATE | • BLETHERANSKATE n. (Scots) a garrulous talker of nonsense, also BLATHERSKITE, BLETHERSKATE. |
| BLETHERANSKATES | • BLETHERANSKATE n. (Scots) a garrulous talker of nonsense, also BLATHERSKITE, BLETHERSKATE. |
| BONESHAKER | • boneshaker n. A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s). • boneshaker n. Something jolty. • bone-shaker n. Alternative spelling of boneshaker. |
| BONESHAKERS | • boneshakers n. Plural of boneshaker. • bone-shakers n. Plural of bone-shaker. • BONESHAKER n. a car or bicycle with inadequate suspension. |
| BRACKISHNESSES | • BRACKISHNESS n. the state of being brackish. |
| BROKENHEARTED | • brokenhearted adj. Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation… • broken-hearted adj. Alternative spelling of brokenhearted Feeling depressed, despondent, or hopeless, especially over losing a love. • broken␣hearted adj. (Of a person) that has a broken heart. |
| BROKENHEARTEDLY | • brokenheartedly adv. In a brokenhearted manner. • broken-heartedly adv. Alternative form of brokenheartedly. • BROKENHEARTED adv. greatly depressed or hurt. |
| HALTERBREAKING | • halterbreaking v. Present participle 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. |
| HEARTBREAKING | • heartbreaking adj. That causes great grief, anguish or distress. • heartbreaking n. The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress. • heart-breaking adj. (Idiomatic) That causes extreme sorrow or grief. |
| HEARTBREAKINGLY | • heartbreakingly adv. In a heartbreaking manner. • heart-breakingly adv. In a heart-breaking manner. • HEARTBREAKING adv. causing intense sorrow or distress. |
| HEARTBROKEN | • heartbroken adj. Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance. • HEARTBROKEN adj. having a broken heart. |
| HEARTBROKENLY | • heartbrokenly adv. In a heartbroken manner. • HEARTBROKEN adv. having a broken heart. |
| HEARTBROKENNESS | • heartbrokenness n. The state or quality of being heartbroken. • HEARTBROKEN n. having a broken heart. |
| HOUSEBREAKING | • housebreaking n. The act of breaking into another person’s house with unlawful intent. • housebreaking v. (Animal training) present participle of housebreak. • HOUSEBREAKING n. the act of breaking into a house for the purpose of stealing. |
| HOUSEBREAKINGS | • housebreakings n. Plural of housebreaking. • HOUSEBREAKING n. the act of breaking into a house for the purpose of stealing. |