| BATHYGRAPHIC | • bathygraphic adj. Relating to bathygraphy. • BATHYGRAPHIC adj. of or relating to the depths of the ocean, also BATHYGRAPHICAL. |
| BRACHYGRAPHY | • brachygraphy n. (Obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand. • BRACHYGRAPHY n. certain old systems of shorthand. |
| 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. |
| GRAPHOPHOBIA | • graphophobia n. Fear or dislike of writing. • GRAPHOPHOBIA n. fear of writing. |
| HEADBOROUGHS | • headboroughs n. Plural of headborough. • HEADBOROUGH n. (historical) the head of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary; a petty constable. |
| HIGHBROWISMS | • highbrowisms n. Plural of highbrowism. • HIGHBROWISM n. the state of being a highbrow. |
| HOBBYHORSING | • HOBBYHORSE v. of a vessel, to pitch violently. |
| NEIGHBORHOOD | • neighborhood n. The residential area near one’s home. • neighborhood n. The inhabitants of a residential area. • neighborhood n. A formal or informal division of a municipality or region. |
| PHLEBOGRAPHY | • phlebography n. An X-ray examination of a system of veins that have been injected with a contrast medium. • PHLEBOGRAPHY n. radiography of a vein after injection of a contrast medium, aka venography. |
| THARBOROUGHS | • THARBOROUGH n. (Shakespeare) a mispronunciation of thirdborough, also FARBOROUGH. |
| THIRDBOROUGH | • thirdborough n. (Obsolete) The head of a frankpledge. • thirdborough n. (Obsolete) The constable of a tithing or township. • THIRDBOROUGH n. (historical) an under-constable. |
| THOROUGHBASS | • thoroughbass n. (Music) Synonym of figured bass. • THOROUGHBASS n. esp. in baroque music, a bass part underlying a piece. |
| THOROUGHBRED | • thoroughbred adj. Bred from pure stock. • thoroughbred adj. Well-bred and properly educated. • thoroughbred n. Alternative letter-case form of Thoroughbred (“horse bred for racing”). |