| BERGSCHRUNDS | • bergschrunds n. Plural of bergschrund. • BERGSCHRUND n. (German) a crevasse formed where a glacier or snowfield moves away from a mountain wall. |
| BIRDWATCHERS | • birdwatchers n. Plural of birdwatcher. • bird␣watchers n. Plural of bird watcher. • BIRDWATCHER n. one who watches birds as a hobby. |
| BREECHLOADER | • breechloader n. A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges… • breech-loader n. Alternative spelling of breechloader. • BREECHLOADER n. a firearm that loads at the breech. |
| BUTCHERBIRDS | • butcherbirds n. Plural of butcherbird. • butcher␣birds n. Plural of butcher bird. • BUTCHERBIRD n. the shrike. |
| CARBOHYDRASE | • carbohydrase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CARBOHYDRATE | • carbohydrate n. (Organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant. • carbohydrate n. (Colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates. • CARBOHYDRATE n. a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; extended to similar compounds, the sugars and starches which form the main source of energy in food. |
| 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. |
| CHEQUERBOARD | • chequerboard n. Alternative spelling of checkerboard. • chequerboard v. Alternative spelling of checkerboard. • CHEQUERBOARD n. a board for playing chequers. |
| HARDSCRABBLE | • hardscrabble adj. (Of land) Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive. • hardscrabble adj. (By extension) Involving hard work and struggle. • hard-scrabble adj. Alternative form of hardscrabble. |
| HYDROCARBONS | • hydrocarbons n. Plural of hydrocarbon. • HYDROCARBON n. a compound of hydrogen and carbon with nothing else, occurring notably in oil, natural gas and coal. |
| RHABDOMANCER | • rhabdomancer n. One who carries out rhabdomancy; the user of a divining rod. • RHABDOMANCER n. one who practises rhabdomancy. |
| SCRATCHBOARD | • scratchboard n. (Art) A technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin… • SCRATCHBOARD n. a scraperboard. |
| SUBCHARTERED | • SUBCHARTER v. to rent a chartered vehicle. |
| TURBOCHARGED | • turbocharged adj. Having a turbocharger. • turbocharged v. Simple past tense and past participle of turbocharge. • TURBOCHARGED adj. equipped with a turbocharger. |