| BERGSCHRUNDS | • bergschrunds n. Plural of bergschrund. • BERGSCHRUND n. (German) a crevasse formed where a glacier or snowfield moves away from a mountain wall. |
| 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. |
| CHEESEBURGER | • cheeseburger n. A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese). • cheeseburger n. (Military, slang) The BLU-82 bomb. • CHEESEBURGER n. a hamburger topped with a slice of cheese. |
| HARBINGERING | • harbingering v. Present participle of harbinger. • HARBINGER v. to foreshadow. |
| HEARTBURNING | • heartburning n. Secret enmity; discountent. • heartburning n. (Medicine) Heartburn. • HEARTBURNING n. intense or rancorous jealousy or resentment. |
| HERRINGBONED | • herringboned adj. Having a herringbone (zigzag) pattern. • herringboned v. Simple past tense and past participle of herringbone. • HERRINGBONE v. to make or mark with a herringbone pattern. |
| HERRINGBONES | • herringbones n. Plural of herringbone. • herring-bones n. Plural of herring-bone. • HERRINGBONE n. twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines. |
| IAMBOGRAPHER | • iambographer n. A poet who writes iambic verse. • IAMBOGRAPHER n. one who writes in iambics. |
| INTERBOROUGH | • interborough adj. Between boroughs. • INTERBOROUGH adj. between boroughs. |
| NEIGHBORLIER | • neighborlier adj. Comparative form of neighborly: more neighborly. • NEIGHBORLY adj. like a neighbor, also NEIGHBOURLY. |
| RECHARGEABLE | • rechargeable adj. Able to be recharged, especially of a battery that can be recharged from mains electricity via a charger. • rechargeable n. A device that may be recharged. • RECHARGEABLE adj. capable of being recharged. |
| REFURBISHING | • refurbishing v. Present participle of refurbish. • refurbishing n. The act by which something is refurbished. • REFURBISHING n. the act of refurbishing. |
| SNOBOGRAPHER | • snobographer n. One who writes snobography; a describer of snobs and snobbery. • SNOBOGRAPHER n. one who engages in snobography, the description of snobs. |
| STRAIGHTBRED | • straightbred adj. Produced by breeding from a single breed, variety or species. • straightbred n. Any organism produced by breeding from a single breed, variety, or species. • STRAIGHTBRED n. an animal produced by breeding a single breed, strain, or type. |
| 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”). |
| TURBOCHARGED | • turbocharged adj. Having a turbocharger. • turbocharged v. Simple past tense and past participle of turbocharge. • TURBOCHARGED adj. equipped with a turbocharger. |
| TURBOCHARGER | • turbocharger n. Inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air. • TURBOCHARGER n. a centrifugal blower driven by exhaust gas turbines and used to supercharge an engine. |