| 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. |
| CHARBROILING | • charbroiling v. Present participle of charbroil. • CHARBROIL v. to broil over charcoal. |
| DRAUGHTBOARD | • draughtboard n. A checkerboard used to play draughts. • DRAUGHTBOARD n. a board for the playing of draughts. |
| 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. |
| SNOBOGRAPHER | • snobographer n. One who writes snobography; a describer of snobs and snobbery. • SNOBOGRAPHER n. one who engages in snobography, the description of snobs. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| UNHARBOURING | • unharbouring v. Present participle of unharbour. • UNHARBOUR v. to dislodge from shelter. |