| BARNSTORMING | • barnstorming v. Present participle of barnstorm. • barnstorming adj. (Especially of a performance) Highly theatrical. • barnstorming n. The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches. |
| 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. |
| BURGOMASTERS | • burgomasters n. Plural of burgomaster. • BURGOMASTER n. (Dutch) the mayor of a Dutch or Flemish town. |
| DRAUGHTBOARD | • draughtboard n. A checkerboard used to play draughts. • DRAUGHTBOARD n. a board for the playing of draughts. |
| EXPROBRATING | • exprobrating v. Present participle of exprobrate. • EXPROBRATE v. (archaic) to upbraid. |
| GLOBETROTTER | • globetrotter n. A person who travels often to faraway places. • globe-trotter n. Alternative form of globetrotter. • globe␣trotter n. Alternative spelling of globetrotter. |
| GROUNDBURSTS | • groundbursts n. Plural of groundburst. • GROUNDBURST n. the detonation of a nuclear warhead at ground level. |
| INTERBOROUGH | • interborough adj. Between boroughs. • INTERBOROUGH adj. between boroughs. |
| INTERROBANGS | • interrobangs n. Plural of interrobang. • INTERROBANG n. a punctuation mark (?!) designed for use esp. at the end of an exclamatory rhetorical question, also INTERABANG. |
| INTERROGABLE | • interrogable adj. That can be interrogated; that can respond to a query. • INTERROGABLE adj. that can be interrogated. |
| STARBOARDING | • starboarding v. Present participle of starboard. • STARBOARD v. to put or turn (the helm) to the starboard side of the vessel. |
| STRINGBOARDS | • stringboards n. Plural of stringboard. • STRINGBOARD n. a board that covers the ends of the steps in a staircase. |
| 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. |