| AFTERBURNING | • afterburning n. (Aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust. • AFTERBURNING n. reheat, the use of a device to inject fuel into the hot exhaust gases of a turbojet in order to obtain increased thrust. |
| 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. |
| BIREFRINGENT | • birefringent adj. Of or pertaining to birefringence. • birefringent adj. Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation). • BIREFRINGENT adj. relating to birefringence. |
| BREUNNERITES | • BREUNNERITE n. an iron-containing type of magnesite used in the manufacture of refractory bricks. |
| FRONTBENCHER | • frontbencher n. (Politics) A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet. • front-bencher n. Alternative form of frontbencher. • front␣bencher n. Alternative form of frontbencher. |
| HEARTBURNING | • heartburning n. Secret enmity; discountent. • heartburning n. (Medicine) Heartburn. • HEARTBURNING n. intense or rancorous jealousy or resentment. |
| 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. |
| NONARBITRARY | • nonarbitrary adj. Not arbitrary. • NONARBITRARY adj. not arbitrary. |
| SUBTERRANEAN | • subterranean adj. Below ground, under the earth, underground. • subterranean adj. (By extension) Secret, concealed. • SUBTERRANEAN adj. underground. |
| TRANSCRIBING | • transcribing v. Present participle of transcribe. • TRANSCRIBE v. to make a written copy of. |
| UNRETURNABLE | • unreturnable adj. That is not able to be returned. • unreturnable adj. That is not designed to be returned; nonreturnable. • UNRETURNABLE adj. not returnable. |
| WINTERBOURNE | • winterbourne n. (Britain) A stream that only flows in winter or after wet weather, particularly in an area rich in limestone. • Winterbourne prop.n. Any of several villages in Britain. • Winterbourne prop.n. A surname from Old English. |