| BRIGHTENERS | • brighteners n. Plural of brightener. • BRIGHTENER n. something that brightens. |
| BROTHERLIER | • BROTHERLY adj. like a brother. |
| BROTHERLIKE | • brotherlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a brother. • BROTHERLIKE adj. like a brother. |
| BUTCHERLIER | • BUTCHERLY adj. like a butcher, savage, bloody. |
| ERYTHORBATE | • erythorbate n. (Organic chemistry) any salt or ester of erythorbic acid. • ERYTHORBATE n. a salt of erythorbic acid that is used in foods as an antioxidant. |
| HALTERBREAK | • halterbreak v. To get an animal used to wearing and being handled in a halter. • HALTERBREAK v. to break (as a colt) to a halter. |
| HALTERBROKE | • halterbroke v. Simple past tense of halterbreak. • HALTERBREAK v. to break (as a colt) to a halter. |
| HEARTBREAKS | • heartbreaks n. Plural of heartbreak. • HEARTBREAK n. crushing grief, anguish, or distress. |
| HEARTBROKEN | • heartbroken adj. Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance. • HEARTBROKEN adj. having a broken heart. |
| HURTLEBERRY | • hurtleberry n. Alternative form of whortleberry. • HURTLEBERRY n. another name for whortleberry, also WHORT, WHORTLE, WHORTLEBERRY. |
| OVERBREATHE | • overbreathe v. (Intransitive) To hyperventilate. |
| OVERBURTHEN | • overburthen n. Archaic form of overburden. • overburthen v. Archaic form of overburden. • OVERBURTHEN v. (archaic) to overburden, also OVERBURDEN. |
| REBREATHERS | • rebreathers n. Plural of rebreather. |
| STEPBROTHER | • stepbrother n. The son of one’s stepparent who is not the son of either of one’s biological parents. • stepbrother n. The stepson of one’s parent who is not one’s half-brother. • step-brother n. Alternative form of stepbrother. |
| THREADBARER | • threadbarer adj. (Rare) comparative form of threadbare: more threadbare. • THREADBARE adj. having the nap worn off so that the thread shows. |
| TORCHBEARER | • torchbearer n. A person who carries a torch (flaming brand). • torchbearer n. (By extension) The leader of a campaign, or one who gives inspiration to others. • TORCHBEARER n. one that carries a torch. |
| UNDERBREATH | • underbreath adv. Under one’s breath; inaudibly or in a barely audible manner. • underbreath adj. Vocalized under one’s breath. • underbreath n. An utterance made so as not to be heard by most people in the area. |