| 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. |
| BRUSHSTROKES | • brushstrokes n. Plural of brushstroke. • BRUSHSTROKE n. a stroke with a brush. |
| DRAUGHTBOARD | • draughtboard n. A checkerboard used to play draughts. • DRAUGHTBOARD n. a board for the playing of draughts. |
| INTERBOROUGH | • interborough adj. Between boroughs. • INTERBOROUGH adj. between boroughs. |
| MOUTHBREEDER | • mouthbreeder n. (Zoology) Synonym of mouthbrooder. • MOUTHBREEDER n. a fish that carries eggs and young in its mouth, also MOUTHBROODER. |
| MOUTHBROODER | • mouthbrooder n. (Zoology) Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its… • MOUTHBROODER n. a cichlid fish that carries its young in its mouth for protection, also MOUTHBREEDER. |
| OVERBURTHENS | • overburthens n. Plural of overburthen. • OVERBURTHEN v. (archaic) to overburden, also OVERBURDEN. |
| SUBARRHATION | • subarrhation n. (Historical) The ancient custom of betrothal by gift of pledges. • SUBARRHATION n. an ancient form of betrothal in which pledges of money, rings, etc. were given by the man to the woman, also SUBARRATION. |
| 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. |
| TURNBROACHES | • turnbroaches n. Plural of turnbroach. • TURNBROACH n. a turnspit. |