| HERRINGBONE | • herringbone n. A bone of a herring. • herringbone n. A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing. • herringbone n. (Skiing) A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards. |
| INTERROBANG | • interrobang n. The nonstandard punctuation mark ‽ (a combination of ? and !), which may be used at the end of a sentence… • INTERROBANG n. a punctuation mark (?!) designed for use esp. at the end of an exclamatory rhetorical question, also INTERABANG. |
| LINGONBERRY | • lingonberry n. A berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. • lingonberry n. The berry of this shrub. • LINGONBERRY n. the cowberry or red whortleberry, esp. as used in Scandinavian cookery, also LINGBERRY. |
| OVERBURNING | • overburning v. Present participle of overburn. • overburning n. The action of overburning; excessive burning. • over-burning n. Alternative form of overburning. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| COUNTERBORING | • counterboring v. Present participle of counterbore. • counterboring n. A counterbore. (cylindrical recess) • COUNTERBORE v. to form a counterbore in. |
| HERRINGBONING | • herringboning v. Present participle of herringbone. • HERRINGBONE v. to make or mark with a herringbone pattern. |
| LINGONBERRIES | • lingonberries n. Plural of lingonberry. • LINGONBERRY n. the cowberry or red whortleberry, esp. as used in Scandinavian cookery, also LINGBERRY. |
| OVERBURDENING | • overburdening v. Present participle of overburden. • OVERBURDEN v. to overload, also OVERBURTHEN. |
| COUNTERBRACING | • counterbracing v. Present participle of counterbrace. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| GROUNDBREAKING | • groundbreaking adj. Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before. • groundbreaking n. The point at which construction begins, by digging into the ground. • groundbreaking n. A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction. |
| OVERBURTHENING | • overburthening v. Present participle of overburthen. • OVERBURTHEN v. (archaic) to overburden, also OVERBURDEN. |
| GROUNDBREAKINGS | • groundbreakings n. Plural of groundbreaking. • GROUNDBREAKING n. the breaking of ground at the beginning of a construction project. |
| INCROSSBREEDING | • INCROSSBREED v. to produce by crossing two inbred individuals of different breeds, also INCROSS. |
| OVERBEARINGNESS | • overbearingness n. Quality of being overbearing. • OVERBEARINGNESS n. the state of being overbearing. |