| 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. |
| 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. |
| BIREFRINGENT | • birefringent adj. Of or pertaining to birefringence. • birefringent adj. Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation). • BIREFRINGENT adj. relating to birefringence. |
| 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. |
| AFTERBURNINGS | • 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. |
| COUNTERBORING | • counterboring v. Present participle of counterbore. • counterboring n. A counterbore. (cylindrical recess) • COUNTERBORE v. to form a counterbore in. |
| HEARTBURNINGS | • heartburnings n. Plural of heartburning. • HEARTBURNING n. intense or rancorous jealousy or resentment. |
| INTERBREEDING | • interbreeding v. Present participle of interbreed. • interbreeding n. Breeding within a narrow range of individuals. • interbreeding n. Breeding between heterogeneous individuals. |
| INTERSCRIBING | • interscribing v. Present participle of interscribe. • INTERSCRIBE v. (obsolete) to write between. |
| COUNTERBRACING | • counterbracing v. Present participle of counterbrace. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| INTERBREEDINGS | • interbreedings n. Plural of interbreeding. • INTERBREEDING n. the act of breeding together. |
| OVERBURTHENING | • overburthening v. Present participle of overburthen. • OVERBURTHEN v. (archaic) to overburden, also OVERBURDEN. |