| BACKGROUNDERS | • backgrounders n. Plural of backgrounder. • BACKGROUNDER n. an off the record briefing for reporters. |
| BROKENHEARTED | • brokenhearted adj. Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation… • broken-hearted adj. Alternative spelling of brokenhearted Feeling depressed, despondent, or hopeless, especially over losing a love. • broken␣hearted adj. (Of a person) that has a broken heart. |
| CACKERMANDERS | • CACKERMANDER n. (dialect) a friend. |
| COUNTERWORKED | • counterworked v. Simple past tense and past participle of counterwork. • COUNTERWORK v. to work in opposition to. |
| DRONKVERDRIET | • dronkverdriet n. (South Africa) Depression caused by drunkenness. • DRONKVERDRIET adj. (South African) depressed after the consumption of alcohol. |
| GROUNDBREAKER | • groundbreaker n. First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person. • GROUNDBREAKER n. one that innovates. |
| GROUNDSKEEPER | • groundskeeper n. Someone who takes care of the upkeep of grounds (Gardens, a playing field, woodlands, etc.). • GROUNDSKEEPER n. a person who cares for the grounds of a usually large property (as a sports field). |
| HEADSHRINKERS | • headshrinkers n. Plural of headshrinker. • head-shrinkers n. Plural of head-shrinker. • HEADSHRINKER n. (colloquial) a psychiatrist. |
| KINDERGARTENS | • kindergartens n. Plural of kindergarten. • KINDERGARTEN n. (German) a nursery school. |
| KINDERGARTNER | • kindergartner n. A child who attends a kindergarten. • kindergartner n. (Rare) A person who teaches at a kindergarten. • KINDERGARTNER n. a teacher at a kindergarten, also KINDERGARTENER. |
| NEEDLEWORKERS | • needleworkers n. Plural of needleworker. • NEEDLEWORKER n. one who practises needlework. |
| REKEYBOARDING | • rekeyboarding v. Present participle of rekeyboard. • REKEYBOARD v. to enter again on a keyboard. |
| THUNDERSTRIKE | • thunderstrike v. (Transitive, now rare) To strike, blast, or injure by, or as if by, lightning. • thunderstrike v. (Transitive, figurative, now rare) To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible. • THUNDERSTRIKE v. to strike dumb. |
| THUNDERSTROKE | • thunderstroke n. Thunderbolt. • THUNDERSTROKE n. a stroke of or as if of lightning with the attendant thunder. |
| THUNDERSTRUCK | • thunderstruck adj. Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak. • THUNDERSTRIKE v. to strike dumb. |
| UNDERCRACKERS | • undercrackers n. (UK, informal) Men’s underpants. • UNDERCRACKERS n. (slang) underwear. |
| UNDERSKINKERS | • underskinkers n. Plural of underskinker. • UNDERSKINKER n. (Shakespeare) an assistant tapster. |