| BACKGROUNDERS | • backgrounders n. Plural of backgrounder. • BACKGROUNDER n. an off the record briefing for reporters. |
| BREAKTHROUGHS | • breakthroughs n. Plural of breakthrough. • BREAKTHROUGH n. an offensive thrust that penetrates and carries beyond a defensive line in warfare. |
| COUNTERSTRIKE | • counterstrike n. (Military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking. • counterstrike v. (Intransitive) To perform a counterstrike. • COUNTERSTRIKE v. to counter with an opposing strike. |
| COUNTERSTROKE | • counterstroke n. A blow given in return. • counterstroke n. A retaliation. • COUNTERSTROKE n. a stroke in return. |
| COUNTERSTRUCK | • counterstruck v. Simple past tense and past participle of counterstrike. • COUNTERSTRIKE v. to counter with an opposing strike. |
| 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). |
| HOUSEBREAKERS | • housebreakers n. Plural of housebreaker. • house-breakers n. Plural of house-breaker. • house␣breakers n. Plural of house breaker. |
| HUCKLEBERRIES | • huckleberries n. Plural of huckleberry. • HUCKLEBERRY n. an American shrub of the heath family; its edible blue-black fruit. |
| KERAUNOGRAPHS | • keraunographs n. Plural of keraunograph. • KERAUNOGRAPH n. an instrument for detecting distant thunderstorms, also CERAUNOGRAPH. |
| KERNICTERUSES | • KERNICTERUS n. a condition of acute neural dysfunction linked with high levels of bilirubin in the blood. |
| MOTHERFUCKERS | • motherfuckers n. Plural of motherfucker. • mother-fuckers n. Plural of mother-fucker. • mother␣fuckers n. Plural of mother fucker. |
| MUCKSPREADERS | • muckspreaders n. Plural of muckspreader. • muck␣spreaders n. Plural of muck spreader. • MUCKSPREADER n. an agricultural machine for spreading manure. |
| MUSSELCRACKER | • MUSSELCRACKER n. a large sea bream that feeds on shellfish. |
| RUBBERNECKERS | • rubberneckers n. Plural of rubbernecker. • RUBBERNECKER n. one who rubbernecks. |
| 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. |
| TROUBLEMAKERS | • troublemakers n. Plural of troublemaker. • trouble-makers n. Plural of trouble-maker. • trouble␣makers n. Plural of trouble maker. |
| UNDERCRACKERS | • undercrackers n. (UK, informal) Men’s underpants. • UNDERCRACKERS n. (slang) underwear. |
| UNDERSKINKERS | • underskinkers n. Plural of underskinker. • UNDERSKINKER n. (Shakespeare) an assistant tapster. |