BACKBENCHERS | • backbenchers n. Plural of backbencher. • back-benchers n. Plural of back-bencher. • BACKBENCHER n. a Member of Parliament who sits on the backbenches. |
BENCHMARKING | • benchmarking v. Present participle of benchmark. • benchmarking n. A performance measurement according to a benchmark. • BENCHMARKING n. the process of testing by a benchmark. |
BLACKHANDERS | • blackhanders n. Plural of blackhander. • Blackhanders n. Plural of Blackhander. • Black␣Handers n. Plural of Black Hander. |
BLATHERSKITE | • blatherskite n. A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer. • blatherskite n. A worthless fellow; a deadbeat. • blatherskite n. Nonsense or blather; empty talk. |
BLETHERSKATE | • bletherskate n. Alternative form of blatherskite. • BLETHERSKATE n. (Scots) a garrulous talker of nonsense, also BLATHERSKITE, BLETHERANSKATE. |
BRACKISHNESS | • brackishness n. Distastefulness; unpleasantness. • BRACKISHNESS n. the state of being brackish. |
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. |
BREATHTAKING | • breathtaking adj. Stunningly beautiful; amazing. • breathtaking adj. Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment. • BREATHTAKING adj. making one out of breath. |
BUSHWHACKERS | • bushwhackers n. Plural of bushwhacker. • BUSHWHACKER n. a guerrilla fighter; a bumpkin. |
CHECKERBOARD | • checkerboard n. A pattern of squares of alternating colours. • checkerboard n. A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used… • checkerboard n. (Film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks. |
HALTERBREAKS | • halterbreaks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halterbreak. • HALTERBREAK v. to break (as a colt) to a halter. |
HALTERBROKEN | • halterbroken v. Past participle of halterbreak. • HALTERBREAK v. to break (as a colt) to a halter. |
HEARTBREAKER | • heartbreaker n. Someone, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours a person, but does not reciprocate their love. • heartbreaker n. Something that causes sorrow, grief or extreme disappointment. • heartbreaker n. (Sports) A match which ends in defeat for a promising player or team. |
HOUSEBREAKER | • housebreaker n. A criminal who breaks into and enters another’s house or premises with the intent of committing a crime. • house-breaker n. Alternative form of housebreaker. • house␣breaker n. Alternative form of housebreaker. |
LEATHERBACKS | • leatherbacks n. Plural of leatherback. • LEATHERBACK n. a kind of large sea turtle. |
PATHBREAKING | • pathbreaking adj. Opening a new path or approach. • PATHBREAKING adj. trailblazing. |
SHOPBREAKERS | • shopbreakers n. Plural of shopbreaker. • SHOPBREAKER n. a person who breaks into a shop. |
SHOPBREAKING | • shopbreaking n. The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent. • SHOPBREAKING n. the act of breaking into a shop. |
SWASHBUCKLER | • swashbuckler n. A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play. • swashbuckler n. A daring adventurer. • swashbuckler n. A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone. |
UNSHRINKABLE | • unshrinkable adj. That cannot shrink and cannot be shrunk. • UNSHRINKABLE adj. not shrinkable. |