BETHOUGHT | • bethought adj. (Of a thing) Intended; purposed; contrived. • bethought adj. (Of a person) Minded; disposed. • bethought v. Simple past tense and past participle of bethink. |
HEADBOROUGH | • headborough n. (Historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing. • headborough n. (Historical, law) Synonym of tithingman: a peace officer or underconstable. • HEADBOROUGH n. (historical) the head of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary; a petty constable. |
THARBOROUGH | • THARBOROUGH n. (Shakespeare) a mispronunciation of thirdborough, also FARBOROUGH. |
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. |
HEADBOROUGHS | • headboroughs n. Plural of headborough. • HEADBOROUGH n. (historical) the head of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary; a petty constable. |
THARBOROUGHS | • THARBOROUGH n. (Shakespeare) a mispronunciation of thirdborough, also FARBOROUGH. |
THIRDBOROUGH | • thirdborough n. (Obsolete) The head of a frankpledge. • thirdborough n. (Obsolete) The constable of a tithing or township. • THIRDBOROUGH n. (historical) an under-constable. |
THOROUGHBASS | • thoroughbass n. (Music) Synonym of figured bass. • THOROUGHBASS n. esp. in baroque music, a bass part underlying a piece. |
THOROUGHBRED | • thoroughbred adj. Bred from pure stock. • thoroughbred adj. Well-bred and properly educated. • thoroughbred n. Alternative letter-case form of Thoroughbred (“horse bred for racing”). |
BREAKTHROUGHS | • breakthroughs n. Plural of breakthrough. • BREAKTHROUGH n. an offensive thrust that penetrates and carries beyond a defensive line in warfare. |
NEIGHBOURHOOD | • neighbourhood n. (British spelling) alternative form of neighborhood. • NEIGHBOURHOOD n. a district, locality, esp. with reference to its inhabitants as a community, also NEIGHBORHOOD. |
THIRDBOROUGHS | • thirdboroughs n. Plural of thirdborough. • THIRDBOROUGH n. (historical) an under-constable. |
THOROUGHBRACE | • thoroughbrace n. (Dated) A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs or serving as a spring itself. • THOROUGHBRACE n. any of several leather straps supporting the body of a carriage and serving as springs. |
THOROUGHBREDS | • thoroughbreds n. Plural of thoroughbred. • Thoroughbreds n. Plural of Thoroughbred. • THOROUGHBRED n. a horse so bred. |
TOOTHBRUSHING | • toothbrushing v. Present participle of toothbrush. • toothbrushing n. An act of brushing the teeth. • TOOTHBRUSHING n. the action of using a toothbrush to clean teeth. |
NEIGHBOURHOODS | • neighbourhoods n. Plural of neighbourhood. • NEIGHBOURHOOD n. a district, locality, esp. with reference to its inhabitants as a community, also NEIGHBORHOOD. |
THOROUGHBASSES | • thoroughbasses n. Plural of thoroughbass. • THOROUGHBASS n. esp. in baroque music, a bass part underlying a piece. |
THOROUGHBRACED | • THOROUGHBRACED adj. fitted with a thoroughbrace. |
THOROUGHBRACES | • thoroughbraces n. Plural of thoroughbrace. • THOROUGHBRACE n. any of several leather straps supporting the body of a carriage and serving as springs. |
TOOTHBRUSHINGS | • toothbrushings n. Plural of toothbrushing. • TOOTHBRUSHING n. the action of using a toothbrush to clean teeth. |