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. |
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. |
BREUNNERITE | • BREUNNERITE n. an iron-containing type of magnesite used in the manufacture of refractory bricks. |
BREUNNERITES | • BREUNNERITE n. an iron-containing type of magnesite used in the manufacture of refractory bricks. |
COUNTERBORING | • counterboring v. Present participle of counterbore. • counterboring n. A counterbore. (cylindrical recess) • COUNTERBORE v. to form a counterbore in. |
COUNTERBRACING | • counterbracing v. Present participle of counterbrace. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
HEARTBURNING | • heartburning n. Secret enmity; discountent. • heartburning n. (Medicine) Heartburn. • HEARTBURNING n. intense or rancorous jealousy or resentment. |
HEARTBURNINGS | • heartburnings n. Plural of heartburning. • HEARTBURNING n. intense or rancorous jealousy or resentment. |
INTERURBAN | • interurban adj. Of, pertaining to, involving or joining two or more urban centres. • interurban n. (Rail transport, US) An electric railway carrying mainly passengers between two or more urban centres. • INTERURBAN adj. between cities. |
MOUNTAINBOARDER | • mountainboarder n. One who takes part in the sport of mountainboarding. • MOUNTAINBOARDER n. one who uses a mountainboard. |
NONBARBITURATE | • nonbarbiturate n. A substance that is not a barbiturate. • NONBARBITURATE n. something that is not barbiturate. |
NONBARBITURATES | • nonbarbiturates n. Plural of nonbarbiturate. • NONBARBITURATE n. something that is not barbiturate. |
NONCONTRIBUTORY | • noncontributory adj. Describing a pension plan in which the members do not provide their own direct contributions (that is… • noncontributory adj. Not being a contributing factor (to a decision, analysis, or situation), such as not contributing to… • NONCONTRIBUTORY adj. not contributory. |
OVERBURTHENING | • overburthening v. Present participle of overburthen. • OVERBURTHEN v. (archaic) to overburden, also OVERBURDEN. |
UNINTERPRETABLE | • uninterpretable adj. Unable to be interpreted. • UNINTERPRETABLE adj. not interpretable. |
UNRESTRAINABLE | • unrestrainable adj. Impossible to restrain. • UNRESTRAINABLE adj. not restrainable. |
WINTERBOURNE | • winterbourne n. (Britain) A stream that only flows in winter or after wet weather, particularly in an area rich in limestone. • Winterbourne prop.n. Any of several villages in Britain. • Winterbourne prop.n. A surname from Old English. |
WINTERBOURNES | • winterbournes n. Plural of winterbourne. • WINTERBOURNE n. an intermittent spring of water. |