A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
baragouinish
bleachground
brachigerous
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
buttonholing
buttonholing
noun
The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will.
verb
present participle of buttonhole
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
doughbellies
draughtboard
draughtboard
noun
A checkerboard used to play draughts.
forthbrought
forthbrought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forthbring
gainsborough
gainsborough
Proper noun
A town in Lincolnshire, England.
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
gompholobium
guidebookish
guidebookish
adj
Having the tone or style of a guidebook.
harrisonburg
harrisonburg
Proper noun
a village in Louisiana, USA
an independent city in Virginia, USA, which is the county seat of
heliogabalus
heliogabalus
Proper noun
A Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who reigned from 218 to 222. He was known for perverse and decadent behavior with regard especially to sex, religion, and food.
hemoglobulin
hemoglobulin
noun
Synonym of hemoglobin
hillsborough
hillsborough
Proper noun
A number of places in English-speaking countries, see Wikipedia:Hillsborough
A major football disaster at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
the home stadium of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club itself.
homebuilding
homebuilding
noun
The part of the construction industry concerned with building individual homes.
houseboating
houseboating
noun
The practice of living and/or travelling in a houseboat.
hypoglobulia
hypoglobulia
noun
The presence of an abnormally low count of red blood cells in the blood.
ingleborough
interborough
interborough
adj
Between boroughs.
johannesburg
johannesburg
Proper noun
The largest city of South Africa.
jonesborough
loughborough
loughborough
Proper noun
a small town in Leicestershire, England
lyndeborough
neighbouress
neighbouress
noun
(rare) A female neighbor.
neighbouring
neighbouring
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of neighboring
northborough
outbranching
outbranching
noun
An outbranch.
verb
present participle of outbranch
outbreathing
outbreathing
noun
A breathing out; an exhalation.
verb
present participle of outbreathe
outthrobbing
outthrobbing
verb
present participle of outthrob
peterborough
peterborough
Proper noun
A city in east central England
A city in Central Ontario, Canada
A town in New Hampshire.
A town in South Australia.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
rhombogenous
schomburgkia
subhexagonal
subhexagonal
adj
Not quite hexagonal; approaching a hexagonal shape.
thirdborough
thirdborough
noun
(obsolete) The constable of a tithing or township
(obsolete) The head of a frankpledge
thoroughbass
thoroughbass
noun
(music) Synonym of figured bass
thoroughbred
thoroughbred
adj
Bred from pure stock.
well-bred and properly educated.
noun
(loosely) Any purebred horse.
A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).
A well-bred person.
Alternative letter-case form of Thoroughbred (“horse bred for racing”)
turbocharged
turbocharged
adj
Having a turbocharger
verb
simple past tense and past participle of turbocharge
turbocharger
turbocharger
noun
inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air.