BACKBENCHER | • backbencher n. (Politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the… • backbencher n. (Education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom. • backbencher n. (Sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve. |
BENCHMARKED | • benchmarked v. Simple past tense and past participle of benchmark. • BENCHMARK v. to test by a preset standard. |
BEWHISKERED | • bewhiskered adj. Having whiskers. • BEWHISKERED adj. having whiskers. |
BONESHAKERS | • boneshakers n. Plural of boneshaker. • bone-shakers n. Plural of bone-shaker. • BONESHAKER n. a car or bicycle with inadequate suspension. |
BREECHBLOCK | • breechblock n. (Firearms) The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge. • BREECHBLOCK n. part of a gun. |
BROTHERLIKE | • brotherlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a brother. • BROTHERLIKE adj. like a brother. |
HACKBERRIES | • hackberries n. Plural of hackberry. • HACKBERRY n. a genus of trees related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp, also HAGBERRY. |
HACKBUTEERS | • hackbuteers n. Plural of hackbuteer. • HACKBUTEER n. one who uses a hackbut, an arquebus, also HACKBUTTER, HAGBUTEER, HAGBUTTER. |
HALTERBREAK | • halterbreak v. To get an animal used to wearing and being handled in a halter. • HALTERBREAK v. to break (as a colt) to a halter. |
HALTERBROKE | • halterbroke v. Simple past tense of halterbreak. • HALTERBREAK v. to break (as a colt) to a halter. |
HEARTBREAKS | • heartbreaks n. Plural of heartbreak. • HEARTBREAK n. crushing grief, anguish, or distress. |
HEARTBROKEN | • heartbroken adj. Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance. • HEARTBROKEN adj. having a broken heart. |
HOUSEBREAKS | • housebreaks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak. • HOUSEBREAK v. to train a pet not to relieve itself indoors. |
HOUSEBROKEN | • housebroken adj. Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet… • house-broken adj. Alternative spelling of housebroken. • HOUSEBREAK v. to train a pet not to relieve itself indoors. |
HUCKLEBERRY | • huckleberry n. A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia. • huckleberry n. A shrub growing this fruit. • huckleberry n. A small amount, a short distance, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon. |
LEATHERBACK | • leatherback n. A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back. • LEATHERBACK n. a kind of large sea turtle. |
SHOPBREAKER | • shopbreaker n. One who breaks into a shop with unlawful intent. • SHOPBREAKER n. a person who breaks into a shop. |
WORKBENCHES | • workbenches n. Plural of workbench. • WORKBENCH n. a bench, often purpose-built, at which a craftsman, mechanic, etc. works. |