BACKDROPPING | • backdropping v. Present participle of backdrop. • BACKDROP v. to create a background for a stage. |
BLACKBIRDING | • blackbirding n. (UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour. • blackbirding v. Present participle of blackbird. • BLACKBIRDING n. trafficking in slaves. |
BRADYKINESIA | • bradykinesia n. (Medicine) Slowness of movement. • BRADYKINESIA n. abnormal slowness of physical movement, esp. as a symptom of Parkinson's disease. |
BREAKDANCING | • breakdancing n. (Dance) An urban style of acrobatic street dance that originated in the hip hop culture of New York… • break-dancing n. Alternative spelling of breakdancing. • break-dancing v. Present participle of break-dance. |
CRACKBRAINED | • crackbrained adj. Idiotic. • CRACKBRAINED adj. of or like a crackbrain, a crazy person. |
DEBARKATIONS | • debarkations n. Plural of debarkation. • DEBARKATION n. the act of debarking, also DEBARCATION. |
DISEMBARKING | • disembarking v. Present participle of disembark. • disembarking n. A disembarkation. • DISEMBARK v. to leave a ship, to land. |
DRINKABILITY | • drinkability n. The state or property of being drinkable. • drinkability n. The extent to which something is drinkable. • DRINKABILITY n. the state of being drinkable. |
DUMBSTRICKEN | • DUMBSTRICKEN adj. made silent by astonishment, also DUMBSTRUCK. |
GOLDBRICKING | • goldbricking v. Present participle of goldbrick. • gold-bricking v. Present participle of gold-brick. • gold␣bricking v. Present participle of gold brick. |
KEYBOARDINGS | • keyboardings n. Plural of keyboarding. • KEYBOARDING n. the process of entering data on a keyboard. |
KITEBOARDING | • kiteboarding n. A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which… • kiteboarding n. A similar sport using a wheeled board on land. • kiteboarding n. A similar sport using a snowboard or ski on snow. |
KNEEBOARDING | • kneeboarding v. Present participle of kneeboard. • KNEEBOARD v. to ride a kind of short surfboard ridden in a kneeling position. |
MOCKINGBIRDS | • mockingbirds n. Plural of mockingbird. • mocking␣birds n. Plural of mocking bird. • MOCKINGBIRD n. any of various long-tailed songbirds of the New World family Mimidae, noted for mimicking other birds' calls and other sounds. |
ROADBLOCKING | • roadblocking v. Present participle of roadblock. • ROADBLOCK v. to bar by means of a roadblock. |
SKIMBOARDING | • skimboarding n. A form of surfing in shallow water near a beach. • SKIMBOARD v. to use a skimboard. |
UNDRINKABLES | • undrinkables n. Plural of undrinkable. |
WAKEBOARDING | • wakeboarding n. (Sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, attached by a cable. • WAKEBOARDING n. a sport similar to waterskiing in which the participant is towed behind a motorboat while riding on a board like a short surfboard. |
WINDBREAKERS | • windbreakers n. Plural of windbreaker. • WINDBREAKER n. (tradename) a type of windproof jacket with elasticated cuffs and waistband. |