BACKCOUNTRIES | • backcountries n. Plural of backcountry. • BACKCOUNTRY n. a remote rural region. |
BACKPEDALLING | • backpedalling v. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Britain) present participle of backpedal. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
BACKSHEESHING | • backsheeshing v. Present participle of backsheesh. • BACKSHEESH v. to give a tip, also BACKSHISH, BAKHSHISH, BAKSHEESH, BAKSHISH, BUCKSHISH. |
BENCHMARKINGS | • benchmarkings n. Plural of benchmarking. • BENCHMARKING n. the process of testing by a benchmark. |
BLACKBERRYING | • blackberrying n. The act of gathering blackberries. • blackberrying v. Present participle of blackberry. • BlackBerrying v. Present participle of BlackBerry. |
BLUESTOCKINGS | • bluestockings n. Plural of bluestocking. • blue-stockings n. Plural of blue-stocking. • BLUESTOCKING n. an early feminist; an educated or literary woman. |
BOTTLENECKING | • bottlenecking v. Present participle of bottleneck. • BOTTLENECK v. to slow down or impede by creating an obstruction. |
BRAINSICKNESS | • brainsickness n. The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness. • BRAINSICK n. diseased in the understanding, deranged. |
BREAKDANCINGS | • BREAKDANCING n. a type of vigorous dance. |
CABINETMAKERS | • cabinetmakers n. Plural of cabinetmaker. • cabinet␣makers n. Plural of cabinet maker. • CABINETMAKER n. a skilled woodworker who makes fine furniture. |
CABINETMAKING | • cabinetmaking n. The art of the cabinetmaker. • cabinet␣making n. Alternative spelling of cabinetmaking. • CABINETMAKING n. the craft of the cabinetmaker. |
CONSTABLEWICK | • constablewick n. (Obsolete) The district to which a constable’s power is limited. • CONSTABLEWICK n. (historical) the district of a constable. |
CYBERSTALKING | • cyberstalking v. Present participle of cyberstalk. • cyberstalking n. The use of electronic communications or tracking technologies to stalk or harass another person. • CYBERSTALKING n. the practice of using electronic communications to harass someone persistently. |
GREENBACKISMS | • GREENBACKISM n. the advocation of a paper currency backed only by the United States government. |
KNICKERBOCKER | • knickerbocker n. (Archaic, used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to knickerbockers. • knickerbocker n. A linsey-woolsey fabric with a rough knotted surface on the right side, formerly used for women’s dresses. • Knickerbocker n. (Archaic or historical) A New Yorker, particularly a scion of its old Dutch families. |
RUBBERNECKING | • rubbernecking n. The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident. • rubbernecking n. Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly. • rubbernecking v. Present participle of rubberneck. |
STICKYBEAKING | • stickybeaking v. Present participle of stickybeak. • STICKYBEAK v. to pry. |
STOCKBREEDING | • stockbreeding n. The breeding and rearing of livestock. • STOCKBREEDING n. the breeding of stock. |