BACKCROSSING | • backcrossing n. (Genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent. • backcrossing v. Present participle of backcross. • BACKCROSS v. to create a cross between a hybrid and a parent. |
BACKDROPPING | • backdropping v. Present participle of backdrop. • BACKDROP v. to create a background for a stage. |
BACKSTOPPING | • backstopping v. Present participle of backstop. • BACKSTOP v. to act as a backstop. |
BACKSTROKING | • backstroking v. Present participle of backstroke. • BACKSTROKE v. to swim on the back. |
BLACKTOPPING | • blacktopping v. Present participle of blacktop. • black-topping v. Present participle of black-top. • black␣topping v. Present participle of black top. |
BLOCKBUSTING | • blockbusting n. (US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood… • blockbusting adj. Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful. • BLOCKBUSTING n. the act of bringing about the sale of property in an area by stirring up fears of racial change. |
BLOGJACKINGS | • BLOGJACKING n. the use of another person's blog without his or her consent, esp. for malicious or satirical purposes. |
BLOODSUCKING | • bloodsucking adj. (Of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person. • bloodsucking adj. (By extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading. • blood-sucking adj. Alternative form of bloodsucking. |
BLUESTOCKING | • bluestocking n. (Usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman. • bluestocking n. (Historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society. • bluestocking n. (Historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament. |
BODYCHECKING | • bodychecking v. Present participle of bodycheck. • body-checking v. Present participle of body-check. • body␣checking v. Present participle of body check. |
BOOKCROSSING | • bookcrossing v. Present participle of bookcross. • bookcrossing n. The practice of leaving a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do the same. • BOOKCROSSING n. the practice of leaving a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do the same. |
BOOTLICKINGS | • bootlickings n. Plural of bootlicking. • BOOTLICKING n. the act of toadying. |
GOLDBRICKING | • goldbricking v. Present participle of goldbrick. • gold-bricking v. Present participle of gold-brick. • gold␣bricking v. Present participle of gold brick. |
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. |
SCRAPBOOKING | • scrapbooking n. The process of making a scrapbook. • scrapbooking v. Present participle of scrapbook. • SCRAPBOOKING n. the practice of keeping cuttings. |
STOCKBROKING | • stockbroking n. The profession of a stockbroker. • STOCKBROKING n. the business of a stockbroker. |
STOCKJOBBING | • stockjobbing n. (Trading, dated) Making markets in equity securities; dealing in stocks and shares. • STOCKJOBBING n. a list of stocks and current prices regularly issued. |