| ABRIDGMENT | • abridgment n. (US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation. • abridgment n. (US) The state of being abridged or lessened. • abridgment n. (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. |
| AMBAGITORY | • ambagitory adj. (Obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory. • AMBAGITORY adj. (Scott) ambagious, circuitous. |
| AMBULATING | • ambulating v. Present participle of ambulate. • AMBULATE v. to walk; to move about. |
| BANTINGISM | • Bantingism n. Synonym of banting (“weight-loss diet”). • BANTINGISM n. slimming by avoiding food containing much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter, also BANTING. |
| BITMAPPING | • bitmapping n. (Computing) The use of bitmaps. • BITMAP v. to produce a bitmap display. |
| BLOGSTREAM | • BLOGSTREAM n. the alternative news and information network growing up around weblogs. |
| BOMBASTING | • bombasting v. Present participle of bombast. • BOMBAST v. to stuff or pad with cotton wool or the like. |
| BOOTMAKING | • bootmaking n. The making of boots. • BOOTMAKING n. the craft of making boots. |
| COMBATTING | • combatting v. Present participle of combat. • COMBAT v. to fight against. |
| EMBATTLING | • embattling v. Present participle of embattle. • EMBATTLE v. to fortify against attack. |
| GABBLEMENT | • gabblement n. Foolish or confused talk; gabble. • GABBLEMENT n. gabbling. |
| LAMBASTING | • lambasting v. Present participle of lambast. • lambasting v. Present participle of lambaste. • lambasting n. A harsh reprimand. |
| MOBCASTING | • MOBCASTING n. the act of broadcasting over mobile phones. |
| OUTBEAMING | • outbeaming adj. Shining outward. • OUTBEAM v. to surpass in beaming. |
| OUTGAMBLED | • outgambled v. Simple past tense and past participle of outgamble. • OUTGAMBLE v. to surpass at gambling. |
| OUTGAMBLES | • outgambles v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgamble. • OUTGAMBLE v. to surpass at gambling. |
| TAMBOURING | • tambouring v. Present participle of tambour. • TAMBOUR v. to embroider on a round wooden frame. |
| WITGATBOOM | • WITGATBOOM n. (South African) a South African evergreen tree with edible roots used as a coffee substitute when roasted, also WITGAT. |