| ABSCONDINGS | • abscondings n. Plural of absconding. • ABSCONDING n. the act of departing suddenly and secretly. |
| AMBUSCADING | • ambuscading v. Present participle of ambuscade. • AMBUSCADE v. (French) to lay an ambush, also AMBUSCADO. |
| BACKDRAUGHT | • backdraught n. (Firefighting, chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of backdraft. • BACKDRAUGHT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAFT. |
| BACKGROUNDS | • backgrounds n. Plural of background. • backgrounds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background. • BACKGROUND v. to provide with background. |
| BACKHANDING | • backhanding v. Present participle of backhand. • back-handing v. Present participle of back-hand. • BACKHAND v. to strike with the back of the hand. |
| BACKLIGHTED | • backlighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of backlight. • BACKLIGHT v. to illumine a subject from the rear. |
| BACKLOADING | • backloading n. (Transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for… • backloading v. Present participle of backload. • BACKLOAD v. to load a lorry for a return journey. |
| BACKSLIDING | • backsliding v. Present participle of backslide. • backsliding adj. Sliding back. • backsliding n. An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense. |
| BACKWINDING | • backwinding v. Present participle of backwind. • BACKWIND v. to deflect airflow into the back of a sail. |
| BARRICADING | • barricading v. Present participle of barricade. • BARRICADE v. (French) to block with a barricade, a temporary defensive barrier. |
| BECOWARDING | • BECOWARD v. to accuse of cowardice. |
| BLACKGUARDS | • blackguards n. Plural of blackguard. • BLACKGUARD v. to vituperate; to portray as a scoundrel. |
| BLACKLEGGED | • blacklegged v. Simple past tense and past participle of blackleg. • BLACKLEG v. to work even though a strike has been declared. |
| BRAGGADOCIO | • braggadocio n. A braggart. • braggadocio n. Empty boasting. • BRAGGADOCIO n. (Italian) swagger, braggartism. |
| CONGLOBATED | • conglobated v. Simple past tense and past participle of conglobate. • CONGLOBATE v. to gather in a globe. |
| CUPBOARDING | • cupboarding v. Present participle of cupboard. • CUPBOARD v. to store. |
| PIGGYBACKED | • piggybacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of piggyback. • piggy-backed v. Simple past tense and past participle of piggy-back. • PIGGYBACK v. to carry someone on one's back, also PICKABACK, PICKAPACK, PICKBACK. |
| SCABBARDING | • scabbarding v. Present participle of scabbard. • SCABBARD v. to sheathe, as a sword. |