| ALDERMANLIKE | • aldermanlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of an alderman. • ALDERMANLIKE adj. like an alderman. |
| BACKPADDLING | • backpaddling v. Present participle of backpaddle. |
| BACKPEDALING | • backpedaling v. (US) present participle of backpedal. • backpedaling n. The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| BLACKLEADING | • blackleading v. Present participle of blacklead. • BLACKLEAD v. to coat with blacklead. |
| 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. |
| DAMASKEENING | • damaskeening v. Present participle of damaskeen. • damaskeening n. Alternative form of damascening. • DAMASKEEN v. to decorate or engrave metal with wavy lines and patterns, also DAMASCEENE, DAMASCENE, DAMASKIN, DAMASQUIN. |
| DAYDREAMLIKE | • daydreamlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a daydream. • DAYDREAMLIKE adj. like a daydream. |
| DEBARKATIONS | • debarkations n. Plural of debarkation. • DEBARKATION n. the act of debarking, also DEBARCATION. |
| DEMARKATIONS | • demarkations n. Plural of demarkation. • DEMARKATION n. the act of demarking, also DEMARCATION. |
| DIAMONDBACKS | • diamondbacks n. Plural of diamondback. • DIAMONDBACK n. a kind of rattlesnake. |
| HANDSHAKINGS | • handshakings n. Plural of handshaking. • HANDSHAKING n. communication between a computer system and an external device, by which each tells the other that data is ready to be transferred, and that the receiver is ready to accept it. |
| HOLIDAYMAKER | • holidaymaker n. (Britain) someone who is on holiday. • holiday-maker n. (Britain) Someone who is on holiday. • HOLIDAYMAKER n. someone on holiday. |
| PADDYWACKING | • PADDYWACK v. to spank or smack. |
| RIJKSDAALERS | • RIJKSDAALER n. (Dutch) a small Dutch silver coin, also RIGSDALER. |
| TRADEMARKING | • trademarking v. Present participle of trademark. • TRADEMARK v. to mark with a trademark. |
| 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. |