| AWKWARDNESSES | • awkwardnesses n. Plural of awkwardness. • AWKWARDNESS n. the state of being awkward. |
| BACKSCATTERED | • backscattered v. Past participle of backscatter. • BACKSCATTER v. to scatter in this way. |
| BACKSCRATCHED | • backscratched v. Simple past tense and past participle of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
| BACKSWORDSMAN | • BACKSWORDSMAN n. one who uses a backsword, a sword with one sharp edge, also BACKSWORDMAN. |
| BACKWARDATION | • backwardation n. In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery… • backwardation n. The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price. • backwardation n. (Obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer… |
| BLACKGUARDING | • blackguarding v. Present participle of blackguard. • BLACKGUARD v. to vituperate; to portray as a scoundrel. |
| BLACKGUARDISM | • blackguardism n. Blackguardly behaviour or language. • BLACKGUARDISM n. being a blackguard. |
| BLADDERWRACKS | • bladderwracks n. Plural of bladderwrack. • bladder␣wracks n. Plural of bladder wrack. • BLADDERWRACK n. a common brown seaweed with air-bladders. |
| BRADYKINESIAS | • bradykinesias n. Plural of bradykinesia. • BRADYKINESIA n. abnormal slowness of physical movement, esp. as a symptom of Parkinson's disease. |
| BREAKDANCINGS | • BREAKDANCING n. a type of vigorous dance. |
| CACKERMANDERS | • CACKERMANDER n. (dialect) a friend. |
| HOLIDAYMAKERS | • holidaymakers n. Plural of holidaymaker. • holiday-makers n. Plural of holiday-maker. • HOLIDAYMAKER n. someone on holiday. |
| MACROPINAKOID | • MACROPINAKOID n. a crystalline pinacoid which runs parallel to the longer horizontal axis, also MACROPINACOID. |
| QUARTERBACKED | • quarterbacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of quarterback. • QUARTERBACK v. to direct the offensive play of (as a football team). |
| SKATEBOARDERS | • skateboarders n. Plural of skateboarder. • SKATEBOARDER n. one who skateboards. |
| SKATEBOARDING | • skateboarding v. Present participle of skateboard. • skateboarding n. The act of riding on a skateboard. • SKATEBOARDING n. the sport of riding or performing stunts on a skateboard. |
| TRADESMANLIKE | • tradesmanlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a tradesman. • TRADESMANLIKE adj. like a tradesman. |
| WAKEBOARDINGS | • 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. |