| BACKFLIPPINGS | • BACKFLIPPING n. the act of performing a reverse somersault. |
| BACKPEDALLING | • backpedalling v. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Britain) present participle of backpedal. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| BACKSLAPPINGS | • backslappings n. Plural of backslapping. |
| KARYOMAPPINGS | • KARYOMAPPING n. a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives. |
| KINEMATOGRAPH | • kinematograph n. Alternative form of cinematograph. • KINEMATOGRAPH n. an apparatus for filming, printing and projecting a series of instantaneous photographs so as to give a moving representation of a scene, also CINEMATOGRAPH. |
| MARLINGSPIKES | • marlingspikes n. Plural of marlingspike. • marling␣spikes n. Plural of marling spike. • MARLINGSPIKE n. a tool used to separate rope strands while splicing, also MARLINESPIKE, MARLINSPIKE. |
| MUCKSPREADING | • MUCKSPREAD v. to spread manure on fields. |
| OVERPACKAGING | • overpackaging v. Present participle of overpackage. • OVERPACKAGE v. to package excessively. |
| PACKINGHOUSES | • packinghouses n. Plural of packinghouse. • PACKINGHOUSE n. an establishment for slaughtering livestock and processing packed meat. |
| PAINSTAKINGLY | • painstakingly adv. In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully. • PAINSTAKING adv. taking pains. |
| PEACEKEEPINGS | • peacekeepings n. Plural of peacekeeping. • PEACEKEEPING n. the preserving of peace. |
| PHRASEMAKINGS | • phrasemakings n. Plural of phrasemaking. • PHRASEMAKING n. the act of making phrases. |
| SCRAPBOOKINGS | • SCRAPBOOKING n. the practice of keeping cuttings. |
| SHOPBREAKINGS | • shopbreakings n. Plural of shopbreaking. • SHOPBREAKING n. the act of breaking into a shop. |
| SLEEPWALKINGS | • sleepwalkings n. Plural of sleepwalking. • SLEEPWALKING n. walking in one's sleep. |
| SPAGHETTILIKE | • spaghettilike adj. Resembling spaghetti; entangled or confused. • SPAGHETTILIKE adj. like spaghetti. |
| SPARKPLUGGING | • sparkplugging v. Present participle of sparkplug. • SPARKPLUG v. to spark something off, in the manner of a sparkplug in a car carrying wires between which an electric spark passes to fire the explosive mixture of gases. |
| SPATCHCOCKING | • spatchcocking n. The practice of making spatchcocked fowl, poultry, birds, in food preparation. • spatchcocking v. Present participle of spatchcock. • SPATCHCOCK v. to split open (a fowl, eel etc.) for grilling, also SPITCHCOCK. |
| SPEECHMAKINGS | • speechmakings n. Plural of speechmaking. • SPEECHMAKING n. the making of speeches. |
| SPEEDSKATINGS | • SPEEDSKATING n. the sport of skating for speed. |