| AEROBRAKING | • aerobraking n. (Astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as… • aerobraking v. Present participle of aerobrake. • AEROBRAKING n. using a planet's atmosphere to reduce the speed of a spacecraft. |
| BACKCASTING | • backcasting v. Present participle of backcast. • BACKCAST v. to make a backward cast in fishing. |
| BACKGAMMONS | • backgammons v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon. • backgammons n. Plural of backgammon. • BACKGAMMON v. to defeat at the game of backgammon. |
| 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. |
| BACKHAULING | • backhauling v. Present participle of backhaul. • BACKHAUL v. to return after delivering a cargo. |
| BACKLASHING | • backlashing v. Present participle of backlash. • BACKLASH v. to cause a reaction. |
| 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. |
| BACKPACKING | • backpacking v. Present participle of backpack. • backpacking n. Hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one’s gear carried in a backpack. • backpacking n. Low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations. |
| BACKSPACING | • backspacing v. Present participle of backspace. • BACKSPACE v. to move the cursor of a computer or the carriage of a typewriter one or more spaces back by means of a particular key. |
| BACKWASHING | • backwashing n. A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with… • back␣washing v. Present participle of back wash. • BACKWASH v. to affect with receding water. |
| BALKANISING | • balkanising v. Present participle of balkanise. • Balkanising v. Present participle of Balkanise. • BALKANISE v. to divide (a region or territory) into small, often hostile units, also BALKANIZE. |
| BALKANIZING | • balkanizing v. Present participle of balkanize. • Balkanizing v. Present participle of Balkanize. • BALKANIZE v. to divide (a region or territory) into small, often hostile units, also BALKANISE. |
| BALLHAWKING | • ball-hawking n. (Sports) An act of catching or obtaining possession of the ball in a skillful manner; the action of a ball hawk. • BALLHAWK v. to act as a good defensive player. |
| BAREBACKING | • barebacking n. (Jargon) The practice of engaging in intercourse, most often anal, without using a condom. • BAREBACKING n. the act of practising unprotected sex. |
| BARRACKINGS | • barrackings n. Plural of barracking. • BARRACKING n. heckling. |
| JAWBREAKING | • jawbreaking adj. Very difficult to pronounce. • JAWBREAKING adj. difficult to pronounce. |
| KLANGFARBES | • KLANGFARBE n. (German) tone-colour; timbre. |
| LAWBREAKING | • lawbreaking adj. Unlawful; illegal. • lawbreaking n. The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law. • LAWBREAKING n. the act of breaking the law. |
| PARBREAKING | • parbreaking v. Present participle of parbreak. • PARBREAK v. (archaic) to vomit. |