| ANABRANCHES | • anabranches n. Plural of anabranch. • ANABRANCH n. a stream that leaves a river and reenters lower down. |
| ANNIHILABLE | • annihilable adj. Able to be destroyed completely; capable of being annihilated. • ANNIHILABLE adj. that can be annihilated. |
| BACKCHANNEL | • backchannel v. To employ a back channel. • backchannel v. (Linguistics) To employ non-verbal (oral and visual) means to influence a speaker without interruption. • backchannel n. Alternative form of back channel. |
| 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. |
| BAREHANDING | • bare␣handing v. Present participle of bare hand. • BAREHAND v. to field the ball in baseball with bare hands rather than with gloves. |
| HANDBAGGING | • handbagging v. Present participle of handbag. • handbagging n. (UK, humorous) A verbal attack or criticism. • HANDBAGGING n. an attack with a handbag. |
| HANDBALLING | • handballing v. Present participle of handball. • handballing n. (Sexuality, slang) The act of inserting a hand into a partner’s anus. • HANDBALL v. to handle the ball in football. |
| HEADBANGING | • headbanging n. A type of dance associated with hard rock or heavy metal music, in which the head is shaken violently… • headbanging v. Present participle of headbang. • HEADBANGING n. the act of shaking the head vigorously in time with loud rock music. |
| HUSBANDLAND | • husbandland n. (Historical) The landholding of a husbandman, that is, a manorial tenant. • husbandland n. (Historical) A unit of land corresponding to a single farmstead; around 26 acres. • HUSBANDLAND n. a manorial tenant's holding; two oxgangs. |
| INHABITANCE | • inhabitance n. Alternative form of inhabitancy. • INHABITANCE n. the act of inhabiting, also INHABITANCY. |
| INHABITANCY | • inhabitancy n. The condition of inhabiting or of being inhabited; occupancy. • INHABITANCY n. the act of inhabiting, also INHABITANCE. |
| INHABITANTS | • inhabitants n. Plural of inhabitant. • INHABITANT n. one that occupies a particular place regularly, routinely, or for a period of time. |