| AEROBRAKINGS | • AEROBRAKING n. using a planet's atmosphere to reduce the speed of a spacecraft. |
| BACKBREAKING | • backbreaking adj. (Figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring. • back-breaking adj. Alternative form of backbreaking. • BACKBREAKING adj. exhausting. |
| BACKDRAUGHTS | • backdraughts n. Plural of backdraught. • BACKDRAUGHT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAFT. |
| BACKSTARTING | • BACKSTARTING n. a marketing technique in publishing, whereby new customers are sent back issues of magazines or journals as part of their subscription. |
| BACKSTRAIGHT | • backstraight n. Alternative form of back straight (“backstretch”). • back␣straight n. (Athletics, horse racing) The straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing… |
| BACKTRACKING | • backtracking n. (Countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one’s steps. • backtracking n. (Aviation) The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports. • backtracking n. (Computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning… |
| BAREBACKINGS | • BAREBACKING n. the act of practising unprotected sex. |
| BLACKGUARDED | • blackguarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of blackguard. • BLACKGUARD v. to vituperate; to portray as a scoundrel. |
| BLACKGUARDLY | • blackguardly adj. Characteristic of a blackguard. • BLACKGUARDLY adj. like a blackguard. |
| 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. |
| BREAKFASTING | • breakfasting v. Present participle of breakfast. • breakfasting n. The act of eating breakfast. • BREAKFAST v. to take breakfast. |
| BREATHTAKING | • breathtaking adj. Stunningly beautiful; amazing. • breathtaking adj. Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment. • BREATHTAKING adj. making one out of breath. |
| GAMEBREAKERS | • GAMEBREAKER n. a term used esp. in hockey to describe a player who can dominate and change a game single-handed. |
| GAOLBREAKING | • GAOLBREAK v. to break out of gaol, also JAILBREAK. |
| JAILBREAKING | • jailbreaking v. Present participle of jailbreak. • JAILBREAK v. to free from jail, also GAOLBREAK. |
| LAWBREAKINGS | • lawbreakings n. Plural of lawbreaking. • LAWBREAKING n. the act of breaking the law. |
| PAPERBACKING | • paperbacking v. Present participle of paperback. • PAPERBACK v. to bring out in paperback. |
| PATHBREAKING | • pathbreaking adj. Opening a new path or approach. • PATHBREAKING adj. trailblazing. |
| 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. |