| BACKSPEIRING | • BACKSPEIR v. (Scots) to cross-question, also BACKSPEER. |
| BLACKBIRDING | • blackbirding n. (UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour. • blackbirding v. Present participle of blackbird. • BLACKBIRDING n. trafficking in slaves. |
| BOILERMAKING | • boilermaking n. The manufacture of boilers. • BOILERMAKING n. metalworking in heavy industry; plating or welding. |
| BOKMAKIERIES | • bokmakieries n. Plural of bokmakierie. • BOKMAKIERIE n. (South African) a large yellow shrike. |
| BRADYKINESIA | • bradykinesia n. (Medicine) Slowness of movement. • BRADYKINESIA n. abnormal slowness of physical movement, esp. as a symptom of Parkinson's disease. |
| BRICKLAYINGS | • bricklayings n. Plural of bricklaying. • BRICKLAYING n. the job of laying bricks. |
| BRICKMAKINGS | • BRICKMAKING n. the making of bricks. |
| BRINKMANSHIP | • brinkmanship n. (Chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink… • BRINKMANSHIP n. the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety esp. to force a desired outcome, also BRINKSMANSHIP. |
| DISEMBARKING | • disembarking v. Present participle of disembark. • disembarking n. A disembarkation. • DISEMBARK v. to leave a ship, to land. |
| DRINKABILITY | • drinkability n. The state or property of being drinkable. • drinkability n. The extent to which something is drinkable. • DRINKABILITY n. the state of being drinkable. |
| JAILBREAKING | • jailbreaking v. Present participle of jailbreak. • JAILBREAK v. to free from jail, also GAOLBREAK. |
| KITEBOARDING | • kiteboarding n. A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which… • kiteboarding n. A similar sport using a wheeled board on land. • kiteboarding n. A similar sport using a snowboard or ski on snow. |
| REVOKABILITY | • revokability n. Alternative form of revocability. • REVOKABILITY n. the quality of being revokable, also REVOCABILITY. |
| ROCKABILLIES | • rockabillies n. Plural of rockabilly. • ROCKABILLY n. a form of rock-and-roll music with elements of hillbilly. |
| SKIMBOARDING | • skimboarding n. A form of surfing in shallow water near a beach. • SKIMBOARD v. to use a skimboard. |