| BACKGROUND | • background adj. Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system. • background n. One’s social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. • background n. A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context. |
| BARAGOUINS | • baragouins n. Plural of baragouin. • BARAGOUIN n. (French) any jargon or unintelligible language. |
| GROUNDBAIT | • groundbait n. Fishing bait that is cast into the water, rather than secured to a hook, in order to attract fish to… • GROUNDBAIT n. bait dropped to the bottom to bring fish to the neighbourhood. • GROUNDBAIT v. to bait with groundbait. |
| GUBERNATOR | • gubernator n. Leader. • gubernator n. (Now humorous) Governor. • GUBERNATOR n. (Latin) a powerful man in government. |
| HARBOURING | • harbouring v. Present participle of harbour. • HARBOUR v. to shelter, also HARBOR. |
| HAUBERGEON | • haubergeon n. Alternative form of habergeon. • HAUBERGEON n. a sleeveless mail coat, shorter than a hauberk, also HABERGEON. |
| OBDURATING | • obdurating v. Present participle of obdurate. • OBDURATE v. to make obdurate, harden physically. |
| OBTURATING | • obturating v. Present participle of obturate. • OBTURATE v. to stop up. |
| OUTBARGAIN | • outbargain v. (Transitive) To outdo in bargaining. • OUTBARGAIN v. to surpass in bargaining. |
| OUTBARKING | • outbarking v. Present participle of outbark. • OUTBARK v. to surpass in barking. |
| OUTBARRING | • outbarring v. Present participle of outbar. • OUTBAR v. to form a barrier. |
| OUTBRAVING | • outbraving v. Present participle of outbrave. • OUTBRAVE v. to surpass in courage. |
| TAMBOURING | • tambouring v. Present participle of tambour. • TAMBOUR v. to embroider on a round wooden frame. |
| UNLABORING | • unlaboring adj. Alternative form of unlabouring. • UNLABORING adj. not laboring. |
| URBANOLOGY | • urbanology n. The branch of sociology that studies the problems of living in cities and towns. • URBANOLOGY n. the study of cities. |