| BACKPEDALING | • backpedaling v. (US) present participle of backpedal. • backpedaling n. The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| BALLADEERING | • balladeering v. Present participle of balladeer. • BALLADEER v. to sing ballads. |
| BALLADMONGER | • balladmonger n. A seller or composer of ballads. • BALLADMONGER n. a dealer in or composer of ballads. |
| BATTLEGROUND | • battleground n. A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought. • battleground n. (Figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention. • battleground n. (Figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention. |
| BEADBLASTING | • BEADBLAST v. to clean with such a jet. |
| BEDAZZLINGLY | • bedazzlingly adv. So as to bedazzle; stunningly bright or glamorous. |
| BESTRADDLING | • bestraddling v. Present participle of bestraddle. • BESTRADDLE v. to bestride. |
| BLACKLEADING | • blackleading v. Present participle of blacklead. • BLACKLEAD v. to coat with blacklead. |
| CHILDBEARING | • childbearing n. The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition. • childbearing adj. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth. • child-bearing adj. (With "years" or "age") Pertaining to the time between puberty and menopause when a woman is able to bear children. |
| DEBILITATING | • debilitating adj. Causing a loss of energy or strength. • debilitating v. Present participle of debilitate. • DEBILITATE v. to make weak. |
| DELIBERATING | • deliberating v. Present participle of deliberate. • DELIBERATE v. to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully. |
| DESCRAMBLING | • descrambling v. Present participle of descramble. • DESCRAMBLE v. to unscramble. |
| DIAGNOSEABLE | • diagnoseable adj. Alternative form of diagnosable. • DIAGNOSEABLE adj. capable of being diagnosed, also DIAGNOSABLE. |
| DIFFRANGIBLE | • diffrangible adj. Able to be diffracted. • DIFFRANGIBLE adj. capable of being diffracted or separated. |
| DISEMBRANGLE | • disembrangle v. (Obsolete, transitive) To free from wrangling or litigation. • DISEMBRANGLE v. (obsolete) to free from dispute. |
| GRADABLENESS | • GRADABLENESS n. the state of being gradable. |
| KNOWLEDGABLE | • knowledgable adj. (Rare) Alternative form of knowledgeable. • KNOWLEDGABLE adj. possessing knowledge, also KNOWLEDGEABLE. |
| KNOWLEDGABLY | • knowledgably adv. Misspelling of knowledgeably. • KNOWLEDGABLE adv. possessing knowledge, also KNOWLEDGEABLE. |
| SPEEDBALLING | • speedballing v. Present participle of speedball. • SPEEDBALLING n. the practice of taking cocaine and heroin taken intravenously. |
| UNBRIDGEABLE | • unbridgeable adj. Unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span. • UNBRIDGEABLE adj. that cannot be bridged. |