| BACKGROUNDERS | • backgrounders n. Plural of backgrounder. • BACKGROUNDER n. an off the record briefing for reporters. |
| BLACKGUARDISM | • blackguardism n. Blackguardly behaviour or language. • BLACKGUARDISM n. being a blackguard. |
| BORAGINACEOUS | • boraginaceous adj. (Botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage… • BORAGINACEOUS adj. belonging to the borage family. |
| BRAGGADOCIOUS | • braggadocious adj. Exhibiting braggadocio; characterized by empty boasts. • BRAGGADOCIOUS adj. boastful. |
| BUCCANEERINGS | • buccaneerings n. Plural of buccaneering. • BUCCANEERING n. acting as a buccaneer. |
| CIRCUMAMBAGES | • circumambages n. Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions. • CIRCUMAMBAGES n. roundabout methods of speech. |
| DECARBURISING | • decarburising v. Present participle of decarburise. • DECARBURISE v. to remove carbon or carbon dioxide from, also DECARBURIZE. |
| SCHLUMBERGERA | • schlumbergera n. (Botany) Any member of the cactus genus Schlumbergera. • Schlumbergera prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – crab cactus, including the Christmas cactus or holiday cactus. • SCHLUMBERGERA n. Christmas cactus. |
| SUBCATEGORIES | • subcategories n. Plural of subcategory. • sub-categories n. Plural of sub-category (alternative spelling of subcategories). • SUBCATEGORY n. a subdivision of a category. |
| SUBCATEGORISE | • subcategorise v. Alternative spelling of subcategorize. • SUBCATEGORISE v. to classify into subcategories, also SUBCATEGORIZE. |
| SUBCATEGORIZE | • subcategorize v. (Transitive) To categorize more specifically by placing in a subcategory. • subcategorize v. (Grammar) To practice subcategorization. • SUBCATEGORIZE v. to classify into subcategories, also SUBCATEGORISE. |
| SUBCHARTERING | • SUBCHARTER v. to rent a chartered vehicle. |
| TURBOCHARGERS | • turbochargers n. Plural of turbocharger. • TURBOCHARGER n. a centrifugal blower driven by exhaust gas turbines and used to supercharge an engine. |
| UNSCABBARDING | • unscabbarding v. Present participle of unscabbard. • UNSCABBARD v. to withdraw e.g. a sword from a scabbard. |