| BACKBURNING | • backburning v. Present participle of backburn. • BACKBURN v. to set a fire in order to halt the spread of another fire. |
| BACKGROUNDING | • backgrounding v. Present participle of background. • backgrounding n. The act by which something is backgrounded, in any sense. • backgrounding n. An intermediate stage in cattle production, between weaning and placement in a feedlot, during which… |
| BRAUNCHING | • braunching v. Present participle of braunch. • BRAUNCH v. to spread like a tree branch, also BRANCH. |
| BUCCANEERING | • buccaneering adj. Bold, reckless and unscrupulous. • buccaneering n. Robbery on the high seas; piracy. • buccaneering v. Present participle of buccaneer. |
| BUCCANEERINGS | • buccaneerings n. Plural of buccaneering. • BUCCANEERING n. acting as a buccaneer. |
| BUCCANIERING | • buccaniering v. Present participle of buccanier. • BUCCANIER v. to act as a buccaneer, a pirate, originally of the Spanish-American coasts; an unscrupulous adventurer, also BUCCANEER. |
| COUNTERBRACING | • counterbracing v. Present participle of counterbrace. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| OBTRUNCATING | • obtruncating v. Present participle of obtruncate. • OBTRUNCATE v. to cut or lop off the head of. |
| REPUBLICANISING | • republicanising v. Present participle of republicanise. • REPUBLICANISE v. to make republican, also REPUBLICANIZE. |
| REPUBLICANIZING | • republicanizing v. Present participle of republicanize. • REPUBLICANIZE v. to make republican, also REPUBLICANISE. |
| SUBCONTRACTING | • subcontracting v. Present participle of subcontract. • SUBCONTRACTING n. the act of subcontracting. |
| SUBCONTRACTINGS | • SUBCONTRACTING n. the act of subcontracting. |
| UNBARRICADING | • unbarricading v. Present participle of unbarricade. • UNBARRICADE v. to remove a barricade from. |
| UNBRACING | • unbracing v. Present participle of unbrace. • UNBRACE v. to free from braces. |
| UNRECOGNISABLE | • unrecognisable adj. Alternative spelling of unrecognizable. • UNRECOGNISABLE adj. not recognisable, also UNRECOGNIZABLE. |
| UNRECOGNISABLY | • unrecognisably adv. (Chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of unrecognizably. • UNRECOGNISABLE adv. not recognisable, also UNRECOGNIZABLE. |
| UNRECOGNIZABLE | • unrecognizable adj. That cannot be recognized, especially because of substantial changes. • UNRECOGNIZABLE adj. not recognizable, also UNRECOGNISABLE. |
| UNRECOGNIZABLY | • unrecognizably adv. Beyond recognition. • UNRECOGNIZABLE adv. not recognizable, also UNRECOGNISABLE. |
| UNSCABBARDING | • unscabbarding v. Present participle of unscabbard. • UNSCABBARD v. to withdraw e.g. a sword from a scabbard. |
| UNSCRAMBLING | • unscrambling v. Present participle of unscramble. • UNSCRAMBLE v. to separate (as a conglomeration or tangle) into original components. |