| HANGBIRDS | • hangbirds n. Plural of hangbird. • HANGBIRD n. the Baltimore oriole, so called because its nest is suspended from the limb of a tree, also HANGNEST. |
| BRANDISHING | • brandishing v. Present participle of brandish. • brandishing n. The action of the verb to brandish. • BRANDISH v. to move or wave, esp. a weapon. |
| BRIDGEHEADS | • bridgeheads n. Plural of bridgehead. • BRIDGEHEAD n. a fortification protecting the end of a bridge nearest an enemy. |
| WEIGHBOARDS | • weighboards n. Plural of weighboard. • WEIGHBOARD n. a thin geological seam separating larger strata, also WAYBOARD. |
| BIOGRAPHISED | • biographised v. Simple past tense and past participle of biographise. • BIOGRAPHISE v. to make the subject of a biography, also BIOGRAPHIZE. |
| DISBRANCHING | • disbranching v. Present participle of disbranch. • DISBRANCH v. to divest of a branch or branches. |
| STRAIGHTBRED | • straightbred adj. Produced by breeding from a single breed, variety or species. • straightbred n. Any organism produced by breeding from a single breed, variety, or species. • STRAIGHTBRED n. an animal produced by breeding a single breed, strain, or type. |
| BIRDWATCHINGS | • BIRDWATCHING n. the occupation of watching birds. |
| BOARDINGHOUSE | • boardinghouse n. Alternative spelling of boarding house. • boarding␣house n. A private house in which paying residents are provided with accommodation and meals. • boarding␣house n. A boarding school building where boarders live during term time. |
| CHILDBEARINGS | • childbearings n. Plural of childbearing. • CHILDBEARING n. the process of conceiving, being pregnant with, and giving birth to children. |
| DISCHARGEABLE | • dischargeable adj. Capable of being discharged. • DISCHARGEABLE adj. capable of being discharged. |
| STRAIGHTBREDS | • straightbreds n. Plural of straightbred. • STRAIGHTBRED n. an animal produced by breeding a single breed, strain, or type. |
| BIGHEARTEDNESS | • bigheartedness n. The quality of being bighearted. • big-heartedness n. Alternative form of bigheartedness. • BIGHEARTEDNESS n. the state of being bighearted. |
| BOARDINGHOUSES | • boardinghouses n. Plural of boardinghouse. • boarding␣houses n. Plural of boarding house. • BOARDINGHOUSE n. a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests. |
| FINGERBREADTHS | • fingerbreadths n. Plural of fingerbreadth. • FINGERBREADTH n. the breadth of a finger. |
| MATCHBOARDINGS | • MATCHBOARDING n. matchboards collectively. |
| BRACHYDIAGONALS | • brachydiagonals n. Plural of brachydiagonal. • BRACHYDIAGONAL n. in crystallography, the shorter lateral axis. |
| FEATHERBEDDINGS | • FEATHERBEDDING n. protecting (an industry, workers, etc.) by such practices as overmanning in order to save jobs. |
| SCRATCHBUILDING | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |