| BACKGROUNDERS | • backgrounders n. Plural of backgrounder. • BACKGROUNDER n. an off the record briefing for reporters. |
| 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… |
| BLACKGUARDING | • blackguarding v. Present participle of blackguard. • BLACKGUARD v. to vituperate; to portray as a scoundrel. |
| BLACKGUARDISM | • blackguardism n. Blackguardly behaviour or language. • BLACKGUARDISM n. being a blackguard. |
| BLOCKBUSTINGS | • BLOCKBUSTING n. the act of bringing about the sale of property in an area by stirring up fears of racial change. |
| BLUESTOCKINGS | • bluestockings n. Plural of bluestocking. • blue-stockings n. Plural of blue-stocking. • BLUESTOCKING n. an early feminist; an educated or literary woman. |
| BREAKTHROUGHS | • breakthroughs n. Plural of breakthrough. • BREAKTHROUGH n. an offensive thrust that penetrates and carries beyond a defensive line in warfare. |
| BUSHWHACKINGS | • bushwhackings n. Plural of bushwhacking. • BUSHWHACKING n. the act of shooting someone from ambush. |
| BUTTONHOOKING | • buttonhooking v. Present participle of buttonhook. • BUTTONHOOK v. to make a kind of offensive play in American football. |
| GROUNDBREAKER | • groundbreaker n. First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person. • GROUNDBREAKER n. one that innovates. |
| HOUSEBREAKING | • housebreaking n. The act of breaking into another person’s house with unlawful intent. • housebreaking v. (Animal training) present participle of housebreak. • HOUSEBREAKING n. the act of breaking into a house for the purpose of stealing. |
| MOUNTEBANKING | • mountebanking v. Present participle of mountebank. • MOUNTEBANKING n. acting as a mountebank. |
| RUBBERNECKING | • rubbernecking n. The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident. • rubbernecking n. Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly. • rubbernecking v. Present participle of rubberneck. |
| SUBNETWORKING | • SUBNETWORK v. to use a subnetwork. |
| SWASHBUCKLING | • swashbuckling adj. Adventurous, exciting. • SWASHBUCKLE v. to act the part of a swashbuckler. |
| TROUBLEMAKING | • troublemaking adj. Causing trouble. • troublemaking n. Causing trouble; acting in a disruptive way. • TROUBLEMAKING n. the act of making trouble. |