| BACKLOADING | • backloading n. (Transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for… • backloading v. Present participle of backload. • BACKLOAD v. to load a lorry for a return journey. |
| BIOFEEDBACK | • biofeedback n. A technique consisting of measuring a person’s quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure… • BIOFEEDBACK n. a technique for learning control of autonomic body functions in response to monitoring by electronic instruments such as an electrocardiograph. |
| BLACKBODIES | • blackbodies n. Plural of blackbody. • black␣bodies n. Plural of black body. • BLACKBODY n. a body absorbing all incident radiation. |
| BOOKBINDERS | • bookbinders n. Plural of bookbinder. • BOOKBINDER n. one who binds books. |
| BOOKBINDERY | • bookbindery n. A building where books are assembled and bound. • BOOKBINDERY n. a place where books are bound. |
| BOOKBINDING | • bookbinding n. The art, craft or process of binding books. • BOOKBINDING n. the art or trade of binding books. |
| BRIDGEWORKS | • bridgeworks n. Plural of bridgework. • BRIDGEWORK n. a dental bridge. |
| DEBARKATION | • debarkation n. Disembarkation. • DEBARKATION n. the act of debarking, also DEBARCATION. |
| DIAMONDBACK | • diamondback n. (Common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus… • diamondback n. The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin). • DIAMONDBACK n. a kind of rattlesnake. |
| DOUBLETHINK | • doublethink n. The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as… • DOUBLETHINK n. thought marked by the acceptance of gross contradictions and falsehoods, esp. when used as a technique of self-indoctrination. |
| GOLDBRICKED | • goldbricked v. Simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick. • gold-bricked v. Simple past tense and past participle of gold-brick. • gold␣bricked v. Simple past tense and past participle of gold brick. |
| KEYBOARDING | • keyboarding n. The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device). • KEYBOARDING n. the process of entering data on a keyboard. |
| KEYBOARDIST | • keyboardist n. Someone who plays a keyboard. • KEYBOARDIST n. one who plays the keyboard. |
| MOCKINGBIRD | • mockingbird n. A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds. • mockingbird n. (Archaic) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic… • mocking␣bird n. Alternative form of mockingbird. |
| SKIMBOARDED | • skimboarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of skimboard. • SKIMBOARD v. to use a skimboard. |
| SKIMBOARDER | • skimboarder n. One who takes part in the sport of skimboarding. • SKIMBOARDER n. one who uses a skimboard, a type of surfboard. |
| STRIKEBOUND | • strikebound adj. Not operating normally because of strike action. • STRIKEBOUND adj. subjected to a strike. |
| SUBKINGDOMS | • subkingdoms n. Plural of subkingdom. • SUBKINGDOM n. a taxonomic division of a kingdom; a phylum. |