| BLOODSUCKING | • bloodsucking adj. (Of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person. • bloodsucking adj. (By extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading. • blood-sucking adj. Alternative form of bloodsucking. |
| BOOKBINDINGS | • bookbindings n. Plural of bookbinding. • BOOKBINDING n. the art or trade of binding books. |
| BOOKCROSSING | • bookcrossing v. Present participle of bookcross. • bookcrossing n. The practice of leaving a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do the same. • BOOKCROSSING n. the practice of leaving a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do the same. |
| BOOKKEEPINGS | • bookkeepings n. Plural of bookkeeping. • BOOKKEEPING n. the job of keeping books. |
| BOOKSELLINGS | • BOOKSELLING n. the profession of selling books. |
| BOOTLICKINGS | • bootlickings n. Plural of bootlicking. • BOOTLICKING n. the act of toadying. |
| GOBBLEDEGOOK | • gobbledegook n. Alternative form of gobbledygook. • GOBBLEDEGOOK n. unintelligible official jargon, also GOBBLEDYGOOK. |
| GOBBLEDYGOOK | • gobbledygook n. (Informal) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language. • gobbledygook n. (Informal) Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner. • GOBBLEDYGOOK n. unintelligible official jargon, also GOBBLEDEGOOK. |
| OVERBOOKINGS | • overbookings n. Plural of overbooking. • OVERBOOKING n. the act of booking more than necessary. |
| ROADBLOCKING | • roadblocking v. Present participle of roadblock. • ROADBLOCK v. to bar by means of a roadblock. |
| SCRAPBOOKING | • scrapbooking n. The process of making a scrapbook. • scrapbooking v. Present participle of scrapbook. • SCRAPBOOKING n. the practice of keeping cuttings. |
| STOCKBROKING | • stockbroking n. The profession of a stockbroker. • STOCKBROKING n. the business of a stockbroker. |
| STOCKJOBBING | • stockjobbing n. (Trading, dated) Making markets in equity securities; dealing in stocks and shares. • STOCKJOBBING n. a list of stocks and current prices regularly issued. |