| BACKDRAUGHTS | • backdraughts n. Plural of backdraught. • BACKDRAUGHT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAFT. |
| BANKRUPTCIES | • bankruptcies n. Plural of bankruptcy. • BANKRUPTCY n. the state of being bankrupt. |
| BLOCKBUSTERS | • blockbusters n. Plural of blockbuster. • BLOCKBUSTER n. a bomb large enough to destroy a city block. |
| BLOCKBUSTING | • blockbusting n. (US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood… • blockbusting adj. Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful. • BLOCKBUSTING n. the act of bringing about the sale of property in an area by stirring up fears of racial change. |
| BLUESTOCKING | • bluestocking n. (Usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman. • bluestocking n. (Historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society. • bluestocking n. (Historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament. |
| BRUSHSTROKES | • brushstrokes n. Plural of brushstroke. • BRUSHSTROKE n. a stroke with a brush. |
| BUMPKINLIEST | • BUMPKINLY adj. like a bumpkin, also BUMPKINISH. |
| DOUBLETHINKS | • doublethinks n. Plural of doublethink. • DOUBLETHINK n. thought marked by the acceptance of gross contradictions and falsehoods, esp. when used as a technique of self-indoctrination. |
| DUMBSTRICKEN | • DUMBSTRICKEN adj. made silent by astonishment, also DUMBSTRUCK. |
| LUCKENBOOTHS | • LUCKENBOOTH n. (Scots) a shop or booth esp. in 18th century Edinburgh. |
| QUARTERBACKS | • quarterbacks n. Plural of quarterback. • quarterbacks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback. • QUARTERBACK v. to direct the offensive play of (as a football team). |
| SUBNETWORKED | • SUBNETWORK v. to use a subnetwork. |
| SUBNOTEBOOKS | • subnotebooks n. Plural of subnotebook. |
| TANKBUSTINGS | • TANKBUSTING n. the use of a tankbuster, a plane that specialises in attacking tanks. |
| UNMISTAKABLE | • unmistakable adj. Unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else. • UNMISTAKABLE adj. not capable of being mistaken or misunderstood, also UNMISTAKEABLE. |
| UNMISTAKABLY | • unmistakably adv. In an unmistakable manner; unquestionably. • UNMISTAKABLE adv. not capable of being mistaken or misunderstood, also UNMISTAKEABLE. |