| BEACHING | • beaching v. Present participle of beach. • beaching n. An event in which a marine animal beaches itself. • BEACH v. to drive onto the shore by a lake or the sea. |
| BECOMING | • becoming v. Present participle of become. • becoming n. (Chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes. • becoming adj. Pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful. |
| BELACING | • belacing v. Present participle of belace. • BELACE v. to adorn with lace. |
| BELCHING | • belching v. Present participle of belch. • belching n. The act of producing a belch. • BELCH v. to expel gas through the mouth. |
| BENCHING | • benching n. An instance of a person being removed temporarily from an active role in a group or team activity. • benching v. Present participle of bench. • BENCH v. to provide with benches. |
| BIOGENIC | • biogenic adj. Produced by living organisms, or by a biological process. • biogenic adj. Essential for the maintenance of life. • BIOGENIC adj. relating to biogens. |
| BIRDCAGE | • birdcage n. (Countable) A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in. • birdcage n. (Uncountable) A game of chance played with dice; chuck-a-luck. • bird-cage n. Alternative spelling of birdcage. |
| CRIBBAGE | • cribbage n. (Card games) A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the… • cribbage n. A variety of pocket billiards that, like the card game, awards points for pairs that total 15. A player… • cribbage n. A point scored in this variety of pocket billiards. |
| EMBACING | • EMBACE v. (Spenser) to lower, also EMBASE, IMBASE. |
| GIVEBACK | • giveback n. A rebate. • giveback n. A reduction in pay or conditions as a result of unfavourable economic conditions. • give␣back v. (Transitive) To return, restore (A thing to its original owner or location etc.). |
| ICEBERGS | • icebergs n. Plural of iceberg. • ICEBERG n. a large floating body of ice. |
| RIBCAGES | • ribcages n. Plural of ribcage (alternative spelling of rib cages). • rib-cages n. Plural of rib-cage (alternative spelling of ribcages). • rib␣cages n. Plural of rib cage. |