| ABRIDGEMENT | • abridgement n. (Chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment. • ABRIDGEMENT n. the act of abridging, also ABRIDGMENT. |
| ABRIDGMENTS | • abridgments n. Plural of abridgment. • ABRIDGMENT n. the act of abridging, also ABRIDGEMENT. |
| ADUMBRATING | • adumbrating v. Present participle of adumbrate. • ADUMBRATE v. to foreshadow vaguely, to intimate. |
| BARTENDINGS | • BARTENDING n. the act of keeping a bar. |
| BEARDTONGUE | • beardtongue n. A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode. • BEARDTONGUE n. a name for the flower penstemon. |
| BOWSTRINGED | • bowstringed v. Simple past tense and past participle of bowstring. • bowstringed adj. Supplied or fitted with a bowstring. • BOWSTRING v. to strangle with a bowstring. |
| DRUMBEATING | • drumbeating n. A beating of drums. • DRUMBEATING n. the beating of a drum. |
| GROUNDBAITS | • groundbaits n. Plural of groundbait. • GROUNDBAIT n. bait dropped to the bottom to bring fish to the neighbourhood. |
| GROUNDBURST | • groundburst n. The explosion of a bomb dropped from the air when it hits the ground. • GROUNDBURST n. the detonation of a nuclear warhead at ground level. |
| OUTBREEDING | • outbreeding n. The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals. • outbreeding n. The mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription). • OUTBREEDING n. breeding from parents not closely related. |
| STRINGBOARD | • stringboard n. (Architecture) A stringpiece. • STRINGBOARD n. a board that covers the ends of the steps in a staircase. |
| TARBOGGINED | • tarboggined v. Simple past tense and past participle of tarboggin. • TARBOGGIN v. to sledge on a tarboggin, also TABOGGAN, TOBOGGAN, TOBOGGIN. |
| UNABROGATED | • unabrogated adj. Which has not been abrogated. • UNABROGATED adj. not abrogated. |
| UNDERBITING | • underbiting v. Present participle of underbite. • UNDERBITE v. to bite insufficiently with acid, as in etching. |
| UNDERBOUGHT | • underbought v. Simple past tense and past participle of underbuy. • UNDERBUY v. to buy at a lower price than. |
| UNDERBUDGET | • underbudget v. To budget a smaller amount that is needed. • UNDERBUDGET v. to allow too low a budget. |