| ABBREVIATING | • abbreviating v. Present participle of abbreviate. • ABBREVIATE v. to make briefer. |
| ABBREVIATION | • abbreviation n. The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment. • abbreviation n. (Linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing… • abbreviation n. The process of abbreviating. |
| BARBARIANISM | • barbarianism n. A primitive or simplistic ethos or societal condition; barbarism. • barbarianism n. Behaviour appropriate to a barbarian, that is uncivilized, brutal, or crude. • BARBARIANISM n. the state of being a barbarian. |
| BEARBAITINGS | • bearbaitings n. Plural of bearbaiting. • bear-baitings n. Plural of bear-baiting. • bear␣baitings n. Plural of bear baiting. |
| BESCRIBBLING | • bescribbling v. Present participle of bescribble. • BESCRIBBLE v. (archaic) to scribble over. |
| BILLBOARDING | • billboarding n. (Computer graphics) A technique in three-dimensional graphics in which a sprite is rendered perpendicular… • BILLBOARD v. to advertise by means of billboards. |
| BIOTURBATION | • bioturbation n. (Geology) the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms. • BIOTURBATION n. the restructuring of sedimentary deposits (as in a lake bottom or seabed) by moving organisms (as worms and burrowing clams). |
| BLACKBIRDING | • blackbirding n. (UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour. • blackbirding v. Present participle of blackbird. • BLACKBIRDING n. trafficking in slaves. |
| FIREBOMBINGS | • firebombings n. Plural of firebombing. • FIREBOMBING n. the act of attacking with incendiary bombs. |
| GIBBERELLINS | • gibberellins n. Plural of gibberellin. • GIBBERELLIN n. any of several plant-growth regulators produced by a fungus of the genus Gibberella. |
| RABBINICALLY | • rabbinically adv. In a rabbinical way. • RABBINICAL adv. of or pertaining to the rabbins, also RABBINIC. |
| RIBBONFISHES | • ribbonfishes n. Plural of ribbonfish. • RIBBONFISH n. a long slender fish, the oarfish. |
| SCRIBBLINGLY | • scribblingly adv. In a scribbling manner. • SCRIBBLINGLY adv. SCRIBBLING. |
| SUBLIBRARIAN | • sublibrarian n. An under or assistant librarian. • SUBLIBRARIAN n. a subordinate librarian. |
| SUBSCRIBINGS | • subscribings n. Plural of subscribing. • SUBSCRIBING n. the act of taking out a subscription. |