| BACKDROPPING | • backdropping v. Present participle of backdrop. • BACKDROP v. to create a background for a stage. |
| BARRICADOING | • barricadoing v. Present participle of barricado. • BARRICADO v. to barricade. |
| BEDCOVERINGS | • bedcoverings n. Plural of bedcovering. • BEDCOVERING n. linen etc. used to cover beds. |
| BIRDWATCHING | • birdwatching n. Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment. • birdwatching n. (Slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches. • bird␣watching n. Alternative spelling of birdwatching. |
| 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. |
| BRAGGADOCIOS | • braggadocios n. Plural of braggadocio. • BRAGGADOCIO n. (Italian) swagger, braggartism. |
| BREAKDANCING | • breakdancing n. (Dance) An urban style of acrobatic street dance that originated in the hip hop culture of New York… • break-dancing n. Alternative spelling of breakdancing. • break-dancing v. Present participle of break-dance. |
| BROADCASTING | • broadcasting adj. Sending in all directions. • broadcasting n. (Business) The business or profession of radio and television. • broadcasting n. The act by which something is broadcast. |
| CARBONADOING | • carbonadoing v. Present participle of carbonado. • CARBONADO v. (Spanish) to broil on coals, also CARBONADE, CARBONNADE. |
| CHILDBEARING | • childbearing n. The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition. • childbearing adj. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth. • child-bearing adj. (With "years" or "age") Pertaining to the time between puberty and menopause when a woman is able to bear children. |
| CLAPBOARDING | • clapboarding v. Present participle of clapboard. • CLAPBOARD v. to cover with clapboard. |
| CORNBRAIDING | • CORNBRAID v. to braid hair in cornrows, also CORNROW. |
| CROSSBANDING | • crossbanding v. Present participle of crossband. • crossbanding n. An arrangement or pattern of crossbands. • CROSSBANDING n. a veneer border, as on furniture, with its grain at right angles to the grain of the adjacent wood. |
| DESCRAMBLING | • descrambling v. Present participle of descramble. • DESCRAMBLE v. to unscramble. |
| DISBRANCHING | • disbranching v. Present participle of disbranch. • DISBRANCH v. to divest of a branch or branches. |
| DISCUMBERING | • discumbering v. Present participle of discumber. • DISCUMBER v. (archaic) to free of encumbrance, also DISENCUMBER. |
| GOLDBRICKING | • goldbricking v. Present participle of goldbrick. • gold-bricking v. Present participle of gold-brick. • gold␣bricking v. Present participle of gold brick. |
| MOCKINGBIRDS | • mockingbirds n. Plural of mockingbird. • mocking␣birds n. Plural of mocking bird. • MOCKINGBIRD n. any of various long-tailed songbirds of the New World family Mimidae, noted for mimicking other birds' calls and other sounds. |
| REDESCRIBING | • redescribing v. Present participle of redescribe. • REDESCRIBE v. to describe again. |
| ROADBLOCKING | • roadblocking v. Present participle of roadblock. • ROADBLOCK v. to bar by means of a roadblock. |