| BACKCHATTING | • backchatting v. Present participle of backchat. • back-chatting v. Present participle of back-chat. • back␣chatting v. Present participle of back chat. |
| BACKFITTINGS | • BACKFITTING n. the act of retrofitting or furnishing with new parts not originally available. |
| BACKLIGHTING | • backlighting v. Present participle of backlight. • backlighting n. The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow. • BACKLIGHT v. to illumine a subject from the rear. |
| BACKSTABBING | • backstabbing v. Present participle of backstab. • backstabbing n. The act of one who backstabs. • back-stabbing adj. Alternative spelling of backstabbing. |
| BACKSTALLING | • BACKSTALL v. of a kite, to lose power and begin to drop in low winds. |
| BACKSTAMPING | • BACKSTAMP v. to mark with a backstamp. |
| BACKSTARTING | • BACKSTARTING n. a marketing technique in publishing, whereby new customers are sent back issues of magazines or journals as part of their subscription. |
| BACKSTOPPING | • backstopping v. Present participle of backstop. • BACKSTOP v. to act as a backstop. |
| BACKSTROKING | • backstroking v. Present participle of backstroke. • BACKSTROKE v. to swim on the back. |
| BACKTRACKING | • backtracking n. (Countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one’s steps. • backtracking n. (Aviation) The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports. • backtracking n. (Computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning… |
| BILLSTICKING | • billsticking n. Synonym of billposting. • BILLSTICKING n. the act of posting bills. |
| BLACKLISTING | • blacklisting v. Present participle of blacklist. • blacklisting n. The act of placing onto a blacklist. • BLACKLISTING n. the act of putting on a blacklist. |
| BLACKTOPPING | • blacktopping v. Present participle of blacktop. • black-topping v. Present participle of black-top. • black␣topping v. Present participle of black top. |
| 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. |
| BOOTLICKINGS | • bootlickings n. Plural of bootlicking. • BOOTLICKING n. the act of toadying. |
| STOCKBROKING | • stockbroking n. The profession of a stockbroker. • STOCKBROKING n. the business of a stockbroker. |
| STOCKJOBBING | • stockjobbing n. (Trading, dated) Making markets in equity securities; dealing in stocks and shares. • STOCKJOBBING n. a list of stocks and current prices regularly issued. |
| THUMBTACKING | • thumbtacking v. Present participle of thumbtack. • THUMBTACK v. to fasten with a thumbtack. |