| BLOCKBUSTERS | • blockbusters n. Plural of blockbuster. • BLOCKBUSTER n. a bomb large enough to destroy a city block. |
| 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. |
| BLOODSUCKERS | • bloodsuckers n. Plural of bloodsucker. • blood-suckers n. Plural of blood-sucker (alternative spelling of bloodsuckers). • BLOODSUCKER n. an animal that sucks blood. |
| BLOODSUCKING | • bloodsucking adj. (Of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person. • bloodsucking adj. (By extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading. • blood-sucking adj. Alternative form of bloodsucking. |
| BLUEJACKINGS | • bluejackings n. Plural of bluejacking. • BLUEJACKING n. the sending of unsolicited messages over Bluetooth to Bluetooth-enabled devices such as mobile phones. |
| 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. |
| COCKABULLIES | • cockabullies n. Plural of cockabully. • COCKABULLY n. (Maori) any of various small freshwater fishes of New Zealand. |
| KNUCKLEBALLS | • knuckleballs n. Plural of knuckleball. • KNUCKLEBALL n. a baseball pitch in which the ball is gripped with the knuckles. |
| KNUCKLEBONES | • knucklebones n. Plural of knucklebone. • knucklebones n. A children’s game, originally played with the knucklebones of sheep, in which small objects are picked… • KNUCKLEBONE n. the bone of the knuckle. |
| LUCKENBOOTHS | • LUCKENBOOTH n. (Scots) a shop or booth esp. in 18th century Edinburgh. |
| PICKELHAUBES | • pickelhaubes n. Plural of pickelhaube. • PICKELHAUBE n. (German) the spiked helmet worn by German or Prussian soldiers before World War I. |
| SWASHBUCKLED | • swashbuckled v. Simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle. • SWASHBUCKLE v. to act the part of a swashbuckler. |
| SWASHBUCKLER | • swashbuckler n. A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play. • swashbuckler n. A daring adventurer. • swashbuckler n. A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone. |
| SWASHBUCKLES | • swashbuckles v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swashbuckle. • SWASHBUCKLE v. to act the part of a swashbuckler. |