| BANDICOOTING | • bandicooting v. Present participle of bandicoot. • BANDICOOT v. to remove potatoes from the ground leaving the tops undisturbed. |
| BLOODLETTING | • bloodletting n. (Historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to… • bloodletting n. (By extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect. • bloodletting n. A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence. |
| 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. |
| BODYBOARDING | • bodyboarding n. A water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves. • bodyboarding v. Present participle of bodyboard. • BODYBOARDING n. the sport of riding a surfboard that is shorter and blunter than a standard board. |
| BOOKBINDINGS | • bookbindings n. Plural of bookbinding. • BOOKBINDING n. the art or trade of binding books. |
| BOONDOGGLERS | • boondogglers n. Plural of boondoggler. • BOONDOGGLER n. one who engages in boondoggling. |
| BOONDOGGLING | • boondoggling v. Present participle of boondoggle. • BOONDOGGLE v. to carry out unnecessary work. |
| CARBONADOING | • carbonadoing v. Present participle of carbonado. • CARBONADO v. (Spanish) to broil on coals, also CARBONADE, CARBONNADE. |
| DOGSBODYINGS | • DOGSBODYING n. acting as a dogsbody. |
| FOREBODINGLY | • forebodingly adv. In a foreboding manner. • FOREBODINGLY adv. FOREBODING. |
| NEIGHBORHOOD | • neighborhood n. The residential area near one’s home. • neighborhood n. The inhabitants of a residential area. • neighborhood n. A formal or informal division of a municipality or region. |
| OVERBOUNDING | • overbounding v. Present participle of overbound. • OVERBOUND v. to bound excessively. |
| ROADBLOCKING | • roadblocking v. Present participle of roadblock. • ROADBLOCK v. to bar by means of a roadblock. |
| SHADOWBOXING | • shadowboxing n. A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent. • shadowboxing v. Present participle of shadowbox. • shadow-boxing v. Present participle of shadow-box. |
| SNOWBOARDING | • snowboarding n. The sport of sliding downhill on a snowboard. • snowboarding v. Present participle of snowboard. • SNOWBOARDING n. the sport of using a snowboard. |
| UNFOREBODING | • unforeboding adj. Not foreboding. • UNFOREBODING adj. not foreboding. |