| BASTARDISING | • bastardising v. Present participle of bastardise. • BASTARDISE v. to make a bastard of, also BASTARDIZE. |
| BERGSCHRUNDS | • bergschrunds n. Plural of bergschrund. • BERGSCHRUND n. (German) a crevasse formed where a glacier or snowfield moves away from a mountain wall. |
| BIODIGESTERS | • biodigesters n. Plural of biodigester. |
| BODYSURFINGS | • BODYSURFING n. the sport of surfing without a surfboard. |
| 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. |
| DEBARRASSING | • debarrassing v. Present participle of debarrass. • DEBARRASS v. (archaic) to disembarrass, disentangle. |
| DOGBERRYISMS | • dogberryisms n. Plural of dogberryism. • Dogberryisms n. Plural of Dogberryism. • DOGBERRYISM n. the state of being like Dogberry, a foolish meddling person. |
| FIBERGLASSED | • fiberglassed v. Simple past tense and past participle of fiberglass. • FIBERGLASS v. (US) to coat with fiberglass, a synthetic fibre made of fine filaments of molten glass, also FIBREGLASS. |
| FIBREGLASSED | • fibreglassed adj. Alternative spelling of fiberglassed. • FIBREGLASS v. to protect or repair by applying fibreglass. |
| GRADABLENESS | • GRADABLENESS n. the state of being gradable. |
| GROUNDBURSTS | • groundbursts n. Plural of groundburst. • GROUNDBURST n. the detonation of a nuclear warhead at ground level. |
| REDISBURSING | • redisbursing v. Present participle of redisburse. • REDISBURSE v. (Spenser) to refund. |
| SMORGASBORDS | • smorgasbords n. Plural of smorgasbord. • smörgåsbords n. Plural of smörgåsbord. • SMORGASBORD n. (Norwegian) a buffet featuring various dishes, such as hors d'oeuvres, salads, etc., also SMORBROD, SMORG, SMORREBROD. |
| SPRINGBOARDS | • springboards n. Plural of springboard. • SPRINGBOARD n. a flexible board usually secured at one end and used for gymnastic stunts or diving. |
| STRINGBOARDS | • stringboards n. Plural of stringboard. • STRINGBOARD n. a board that covers the ends of the steps in a staircase. |