| BAULKINESSES | • BAULKINESS n. the state of being baulky. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BUMPKINLIEST | • BUMPKINLY adj. like a bumpkin, also BUMPKINISH. |
| BUSHWALKINGS | • BUSHWALKING n. hiking through the bush as a leisure activity. |
| BUSINESSLIKE | • businesslike adj. Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson. • businesslike adj. Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic. • BUSINESSLIKE adj. exhibiting qualities believed to be advantageous in business. |
| DOUBLETHINKS | • doublethinks n. Plural of doublethink. • DOUBLETHINK n. thought marked by the acceptance of gross contradictions and falsehoods, esp. when used as a technique of self-indoctrination. |
| 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. |
| UNBREAKABLES | • unbreakables n. Plural of unbreakable. |
| UNDRINKABLES | • undrinkables n. Plural of undrinkable. |
| UNMISTAKABLE | • unmistakable adj. Unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else. • UNMISTAKABLE adj. not capable of being mistaken or misunderstood, also UNMISTAKEABLE. |
| UNMISTAKABLY | • unmistakably adv. In an unmistakable manner; unquestionably. • UNMISTAKABLE adv. not capable of being mistaken or misunderstood, also UNMISTAKEABLE. |
| UNSHRINKABLE | • unshrinkable adj. That cannot shrink and cannot be shrunk. • UNSHRINKABLE adj. not shrinkable. |