| BIOGRAPHISING | • biographising v. Present participle of biographise. • BIOGRAPHISE v. to make the subject of a biography, also BIOGRAPHIZE. |
| BOOTSTRAPPING | • bootstrapping v. Present participle of bootstrap. • bootstrapping n. The process by which something is bootstrapped. • BOOTSTRAP v. to prepare (a computer) for operation by causing an operating system to be loaded into its memory. |
| BREASTPLOUGHS | • breastploughs n. Plural of breastplough. • BREASTPLOUGH n. a kind of spade for cutting turf, with a crossbar against which the breast is pressed. |
| GERONTOPHOBES | • gerontophobes n. Plural of gerontophobe. • GERONTOPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of old age. |
| GRAPHOPHOBIAS | • GRAPHOPHOBIA n. fear of writing. |
| HYPERBOLISING | • hyperbolising v. Present participle of hyperbolise. • HYPERBOLISE v. to indulge in hyperbole, also HYPERBOLIZE. |
| IAMBOGRAPHERS | • iambographers n. Plural of iambographer. • IAMBOGRAPHER n. one who writes in iambics. |
| POSTBOURGEOIS | • postbourgeois adj. (In Marxist philosophy) Relating to a period of society following the decline of the bourgeoisie. • POSTBOURGEOIS adj. belonging to a period of society after the bourgeoisie. |
| POWERBOATINGS | • POWERBOATING n. the sport of driving a powerboat. |
| PROGRAMMABLES | • programmables n. Plural of programmable. • PROGRAMMABLE n. a device that can be programmed. |
| PYROBALLOGIES | • PYROBALLOGY n. the study of artillery. |
| SCRAPBOOKINGS | • SCRAPBOOKING n. the practice of keeping cuttings. |
| SHOPBREAKINGS | • shopbreakings n. Plural of shopbreaking. • SHOPBREAKING n. the act of breaking into a shop. |
| SNOBOGRAPHERS | • snobographers n. Plural of snobographer. • SNOBOGRAPHER n. one who engages in snobography, the description of snobs. |
| SNOBOGRAPHIES | • SNOBOGRAPHY n. the description of snobs and snobbery. |
| SPRINGBOARDED | • springboarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of springboard. |
| SYLLABOGRAPHY | • SYLLABOGRAPHY n. use of a writing system consisting of characters for syllables rather than for individual sounds or whole words. |
| SYMBOLOGRAPHY | • SYMBOLOGRAPHY n. symbolic writing or representation. |