| BIREFRINGENCES | • birefringences n. Plural of birefringence. • BIREFRINGENCE n. the refraction of light in an anisotropic material (as calcite) in two slightly different directions to form two rays. |
| BREASTFEEDINGS | • breastfeedings n. Plural of breastfeeding. • BREASTFEEDING n. the act of feeding with the breast. |
| BULLETPROOFING | • bulletproofing v. Present participle of bulletproof. • BULLETPROOF v. to make impenetrable to bullets. |
| BUTTERFINGERED | • butterfingered adj. Prone to dropping things; clumsy. • butter-fingered adj. Alternative form of butterfingered. • BUTTERFINGERED adj. apt to let things fall or slip through the fingers. |
| COUNTERBUFFING | • counterbuffing v. Present participle of counterbuff. • COUNTERBUFF v. to rebuff. |
| DEFIBRILLATING | • defibrillating v. Present participle of defibrillate. • DEFIBRILLATE v. to apply a defibrillator to. |
| DUMBFOUNDERING | • dumbfoundering v. Present participle of dumbfounder. • DUMBFOUNDER v. to strike dumb; to confuse with astonishment, also DUMBFOUND, DUMFOUND, DUMFOUNDER. |
| FATIGUABLENESS | • fatiguableness n. Alternative form of fatigableness. • FATIGUABLE n. easily tired, also FATIGABLE. |
| FEATHERBEDDING | • featherbedding v. Present participle of featherbed. • featherbedding n. (US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes… • feather-bedding v. Present participle of feather-bed. |
| FILIBUSTERINGS | • filibusterings n. Plural of filibustering. • FILIBUSTERING n. obstructing legislation by making long speeches. |
| FINGERBREADTHS | • fingerbreadths n. Plural of fingerbreadth. • FINGERBREADTH n. the breadth of a finger. |
| FLABBERGASTING | • flabbergasting adj. Overwhelming in a bewildering way; amazing, confounding, stunning, especially in a ludicrous manner. • flabbergasting v. Present participle of flabbergast. • FLABBERGAST v. to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder. |
| FORBIDDINGNESS | • forbiddingness n. The quality of being forbidding. • FORBIDDINGNESS n. the state of being forbidding. |
| FOREBODINGNESS | • forebodingness n. The quality of being foreboding. • FOREBODINGNESS n. the state of being foreboding. |
| FRANGIBILITIES | • frangibilities n. Plural of frangibility. • FRANGIBILITY n. the state of being frangible. |
| FUMBLINGNESSES | • FUMBLINGNESS n. the state of being fumbling. |
| PREFABRICATING | • prefabricating v. Present participle of prefabricate. • PREFABRICATE v. to make standardized parts of beforehand, for assembling later. |
| REFRANGIBILITY | • refrangibility n. The quality of being refrangible. • REFRANGIBILITY n. the state of being refrangible. |
| SUBINFEUDATING | • subinfeudating v. Present participle of subinfeudate. • SUBINFEUDATE v. to grant to another land held by another feudal lord, also SUBFEU, SUBINFEUD. |