| ANTIBONDING | • antibonding adj. (Chemistry, physics) Describing an atomic or molecular orbital whose energy increases as its constituent… |
| BACKWINDING | • backwinding v. Present participle of backwind. • BACKWIND v. to deflect airflow into the back of a sail. |
| BANDOLINING | • bandolining v. Present participle of bandoline. • BANDOLINE v. to apply pomatum to the hair. |
| BASTINADING | • bastinading v. Present participle of bastinade. • BASTINADE v. (French) to beat with a stick or baton, esp. on the feet, also BASTINADO. |
| BEFRIENDING | • befriending v. Present participle of befriend. • befriending n. The process of making friends with somebody. • BEFRIEND v. to act as a friend to. |
| BINDINGNESS | • bindingness n. The state or quality of being binding. • BINDINGNESS n. being binding. |
| BLANDISHING | • blandishing v. Present participle of blandish. • BLANDISH v. to coax and flatter. |
| BLINDSIDING | • blindsiding v. Present participle of blindside. • blindsiding n. The act by which a person is blindsided, or caught off guard. • BLINDSIDE v. to hit unexpectedly; to surprise unpleasantly. |
| BOOKBINDING | • bookbinding n. The art, craft or process of binding books. • BOOKBINDING n. the art or trade of binding books. |
| BRANDISHING | • brandishing v. Present participle of brandish. • brandishing n. The action of the verb to brandish. • BRANDISH v. to move or wave, esp. a weapon. |
| BRIGANDINES | • brigandines n. Plural of brigandine. • BRIGANDINE n. leather armour with metal scales. |
| DISBENCHING | • disbenching v. Present participle of disbench. • DISBENCH v. to drive from a bench. |
| DISENABLING | • disenabling v. Present participle of disenable. • DISENABLE v. to disable; to disqualify. |
| IMBOLDENING | • imboldening v. Present participle of imbolden. • IMBOLDEN v. to instil with courage, also EMBOLDEN. |
| INBREEDINGS | • inbreedings n. Plural of inbreeding. • INBREEDING n. the act of inbreeding. |
| MISBRANDING | • misbranding v. Present participle of misbrand. • MISBRAND v. to brand incorrectly. |
| NONBUILDING | • nonbuilding adj. Not being or pertaining to a building. • nonbuilding n. A structure that is not a building. • NONBUILDING adj. not building. |
| UNDERBITING | • underbiting v. Present participle of underbite. • UNDERBITE v. to bite insufficiently with acid, as in etching. |
| WINDBURNING | • WINDBURN v. to cause irritation to the skin by wind. |