| BACKCROSSING | • backcrossing n. (Genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent. • backcrossing v. Present participle of backcross. • BACKCROSS v. to create a cross between a hybrid and a parent. |
| BACKSPEERING | • BACKSPEER v. (Scots) to cross-question, also BACKSPEIR. |
| BACKSPEIRING | • BACKSPEIR v. (Scots) to cross-question, also BACKSPEER. |
| BACKSTARTING | • BACKSTARTING n. a marketing technique in publishing, whereby new customers are sent back issues of magazines or journals as part of their subscription. |
| BACKSTROKING | • backstroking v. Present participle of backstroke. • BACKSTROKE v. to swim on the back. |
| BANKRUPTCIES | • bankruptcies n. Plural of bankruptcy. • BANKRUPTCY n. the state of being bankrupt. |
| BAREBACKINGS | • BAREBACKING n. the act of practising unprotected sex. |
| BOOKCROSSING | • bookcrossing v. Present participle of bookcross. • bookcrossing n. The practice of leaving a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do the same. • BOOKCROSSING n. the practice of leaving a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do the same. |
| BRACKISHNESS | • brackishness n. Distastefulness; unpleasantness. • BRACKISHNESS n. the state of being brackish. |
| BRICKLAYINGS | • bricklayings n. Plural of bricklaying. • BRICKLAYING n. the job of laying bricks. |
| BRICKMAKINGS | • BRICKMAKING n. the making of bricks. |
| CABINETWORKS | • CABINETWORK n. finished woodwork made by a cabinetmaker. |
| CRAMBOCLINKS | • CRAMBOCLINK n. (Scots) rhyming doggerel. |
| DUMBSTRICKEN | • DUMBSTRICKEN adj. made silent by astonishment, also DUMBSTRUCK. |
| GREENBACKISM | • greenbackism n. A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency. • GREENBACKISM n. the advocation of a paper currency backed only by the United States government. |
| MOCKINGBIRDS | • mockingbirds n. Plural of mockingbird. • mocking␣birds n. Plural of mocking bird. • MOCKINGBIRD n. any of various long-tailed songbirds of the New World family Mimidae, noted for mimicking other birds' calls and other sounds. |
| SCRAPBOOKING | • scrapbooking n. The process of making a scrapbook. • scrapbooking v. Present participle of scrapbook. • SCRAPBOOKING n. the practice of keeping cuttings. |
| STOCKBROKING | • stockbroking n. The profession of a stockbroker. • STOCKBROKING n. the business of a stockbroker. |