| BALLADEERING | • balladeering v. Present participle of balladeer. • BALLADEER v. to sing ballads. |
| BALLADMONGER | • balladmonger n. A seller or composer of ballads. • BALLADMONGER n. a dealer in or composer of ballads. |
| BATTLEGROUND | • battleground n. A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought. • battleground n. (Figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention. • battleground n. (Figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention. |
| BEDRIVELLING | • bedrivelling v. Present participle of bedrivel. • BEDRIVEL v. to cover with saliva. |
| BEGRUDGINGLY | • begrudgingly adv. In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant. • BEGRUDGING adv. BEGRUDGE, to concede reluctantly. |
| BESTRADDLING | • bestraddling v. Present participle of bestraddle. • BESTRADDLE v. to bestride. |
| BLUNDERINGLY | • blunderingly adv. In a blundering way; making mistakes. • BLUNDERINGLY adv. BLUNDERING. |
| BOONDOGGLERS | • boondogglers n. Plural of boondoggler. • BOONDOGGLER n. one who engages in boondoggling. |
| BOWDLERISING | • bowdlerising v. Present participle of bowdlerise. • BOWDLERISE v. to expurgate a book or writing, by removing whatever might be considered indelicate, esp. to do so unnecessarily, also BOWDLERIZE. |
| BOWDLERIZING | • bowdlerizing v. Present participle of bowdlerize. • Bowdlerizing v. Present participle of Bowdlerize. • BOWDLERIZE v. to purge literature of all possibly offensive or morally impure material, also BOWDLERISE. |
| CHILDBEARING | • childbearing n. The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition. • childbearing adj. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth. • child-bearing adj. (With "years" or "age") Pertaining to the time between puberty and menopause when a woman is able to bear children. |
| DELIBERATING | • deliberating v. Present participle of deliberate. • DELIBERATE v. to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully. |
| DESCRAMBLING | • descrambling v. Present participle of descramble. • DESCRAMBLE v. to unscramble. |
| DIFFRANGIBLE | • diffrangible adj. Able to be diffracted. • DIFFRANGIBLE adj. capable of being diffracted or separated. |
| DISEMBRANGLE | • disembrangle v. (Obsolete, transitive) To free from wrangling or litigation. • DISEMBRANGLE v. (obsolete) to free from dispute. |
| FOREBODINGLY | • forebodingly adv. In a foreboding manner. • FOREBODINGLY adv. FOREBODING. |
| GRADABLENESS | • GRADABLENESS n. the state of being gradable. |
| LINEBREEDING | • linebreeding n. A form of inbreeding that may encompass crosses between individuals and their descendants or two cousins… • line␣breeding n. (Stockbreeding) Breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother. • LINEBREEDING n. the interbreeding of individuals within a particular line of descent usually to perpetuate desirable characters. |
| OVERBUILDING | • overbuilding v. Present participle of overbuild. • OVERBUILD v. to build over. |
| UNBRIDGEABLE | • unbridgeable adj. Unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span. • UNBRIDGEABLE adj. that cannot be bridged. |