| BLACKBIRDING | • blackbirding n. (UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour. • blackbirding v. Present participle of blackbird. • BLACKBIRDING n. trafficking in slaves. |
| 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. |
| CLAPBOARDING | • clapboarding v. Present participle of clapboard. • CLAPBOARD v. to cover with clapboard. |
| DESCRAMBLING | • descrambling v. Present participle of descramble. • DESCRAMBLE v. to unscramble. |
| GOLDBRICKING | • goldbricking v. Present participle of goldbrick. • gold-bricking v. Present participle of gold-brick. • gold␣bricking v. Present participle of gold brick. |
| ROADBLOCKING | • roadblocking v. Present participle of roadblock. • ROADBLOCK v. to bar by means of a roadblock. |
| BLACKBIRDINGS | • BLACKBIRDING n. trafficking in slaves. |
| BLACKGUARDING | • blackguarding v. Present participle of blackguard. • BLACKGUARD v. to vituperate; to portray as a scoundrel. |
| BLOODCURDLING | • bloodcurdling adj. Causing great horror or terror. • blood-curdling adj. Causing terror or horror. • BLOODCURDLING adj. arousing fright or horror. |
| CHILDBEARINGS | • childbearings n. Plural of childbearing. • CHILDBEARING n. the process of conceiving, being pregnant with, and giving birth to children. |
| COLORBREEDING | • colorbreeding v. Present participle of colorbreed. • COLORBREED v. to breed plants or animals selectively for the production of new varieties having a specific color or shade, also COLOURBREED. |
| UNDERCLUBBING | • underclubbing v. Present participle of underclub. • UNDERCLUB v. in golf, to hit with a club that has too great loft to achieve the required distance. |
| BRACHYDIAGONAL | • brachydiagonal n. The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism. • brachydiagonal adj. Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism. • BRACHYDIAGONAL n. in crystallography, the shorter lateral axis. |
| COLOURBREEDING | • colourbreeding v. Present participle of colourbreed. • COLOURBREED v. to breed (animals or plants) to be a particular colour, also COLORBREED. |
| BLOODCURDLINGLY | • bloodcurdlingly adv. In a bloodcurdling manner. • BLOODCURDLING adv. arousing fright or horror. |
| BRACHYDIAGONALS | • brachydiagonals n. Plural of brachydiagonal. • BRACHYDIAGONAL n. in crystallography, the shorter lateral axis. |
| DECARBOXYLATING | • decarboxylating v. Present participle of decarboxylate. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| SCRATCHBUILDING | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |