| BACKBURNING | • backburning v. Present participle of backburn. • BACKBURN v. to set a fire in order to halt the spread of another fire. |
| BACKGROUND | • background adj. Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system. • background n. One’s social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. • background n. A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context. |
| BACKGROUNDED | • backgrounded v. Simple past tense and past participle of background. • backgrounded adj. Moved to the background. • backgrounded adj. (Computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive. |
| BACKGROUNDER | • backgrounder n. (Chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives… • backgrounder n. A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon. • backgrounder n. A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation. |
| BACKGROUNDERS | • backgrounders n. Plural of backgrounder. • BACKGROUNDER n. an off the record briefing for reporters. |
| BACKGROUNDING | • backgrounding v. Present participle of background. • backgrounding n. The act by which something is backgrounded, in any sense. • backgrounding n. An intermediate stage in cattle production, between weaning and placement in a feedlot, during which… |
| BACKGROUNDS | • backgrounds n. Plural of background. • backgrounds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background. • BACKGROUND v. to provide with background. |
| BLACKGUARDING | • blackguarding v. Present participle of blackguard. • BLACKGUARD v. to vituperate; to portray as a scoundrel. |
| BUCKLERING | • bucklering v. Present participle of buckler. • BUCKLER v. (Shakespeare) to protect, shield. |
| BUCKRAMING | • buckraming v. Present participle of buckram. • BUCKRAM v. to pad or stiffen with buckram. |
| HUCKLEBERRYING | • huckleberrying v. Present participle of huckleberry. • HUCKLEBERRYING n. gathering huckleberries. |
| HUCKLEBERRYINGS | • HUCKLEBERRYING n. gathering huckleberries. |
| PARBUCKLING | • parbuckling v. Present participle of parbuckle. • PARBUCKLE v. to raise or lower (a cask, gun, etc.) with a parbuckle, a sling made by wrapping both ends of rope around object. |
| PRONGBUCK | • prongbuck n. (Dated) The springbok. • prongbuck n. The pronghorn. • PRONGBUCK n. the springbuck. |
| PRONGBUCKS | • prongbucks n. Plural of prongbuck. • PRONGBUCK n. the springbuck. |
| QUARTERBACKING | • quarterbacking n. (American football) The act of playing as a quarterback. • quarterbacking n. (US) The action of making criticisms after the event. • quarterbacking v. Present participle of quarterback. |
| QUARTERBACKINGS | • QUARTERBACKING n. wisdom after the event, esp. by spectators. |
| RUBBERNECKING | • rubbernecking n. The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident. • rubbernecking n. Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly. • rubbernecking v. Present participle of rubberneck. |
| SPRINGBUCK | • springbuck n. Alternative form of springbok. • SPRINGBUCK n. a South African antelope, that moves in leaps when alarmed, also SPRINGBOK. |
| SPRINGBUCKS | • springbucks n. Plural of springbuck. • SPRINGBUCK n. a South African antelope, that moves in leaps when alarmed, also SPRINGBOK. |