| BIODEGRADATION | • biodegradation n. The decomposition of any material by microorganisms. • BIODEGRADATION n. the state of being biodegraded. |
| BOARDINGHOUSES | • boardinghouses n. Plural of boardinghouse. • boarding␣houses n. Plural of boarding house. • BOARDINGHOUSE n. a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests. |
| COLOURBREEDING | • colourbreeding v. Present participle of colourbreed. • COLOURBREED v. to breed (animals or plants) to be a particular colour, also COLORBREED. |
| COUNTERBIDDING | • counterbidding v. Present participle of counterbid. |
| CROSSBREEDINGS | • crossbreedings n. Plural of crossbreeding. • cross-breedings n. Plural of cross-breeding. • CROSSBREEDING n. hybridization. |
| DUMBFOUNDERING | • dumbfoundering v. Present participle of dumbfounder. • DUMBFOUNDER v. to strike dumb; to confuse with astonishment, also DUMBFOUND, DUMFOUND, DUMFOUNDER. |
| FORBIDDINGNESS | • forbiddingness n. The quality of being forbidding. • FORBIDDINGNESS n. the state of being forbidding. |
| FOREBODINGNESS | • forebodingness n. The quality of being foreboding. • FOREBODINGNESS n. the state of being foreboding. |
| GROUNDBREAKING | • groundbreaking adj. Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before. • groundbreaking n. The point at which construction begins, by digging into the ground. • groundbreaking n. A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction. |
| NEIGHBOURHOODS | • neighbourhoods n. Plural of neighbourhood. • NEIGHBOURHOOD n. a district, locality, esp. with reference to its inhabitants as a community, also NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| RADIOLABELLING | • radiolabelling v. Present participle of radiolabel. • RADIOLABEL v. to label as radioactive. |
| REBROADCASTING | • rebroadcasting v. Present participle of rebroadcast. • REBROADCAST v. to broadcast again (a radio or television program being simultaneously received from another source). |
| REEMBROIDERING | • reembroidering v. Present participle of reembroider. • re-embroidering v. Present participle of re-embroider. • REEMBROIDER v. to outline a design, as on lace, with embroidery stitching. |
| ROLLERBLADINGS | • ROLLERBLADING n. the sport of skating on rollerblades. |
| SKATEBOARDINGS | • SKATEBOARDING n. the sport of riding or performing stunts on a skateboard. |
| STOCKBREEDINGS | • STOCKBREEDING n. the breeding of stock. |
| SUPERABOUNDING | • superabounding v. Present participle of superabound. • superabounding n. Superabundance. • SUPERABOUND v. to be superabundant. |
| WATERBOARDINGS | • waterboardings n. Plural of waterboarding. • WATERBOARDING n. a form of torture in which the victim is immobilized and has water poured on his or her face, producing a severe gag reflex, to simulate drowning. |