| BUTTRESSING | • buttressing v. Present participle of buttress. • BUTTRESS v. to prop up. |
| BRATTISHINGS | • brattishings n. Plural of brattishing. • BRATTISHING n. work in the form of brattices; cresting or ornamental work along a ridge. |
| FROSTBITINGS | • FROSTBITING n. the act of frostbiting. |
| SUBSTRACTING | • substracting v. Present participle of substract. • SUBSTRACT v. to subtract; to withdraw, also SUBTRACT. |
| SUBSTRUCTING | • substructing v. Present participle of substruct. • SUBSTRUCT v. to build beneath; to lay as a foundation. |
| TRIBOLOGISTS | • tribologists n. Plural of tribologist. • TRIBOLOGIST n. a student of tribology. |
| TRUSTBUSTING | • trustbusting n. (US) The breaking up of trusts or monopolies. • TRUSTBUSTING n. the dissolution of corporate trusts. |
| BACKSTARTINGS | • BACKSTARTING n. a marketing technique in publishing, whereby new customers are sent back issues of magazines or journals as part of their subscription. |
| BACKSTRAIGHTS | • backstraights n. Plural of backstraight. • back␣straights n. Plural of back straight. |
| STRAIGHTBREDS | • straightbreds n. Plural of straightbred. • STRAIGHTBRED n. an animal produced by breeding a single breed, strain, or type. |
| STRESSBUSTING | • stressbusting n. (Informal) The use of techniques that work against mental stress. • STRESSBUSTING adj. designed to reduce stress. |
| TIMBROLOGISTS | • TIMBROLOGIST n. a collector of stamps. |
| TRUSTBUSTINGS | • TRUSTBUSTING n. the dissolution of corporate trusts. |
| ASTROBIOLOGIST | • astrobiologist n. A biologist whose speciality is astrobiology. • ASTROBIOLOGIST n. one who studies astrobiology. |
| TOOTHBRUSHINGS | • toothbrushings n. Plural of toothbrushing. • TOOTHBRUSHING n. the action of using a toothbrush to clean teeth. |
| ASTROBIOLOGISTS | • astrobiologists n. Plural of astrobiologist. • ASTROBIOLOGIST n. one who studies astrobiology. |
| BACKSCATTERINGS | • backscatterings n. Plural of backscattering. • BACKSCATTERING n. the act of backscattering. |
| BACTERIOLOGISTS | • bacteriologists n. Plural of bacteriologist. • BACTERIOLOGIST n. one who studies bacteriology. |
| CYBERSQUATTINGS | • CYBERSQUATTING n. the practice of registering an internet domain name that is likely to be wanted by another person or organisation. |
| SUBCONTRACTINGS | • SUBCONTRACTING n. the act of subcontracting. |