| BUTTONHOLDING | • BUTTONHOLD v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLE. |
| BUTTONHOOKING | • buttonhooking v. Present participle of buttonhook. • BUTTONHOOK v. to make a kind of offensive play in American football. |
| CONFABULATION | • confabulation n. A casual conversation; a chat. • confabulation n. (Psychology) A fabricated memory believed to be true. • CONFABULATION n. the fabrication of past experiences, either consciously or unconsciously to make up for loss of memory. |
| CONTRIBUTIONS | • contributions n. Plural of contribution. • CONTRIBUTION n. the act of contributing. |
| COUNTERBORING | • counterboring v. Present participle of counterbore. • counterboring n. A counterbore. (cylindrical recess) • COUNTERBORE v. to form a counterbore in. |
| DINOTURBATION | • dinoturbation n. Bioturbation caused by the movements of dinosaurs. • DINOTURBATION n. the effects of dinosaur trampling on the formation of sedimentary rock. |
| IMMUNOSORBENT | • immunosorbent n. (Immunology) An antibody that is used to remove a specific antigen from a mixture. • immunosorbent n. (Immunology) An antigen that is used to remove a specific antibody from a mixture. • immunosorbent adj. Relating to the absorption of antibodies by insoluble antigens. |
| MOUNTAINBOARD | • mountainboard n. A form of all-terrain skateboard derived from a snowboard. • mountainboard v. To practice mountainboarding. • MOUNTAINBOARD n. a form of all-terrain skateboard derived from a snowboard. |
| OBNUBILATIONS | • obnubilations n. Plural of obnubilation. • OBNUBILATION n. beclouding or obscuring. |
| OUTREBOUNDING | • outrebounding v. Present participle of outrebound. • OUTREBOUND v. to rebound more than. |
| ROUNDABOUTING | • roundabouting v. Present participle of roundabout. • ROUNDABOUT v. to go round and round. |
| SUBCONTINUOUS | • subcontinuous adj. Nearly continuous, but with slight interruptions. • SUBCONTINUOUS adj. partially continuous. |
| SUBINVOLUTION | • subinvolution n. Partial or incomplete involution. • SUBINVOLUTION n. partial or complete failure of the uterus to return to its normal size in the six weeks following childbirth. |
| SUBORDINATION | • subordination n. The process of making something subordinate. • subordination n. The process of subordinating. • subordination n. The property of being subordinate; inferiority of rank or position. |