| 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. |
| BLACKGUARD | • blackguard n. The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment. • blackguard n. (Old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person. • blackguard n. (Archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society. |
| CUCKOLDING | • cuckolding n. The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink. • cuckolding v. Present participle of cuckold. • CUCKOLD v. to humiliate a man by seducing his wife. |
| DRUGMAKERS | • drugmakers n. Plural of drugmaker. • DRUGMAKER n. one who manufactures drugs. |
| GROUNDWORK | • groundwork n. The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest. • ground-work n. Alternative spelling of groundwork. • GROUNDWORK n. that which forms the ground or foundation of anything. |
| GRUBSTAKED | • grubstaked v. Simple past tense and past participle of grubstake. • GRUBSTAKE v. to provide with funds for an enterprise. |
| GUIDEBOOKS | • guidebooks n. Plural of guidebook. • guide␣books n. Plural of guide book. • GUIDEBOOK n. a book of information for tourists. |
| KHIDMUTGAR | • khidmutgar n. Alternative form of khitmatgar. • KHIDMUTGAR n. (Urdu) a table-servant, also KHITMUTGAR. |
| KRUGERRAND | • krugerrand n. Alternative letter-case form of Krugerrand. • Krugerrand n. (Numismatics) A gold coin minted in South Africa, containing a full troy ounce of gold. • KRUGERRAND n. a South African coin, used for investment, containing one troy ounce of fine gold. |
| MUDLARKING | • mudlarking v. Present participle of mudlark. • MUDLARK v. to follow the occupation of a mudlark. |
| SUBKINGDOM | • subkingdom n. (Taxonomy) A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum. • subkingdom n. (Uncommon) A kingdom that is part of another kingdom, ruled by a subking. • SUBKINGDOM n. a taxonomic division of a kingdom; a phylum. |
| UNDERKINGS | • underkings n. Plural of underking. • UNDERKING n. a sub-king. |
| UNKNIGHTED | • unknighted adj. Not knighted. • UNKNIGHT v. to divest of knighthood. |