| 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. |
| BRIDGEWORK | • bridgework n. (Dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth. • bridgework n. The construction or repair of bridges. • bridgework n. The component parts of a bridge. |
| DEFROCKING | • defrocking v. Present participle of defrock. • defrocking n. The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy. • DEFROCK v. to deprive of priestly frock or ecclesiastical rank, also UNFROCK. |
| DRAGONLIKE | • dragonlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a dragon. • DRAGONLIKE adj. like a dragon. |
| GADZOOKERY | • gadzookery n. The use of archaism, tushery. • GADZOOKERY n. the use of archaisms (as in a historical novel). |
| GOLDBRICKS | • goldbricks n. Plural of goldbrick. • goldbricks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick. • gold-bricks n. Plural of gold-brick. |
| GRIDLOCKED | • gridlocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of gridlock. • gridlocked adj. (Of traffic) Stationary in a gridlock. • GRIDLOCK v. to cause a severe traffic jam. |
| GRIMLOOKED | • GRIMLOOKED adj. (Shakespeare) having a grim or dismal aspect. |
| 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. |
| HYGRODEIKS | • hygrodeiks n. Plural of hygrodeik. • HYGRODEIK n. a form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers. |
| KANGAROOED | • kangarooed v. Simple past tense and past participle of kangaroo. • KANGAROO v. to bound like a kangaroo. |
| ROADMAKING | • roadmaking n. The construction of roads. • ROADMAKING n. road building. |