| BACKGROUNDS | • backgrounds n. Plural of background. • backgrounds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background. • BACKGROUND v. to provide with background. |
| CORNHUSKING | • cornhusking n. The removal of the husk from corn. • CORNHUSKING n. the removal of the husk from corn. |
| DRUNKALOGUE | • drunkalogue n. A tale of one’s drunken exploits. • DRUNKALOGUE n. an account of a person's problems with alcohol. |
| FIGUREWORKS | • FIGUREWORK n. counting or calculation using numbers. |
| GOATSUCKERS | • goatsuckers n. Plural of goatsucker. • GOATSUCKER n. the nightjar, a bird similar to the swift, falsely thought to suck goats' udders for milk. |
| GROUNDWORKS | • groundworks n. Plural of groundwork. • ground-works n. Plural of ground-work. • GROUNDWORK n. that which forms the ground or foundation of anything. |
| GROUPTHINKS | • GROUPTHINK n. a pattern of thought characterized by self-deception and conformity to group values. |
| KOURBASHING | • kourbashing v. Present participle of kourbash. • KOURBASH v. (Arabic) to whip with a hide whip, also KURBASH. |
| OUTBREAKING | • outbreaking n. The act of breaking out. • outbreaking n. That which bursts forth. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • outbreaking v. Present participle of outbreak. |
| OUTDRINKING | • outdrinking v. Present participle of outdrink. • OUTDRINK v. to surpass in drinking. |
| OUTSTRIKING | • outstriking v. Present participle of outstrike. • OUTSTRIKE v. to outdo in striking. |
| OUTTRICKING | • outtricking v. Present participle of outtrick. • OUTTRICK v. to get the better of by trickery. |
| OVERBULKING | • overbulking v. Present participle of overbulk. • OVERBULK v. (Shakespeare) to oppress by bulk. |
| ROUGHNECKED | • roughnecked v. Simple past tense and past participle of roughneck. • ROUGHNECK v. to work as a roughneck on an oil rig. |
| UNPROVOKING | • unprovoking adj. Not provoking. • unprovoking v. Present participle of unprovoke. • UNPROVOKE v. (Shakespeare) to counteract the provocation of. |