| BENCHMARKING | • benchmarking v. Present participle of benchmark. • benchmarking n. A performance measurement according to a benchmark. • BENCHMARKING n. the process of testing by a benchmark. |
| BRINKMANSHIP | • brinkmanship n. (Chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink… • BRINKMANSHIP n. the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety esp. to force a desired outcome, also BRINKSMANSHIP. |
| CORNHUSKINGS | • cornhuskings n. Plural of cornhusking. • CORNHUSKING n. the removal of the husk from corn. |
| FORETHINKING | • forethinking v. Present participle of forethink. • FORETHINK v. to think beforehand. |
| FREETHINKING | • freethinking n. The principles of a freethinker; free thought. • free-thinking adj. Having opinions that are contrary to dogma or the positions of authority. • FREETHINKING n. thought not tied to any doctrine. |
| HYPERLINKING | • hyperlinking v. Present participle of hyperlink. • HYPERLINK v. to connect by hyperlink. |
| OVERTHINKING | • overthinking v. Present participle of overthink. • OVERTHINK v. to think to excess. |
| PRANKISHNESS | • prankishness n. Prankish behaviour; mischief. • PRANKISHNESS n. the state of being prankish. |
| PRESHRINKING | • preshrinking v. Present participle of preshrink. • PRESHRINK v. to shrink in advance. |
| RANKSHIFTING | • rankshifting v. Present participle of rankshift. • RANKSHIFT v. to shift or be shifted from one linguistic rank to another. |
| RANSHACKLING | • RANSHACKLE v. (Scott) to search, ransack, also RANSHAKLE. |
| ROCKHOUNDING | • rockhounding n. The activities of a rock hound; amateur geology. • ROCKHOUNDING n. of a rock-collector, looking for rocks. |
| ROUGHNECKING | • roughnecking v. Present participle of roughneck. • ROUGHNECK v. to work as a roughneck on an oil rig. |
| SCHNORKELING | • schnorkeling v. Present participle of schnorkel. • SCHNORKEL v. (German) to swim underwater using a breathing-tube, also SNORKEL. |
| UNKNIGHTLIER | • UNKNIGHTLY adj. not knightly. |
| UNSHRINKABLE | • unshrinkable adj. That cannot shrink and cannot be shrunk. • UNSHRINKABLE adj. not shrinkable. |