| BLOCKBUSTING | • blockbusting n. (US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood… • blockbusting adj. Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful. • BLOCKBUSTING n. the act of bringing about the sale of property in an area by stirring up fears of racial change. |
| BLOODSUCKING | • bloodsucking adj. (Of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person. • bloodsucking adj. (By extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading. • blood-sucking adj. Alternative form of bloodsucking. |
| BLUESTOCKING | • bluestocking n. (Usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman. • bluestocking n. (Historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society. • bluestocking n. (Historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament. |
| COMPUTERNIKS | • computerniks n. Plural of computernik. • COMPUTERNIK n. a computer enthusiast. |
| CORNHUSKINGS | • cornhuskings n. Plural of cornhusking. • CORNHUSKING n. the removal of the husk from corn. |
| COUNTERSINKS | • countersinks n. Plural of countersink. • countersinks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersink. • COUNTERSINK v. to make a countersink on (a hole). |
| CUCKOLDISING | • CUCKOLDISE v. to make a cuckold of, also CUCKOLDIZE. |
| CUPRONICKELS | • cupronickels n. Plural of cupronickel. • CUPRONICKEL n. an alloy of copper and nickel. |
| DOUBLETHINKS | • doublethinks n. Plural of doublethink. • DOUBLETHINK n. thought marked by the acceptance of gross contradictions and falsehoods, esp. when used as a technique of self-indoctrination. |
| DUCKSHOVINGS | • DUCKSHOVING n. the act of jumping a queue. |
| GLUCOKINASES | • glucokinases n. Plural of glucokinase. • GLUCOKINASE n. a hexokinase found esp. in the liver that catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose. |
| HOUSEKEEPING | • housekeeping n. The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning. • housekeeping n. Any general tasks that involve preparation. • housekeeping n. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions. |
| KAMELAUKIONS | • kamelaukions n. Plural of kamelaukion. • KAMELAUKION n. (Modern Greek) a tall cylindrical hat worn by Orthodox priests. |
| LEUKOTRIENES | • leukotrienes n. Plural of leukotriene. • LEUKOTRIENE n. any of a group of eicosanoids that participate in allergic responses, such as bronchial constriction. |
| OUTSPARKLING | • outsparkling v. Present participle of outsparkle. • OUTSPARKLE v. to exceed in sparkling. |
| PACKINGHOUSE | • packinghouse n. A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition. • packinghouse n. A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts. • PACKINGHOUSE n. an establishment for slaughtering livestock and processing packed meat. |
| STOCKPUNISHT | • STOCKPUNISHT adj. (Shakespeare) punished by being put in the stocks. |
| SUPERKINGDOM | • superkingdom n. (Taxonomy) domain. • SUPERKINGDOM n. a taxonomical classification comprising several kingdoms. |
| UNSAILORLIKE | • unsailorlike adj. Not sailorlike. • UNSAILORLIKE adj. not like or befitting a sailor. |
| UNSTOCKINGED | • unstockinged adj. Not wearing stockings. • UNSTOCKINGED adj. not stockinged. |