| ARREEDING | • ARREEDE v. (Spenser) to declare, also AREAD, AREDE. |
| BREEDING | • breeding n. Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction. • breeding n. The act of insemination by natural or artificial means. • breeding n. The act of copulation in animals. |
| COLORBREEDING | • colorbreeding v. Present participle of colorbreed. • COLORBREED v. to breed plants or animals selectively for the production of new varieties having a specific color or shade, also COLOURBREED. |
| COLOURBREEDING | • colourbreeding v. Present participle of colourbreed. • COLOURBREED v. to breed (animals or plants) to be a particular colour, also COLORBREED. |
| CROSSBREEDING | • crossbreeding n. The process, or the result of crossbreeding. • crossbreeding v. Present participle of crossbreed. • cross-breeding v. Present participle of cross-breed. |
| INBREEDING | • inbreeding v. Present participle of inbreed. • inbreeding n. (Biology) Breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related. • INBREEDING n. the act of inbreeding. |
| INCROSSBREEDING | • INCROSSBREED v. to produce by crossing two inbred individuals of different breeds, also INCROSS. |
| INTERBREEDING | • interbreeding v. Present participle of interbreed. • interbreeding n. Breeding within a narrow range of individuals. • interbreeding n. Breeding between heterogeneous individuals. |
| LINEBREEDING | • linebreeding n. A form of inbreeding that may encompass crosses between individuals and their descendants or two cousins… • line␣breeding n. (Stockbreeding) Breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother. • LINEBREEDING n. the interbreeding of individuals within a particular line of descent usually to perpetuate desirable characters. |
| NONBREEDING | • nonbreeding adj. Not breeding. • nonbreeding adj. Not of or pertaining to breeding. • non-breeding adj. (Zoology) Occurring outside of the breeding season; relating to any time of the year in which breeding… |
| OUTBREEDING | • outbreeding n. The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals. • outbreeding n. The mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription). • OUTBREEDING n. breeding from parents not closely related. |
| OVERBREEDING | • overbreeding v. Present participle of overbreed. • OVERBREED v. to breed too much. |
| REBREEDING | • rebreeding v. Present participle of rebreed. • REBREED v. to breed again. |
| REEDING | • reeding n. (Dialectal or obsolete) Thatching. • reeding n. Decorative moulding of parallel strips that resemble reeds. • reeding n. Milling on the edge of a coin. |
| SCREEDING | • screeding v. Present participle of screed. • screeding n. (Masonry) The process of producing a smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material. • SCREEDING n. the material of a screed, as used to finish a floor. |
| STOCKBREEDING | • stockbreeding n. The breeding and rearing of livestock. • STOCKBREEDING n. the breeding of stock. |
| UNDERBREEDING | • underbreeding v. Present participle of underbreed. • underbreeding n. A lack of manners or sophistication. • UNDERBREEDING n. lack of breeding. |