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. |
BARBECUING | • barbecuing v. Present participle of barbecue. • BARBECUE v. to grill over an open fire, also BARBEQUE. |
BECRUSTING | • BECRUST v. to cover with a crust. |
BESCOURING | • BESCOUR v. to scour thoroughly. |
BRAUNCHING | • braunching v. Present participle of braunch. • BRAUNCH v. to spread like a tree branch, also BRANCH. |
BUCKLERING | • bucklering v. Present participle of buckler. • BUCKLER v. (Shakespeare) to protect, shield. |
BUCKRAMING | • buckraming v. Present participle of buckram. • BUCKRAM v. to pad or stiffen with buckram. |
BUNCHGRASS | • bunchgrass n. Any of various grasses of the family Poaceae that grow in clumps rather than forming a sod or mat. • BUNCHGRASS n. a kind of West American grass, that grows in clumps. |
BUTCHERING | • butchering v. Present participle of butcher. • butchering n. The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing. • BUTCHERING n. slaughtering. |
CROTONBUGS | • Croton␣bugs n. Plural of Croton bug. • CROTONBUG n. a species of cockroach. |
CRUMBLINGS | • crumblings n. Plural of crumbling. • CRUMBLING n. the act of crumbling. |
PRONGBUCKS | • prongbucks n. Plural of prongbuck. • PRONGBUCK n. the springbuck. |
RUBICONING | • rubiconing v. Present participle of rubicon. • RUBICON v. to win at piquet in this way. |
SCRUBBINGS | • scrubbings n. Plural of scrubbing. • SCRUBBING n. the act of scrubbing. |
SCUMBERING | • scumbering v. Present participle of scumber. • SCUMBER v. (archaic) to void excrement, also SKUMMER. |
SPRINGBUCK | • springbuck n. Alternative form of springbok. • SPRINGBUCK n. a South African antelope, that moves in leaps when alarmed, also SPRINGBOK. |
SUBGENERIC | • subgeneric adj. Of or pertaining to a subgenus. • SUBGENERIC adj. of or pertaining to a subgenus. |