BRAILING | • brailing v. Present participle of brail. • brailing n. (Nautical) Synonym of brail (“rope for trussing sails”). • brailing n. (Camping) Any of the loops at the base of a tent that allow it to be secured with pegs. |
DRAILING | • drailing v. Present participle of drail. • DRAIL v. to dirty by dragging. |
GAINLIER | • gainlier adj. Comparative form of gainly: more gainly. • GAINLY adj. shapely, comely. |
GLAIRIER | • GLAIRY adj. resembling egg white. |
GLAIRING | • glairing v. Present participle of glair. • GLAIRE v. to coat with egg white, also GLAIR. |
GLAIRINS | • GLAIRIN n. a glairy viscous substance, which forms on the surface of certain mineral waters. |
GRACILIS | • gracilis n. (Anatomy) A slender superficial muscle of the inner thigh. • GRACILIS n. (Latin) a thigh muscle. |
OLIGURIA | • oliguria n. (Medicine) A decreased production in the volume of urine. • OLIGURIA n. scantiness of urine in proportion to liquid intake, also OLIGURESIS. |
ORIGINAL | • original adj. (Not comparable) Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others. • original adj. (Not comparable) First in a series of copies or versions. • original adj. (Not comparable) Newly created. |
RAILINGS | • railings n. Plural of railing. • railings n. (Britain) railing (a horizontal rail with vertical supports). • RAILING n. a fencelike barrier. |
REMIGIAL | • remigial adj. Relating to the remiges. • REMIGIAL adj. relating to the remiges, the large feathers of a bird's wing. |
RINGTAIL | • ringtail n. A ring-tailed animal, notably… • ringtail n. (Nautical) A ringsail. • RINGTAIL n. an animal whose tail has ringlike markings. |
RIVALING | • rivaling v. (US) present participle of rival. • RIVAL v. to strive to equal or surpass. |
TRAILING | • trailing adj. (Rail transport, of points and crossovers) That converges in the direction of travel. • trailing adj. That is attached and pulled behind. • trailing v. Present participle of trail. |
TRIALING | • trialing v. (American spelling) (Canadian spelling, common) present participle of trial. • trialing n. Alternative form of trialling. • TRIAL v. to make a judicial examination of. |
VIRGINAL | • virginal adj. Being or resembling a virgin. • virginal adj. Uncontaminated or pure. • virginal adj. (Zoology) parthenogenetic. |