AEGIRITE | • aegirite n. (Mineralogy, rare) aegirine. • ægirite n. (Mineralogy, rare) Alternative spelling of aegirite. • AEGIRITE n. a green mineral, a silicate of iron and sodium, also AEGIRINE. |
AIRTHING | • AIRTH v. (Scots) to guide, also AIRT. |
AIRTIGHT | • airtight adj. Impermeable to air or other gases. • airtight adj. (Figuratively) Having no weak points or flaws. • airtight adj. (Figuratively, of a person) Highly reserved in some matter, particularly tight-lipped or tight-fisted. |
ATTIRING | • attiring v. Present participle of attire. • attiring n. Ornamentation. • ATTIRING n. the act of dressing. |
DIGERATI | • digerati n. (Colloquial) People who are considered the elite in using computers and the Internet. • DIGERATI n. the elite who make money by internet related commerce. |
GRAFFITI | • graffiti n. (Chiefly uncountable) Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization. • graffiti n. (Archaeology, countable) Informal inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., as opposed to official inscriptions. • graffiti v. (Transitive) To mark a surface with such images. |
GRANITIC | • granitic adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing granite. • GRANITIC adj. containing granite. |
IRRIGATE | • irrigate v. (Transitive) To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc. • irrigate v. (Transitive) To clean (a wound) with a fluid. • IRRIGATE v. to water by canals or watercourses. |
PIRATING | • pirating v. Present participle of pirate. • PIRATING n. acting as a pirate. |
RIGATONI | • rigatoni n. A ribbed tubular form of pasta, larger than penne but with square-cut ends, often slightly curved. • RIGATONI n. (Italian) pasta in the form of large fluted tubes. |
RINGTAIL | • ringtail n. A ring-tailed animal, notably… • ringtail n. (Nautical) A ringsail. • RINGTAIL n. an animal whose tail has ringlike markings. |
TIGRIDIA | • Tigridia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Iridaceae – various bulbous or cormous flowering plants. • TIGRIDIA n. a tropical American plant with colourful flowers. |
TRAIKING | • TRAIK v. (Scots) to make one's way wearily; to get lost. |
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. |
TRAINING | • training v. Present participle of train. • training n. Action of the verb to train. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • training n. The activity of imparting and acquiring skills. |
TRIAGING | • triaging v. Present participle of triage. • TRIAGE v. to practise triage. |
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. |