BESPATTERING | • bespattering v. Present participle of bespatter. • bespattering n. The action or result of something being bespattered. • BESPATTER v. to soil by spattering. |
ESPAGNOLETTE | • espagnolette n. A locking device normally mounted on a pair French windows or casement window. • ESPAGNOLETTE n. (French) the fastening of a French window. |
EXPEDITATING | • expeditating v. Present participle of expeditate. • EXPEDITATE v. to deprive of the ball of the foot or the claws. |
GAMETOPHYTES | • gametophytes n. Plural of gametophyte. • GAMETOPHYTE n. the haploid stage in the life cycle of an organism undergoing alternations of generations. |
GLYPTOTHECAE | • GLYPTOTHECA n. a place for keeping sculpture. |
PACESETTINGS | • PACESETTING n. the act of setting a pace. |
PATHOGENETIC | • pathogenetic adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing pathogenesis. • pathogenetic adj. Relating to pathogenetics. • PATHOGENETIC adj. producing disease, also PATHOGENIC, PATHOGENOUS. |
PERPETRATING | • perpetrating v. Present participle of perpetrate. • PERPETRATE v. to bring about or carry out, as a crime or deception. |
PERPETUATING | • perpetuating v. Present participle of perpetuate. • PERPETUATE v. to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely. |
POETASTERING | • poetastering n. The writing of inferior poetry. • poetastering adj. Writing inferior poetry. • POETASTERING n. acting as a poetaster, an inferior poet. |
PRENEGOTIATE | • PRENEGOTIATE v. to negotiate in advance. |
REATTEMPTING | • reattempting v. Present participle of reattempt. • REATTEMPT v. to attempt again. |
REPATTERNING | • repatterning v. Present participle of repattern. • REPATTERN v. to pattern again. |
STEPDAUGHTER | • stepdaughter n. The daughter of one’s spouse and not of oneself. • STEPDAUGHTER n. a daughter of one's wife or husband by a former partner. |
TELEGRAPHIST | • telegraphist n. A telegrapher. • TELEGRAPHIST n. a person who works a telegraph. |
TETRAPLEGIAS | • tetraplegias n. Plural of tetraplegia. • TETRAPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRAPLEGIA, QUADRIPLEGIA. |
THREEPEATING | • threepeating v. Present participle of threepeat. • THREEPEAT v. to win a sporting trophy on three consecutive occasions. |