HANDFASTING | • handfasting v. Present participle of handfast. • handfasting n. The ceremony in which people handfast. • HANDFASTING n. a betrothal. |
INFANGTHIEF | • infangthief n. (Historical, law) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon… • INFANGTHIEF n. (Old English) the right of taking and fining a thief within the boundaries of one's own jurisdiction. |
NIGHTFARING | • nightfaring adj. Making one’s way during the night; travelling at night. • NIGHTFARING adj. travelling by night. |
PATHFINDING | • pathfinding n. (Computing) The plotting by a computer application of the best route between two points. • pathfinding n. (Biology) The finding of a path to a destination, such as by neuronal axons or developing cells. • PATHFINDING n. the act of marking the way e.g. by flares. |
FARTHINGLAND | • farthingland n. An old Scots unit of measure of land. • FARTHINGLAND n. a varying area of land. |
HANDCRAFTING | • handcrafting v. Present participle of handcraft. • HANDCRAFT v. to fashion by hand. |
HANDFASTINGS | • handfastings n. Plural of handfasting. • HANDFASTING n. a betrothal. |
INFANGTHIEFS | • INFANGTHIEF n. (Old English) the right of taking and fining a thief within the boundaries of one's own jurisdiction. |
PATHFINDINGS | • pathfindings n. Plural of pathfinding. • PATHFINDING n. the act of marking the way e.g. by flares. |
RANKSHIFTING | • rankshifting v. Present participle of rankshift. • RANKSHIFT v. to shift or be shifted from one linguistic rank to another. |
UNFRAUGHTING | • UNFRAUGHT v. to unload. |
AFFRIGHTENING | • affrightening v. Present participle of affrighten. • AFFRIGHTEN v. to frighten, also AFFRIGHT. |
FARTHINGLANDS | • farthinglands n. Plural of farthingland. • FARTHINGLAND n. a varying area of land. |
FIANCHETTOING | • fianchettoing v. Present participle of fianchetto. • FIANCHETTO v. to develop the bishop. |
GEMEINSCHAFTEN | • gemeinschaften n. Plural of gemeinschaft. • GEMEINSCHAFT n. (German) a spontaneous social relationship characterized by strong reciprocal bonds of sentiment and kinship within a common tradition. |
GRANDFATHERING | • grandfathering v. Present participle of grandfather. • grandfathering n. Exemption from new legislation or regulations. • GRANDFATHER v. to exempt (an activity, person, etc.) from a new piece of legislation, restriction or the like. |
ANTISHOPLIFTING | • antishoplifting adj. That serves to counter shoplifting. • ANTISHOPLIFTING adj. designed to prevent shoplifting. |