CHILDCROWING | • child-crowing n. (Medicine, archaic) A nervous affection with spasm of the muscles closing the glottis. • CHILDCROWING n. a nervous affection with spasm of the muscles closing the glottis. |
CHILDCROWINGS | • CHILDCROWING n. a nervous affection with spasm of the muscles closing the glottis. |
DISHALLOWING | • dishallowing v. Present participle of dishallow. • DISHALLOW v. to make unholy; to profane. |
DOWNLIGHT | • downlight n. A light fixture installed in a hollow opening in a ceiling, concentrating the light in a downward direction. • downlight v. (Transitive) To illuminate from above. • DOWNLIGHT n. a lamp shining downwards. |
DOWNLIGHTER | • downlighter n. Downlight. • DOWNLIGHTER n. a downward directed light-fitting, attached to or recessed in the ceiling. |
DOWNLIGHTERS | • downlighters n. Plural of downlighter. • DOWNLIGHTER n. a downward directed light-fitting, attached to or recessed in the ceiling. |
DOWNLIGHTS | • downlights n. Plural of downlight. • DOWNLIGHT n. a lamp shining downwards. |
DOWNRIGHTLY | • downrightly adv. (Dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright. • DOWNRIGHT adv. plainspoken, blunt. |
HORNSWOGGLED | • hornswoggled v. Simple past tense and past participle of hornswoggle. • HORNSWOGGLE v. (slang) to cheat or trick; bamboozle. |
OVERWITHHOLDING | • overwithholding v. Present participle of overwithhold. • OVERWITHHOLD v. to withhold excessively. |
SNOWPLOUGHED | • snowploughed v. Simple past tense and past participle of snowplough. • snow␣ploughed v. Simple past tense and past participle of snow plough. • SNOWPLOUGH v. to clear with a snowplough, also SNOWPLOW. |
UNDERWHELMING | • underwhelming adj. Failing to interest; not as exciting as promised or expected. • underwhelming v. Present participle of underwhelm. • UNDERWHELM v. to fail to impress. |
UNWITHHOLDING | • UNWITHHOLDING adj. not withholding. |
WHEEDLING | • wheedling v. Present participle of wheedle. • wheedling adj. Coaxing, aiming to persuade. • wheedling n. The act of one who wheedles. |
WHEEDLINGLY | • wheedlingly adv. In a wheedling manner. • WHEEDLING adv. enticing by soft words or flattery. |
WHEEDLINGS | • wheedlings n. Plural of wheedling. • WHEEDLING n. the act of wheedling. |
WITHHOLDING | • withholding v. Present participle of withhold. • withholding n. The deduction of taxes from an employee’s salary. • withholding n. The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government. |
WITHHOLDINGS | • withholdings n. Plural of withholding. |
WRONGHEADEDLY | • wrongheadedly adv. In a wrongheaded manner. • wrong-headedly adv. Alternative spelling of wrongheadedly. • WRONGHEADED adv. stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles. |