AIRWORTHIEST | • airworthiest adj. Superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy. • AIRWORTHY adj. suitable for flying. |
BOWDLERISING | • bowdlerising v. Present participle of bowdlerise. • BOWDLERISE v. to expurgate a book or writing, by removing whatever might be considered indelicate, esp. to do so unnecessarily, also BOWDLERIZE. |
CONTRARIWISE | • contrariwise adv. (Literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction. • contrariwise adv. (Literary) on the other hand. • CONTRARIWISE adj. on the contrary. |
DISBOWELLING | • disbowelling v. Present participle of disbowel. • DISBOWEL v. to remove the intestines of. |
DISWORSHIPED | • DISWORSHIP v. (Milton) to refuse to worship. |
GILLIFLOWERS | • gilliflowers n. Plural of gilliflower. • gilli-flowers n. Plural of gilli-flower. • GILLIFLOWER n. a carnation, also GELLIFLOWRE, GILLYFLOWER, GILLYVOR. |
HOUSEWIFIEST | • HOUSEWIFEY adj. like a housewife, also HOUSEWIFELY. |
MICROWRITERS | • microwriters n. Plural of microwriter. • MICROWRITER n. a handheld five- or six-key device by means of which text can be generated on a printer or VDU. |
MISBESTOWING | • misbestowing v. Present participle of misbestow. • MISBESTOW v. to bestow improperly. |
OVERSWIMMING | • overswimming v. Present participle of overswim. • OVERSWIM v. to swim across. |
OVERSWINGING | • overswinging v. Present participle of overswing. • OVERSWING v. to swing excessively, as in golf. |
SHOWBIZZIEST | • SHOWBIZZY adj. of or like showbiz, show business. |
VOWELISATION | • vowelisation n. Alternative spelling of vowelization. • VOWELISATION n. the process of vowelising, also VOWELIZATION. |
WHIPCORDIEST | • WHIPCORDY adj. like whipcord, a fabric with bold twill used for making dresses. |
WHITEBOYISMS | • WHITEBOYISM n. the principles of the Whiteboys, an association of Irish peasants. |
WHODUNITRIES | • WHODUNITRY n. the genre of whodunit writing, also WHODUNNITRY. |
WINEGROWINGS | • WINEGROWING n. the growing of grapes to make wine. |
WIREWORKINGS | • WIREWORKING n. working in wire. |