| CLIFFHANGERS | • cliffhangers n. Plural of cliffhanger. • cliff-hangers n. Plural of cliff-hanger. • cliff␣hangers n. Plural of cliff hanger. |
| CROSSRUFFING | • crossruffing v. Present participle of crossruff. • cross-ruffing v. Present participle of cross-ruff. • CROSSRUFF v. in whist and bridge, to trump alternately. |
| DISAFFIRMING | • disaffirming v. Present participle of disaffirm. • DISAFFIRM v. to assert the contrary of; to contradict. |
| EFFERVESCING | • effervescing v. Present participle of effervesce. • effervescing n. Effervescence. • EFFERVESCE v. to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes. |
| EFFLORESCING | • efflorescing v. Present participle of effloresce. • EFFLORESCE v. to flower; burgeon; (chemistry) to become powder when exposed to air. |
| FIREFIGHTERS | • firefighters n. Plural of firefighter. • FIREFIGHTER n. a person who fights fires. |
| FORESIGHTFUL | • foresightful adj. Having, exercising, or characterised by foresight; forward-looking; prudent. • FORESIGHTFUL adj. full of foresight. |
| FRIGORIFICOS | • FRIGORIFICO n. (Spanish) a slaughtering and meat-freezing establishment. |
| HUMGRUFFIANS | • HUMGRUFFIAN n. a terrible person, also HUMGRUFFIN. |
| OFFSCOURINGS | • offscourings n. Plural of offscouring. • OFFSCOURING n. someone rejected by society. |
| OVERSTAFFING | • overstaffing v. Present participle of overstaff. • OVERSTAFFING n. excessive staffing. |
| OVERSTUFFING | • overstuffing v. Present participle of overstuff. • overstuffing n. Material used in upholstering just under the top fabric. • OVERSTUFF v. to stuff to excess. |
| RAGGAMUFFINS | • raggamuffins n. Plural of raggamuffin. • RAGGAMUFFIN n. a type of rap music combining reggae and hip-hop, also RAGGA. |
| SUFFRAGETTES | • suffragettes n. Plural of suffragette. • SUFFRAGETTE n. (historical) a member of a movement demanding votes for women. |
| TRAFFICKINGS | • traffickings n. Plural of trafficking. • TRAFFICKING n. engaging in buying and selling. |