BUTTONHOLING | • buttonholing v. Present participle of buttonhole. • buttonholing n. The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will. • BUTTONHOLE v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLD. |
COUNTERLIGHT | • COUNTERLIGHT n. a light opposite to any object, disturbing the effect of its light. |
DOUGHNUTTING | • doughnutting n. (UK) A method of fare evasion by buying tickets only covering the beginning and the end of a journey. • DOUGHNUTTING n. the act of surrounding a speaker to give the impression of a packed house. |
GLUTATHIONES | • glutathiones n. Plural of glutathione. • GLUTATHIONE n. an antioxidant, found in the body's airways and nose, that protects the lungs from the effects of pollutants. |
HOUSESITTING | • housesitting v. Present participle of housesit. • house-sitting v. Present participle of house-sit. • house␣sitting v. Present participle of house sit. |
INTERWROUGHT | • interwrought v. Simple past tense and past participle of interwork. • INTERWORK v. to work together or in among. |
METAGNATHOUS | • metagnathous adj. (Zoology) having the mandibles crossing at the tip of the bill, as in the crossbill. • METAGNATHOUS adj. having a beak in which the tips of the mandibles cross. |
OUTBREATHING | • outbreathing v. Present participle of outbreathe. • outbreathing n. A breathing out; an exhalation. • OUTBREATHE v. to breathe forth. |
OUTFANGTHIEF | • outfangthief n. (Historical, law, properly, rare) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary… • outfangthief n. (Historical, law, generally, rare) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary… • outfangthief n. (Historical, law, rare, countable) A thief so captured and tried. |
OUTFIGHTINGS | • OUTFIGHTING n. fighting at a distance, not at close range. |
OUTTHROBBING | • outthrobbing v. Present participle of outthrob. • OUTTHROB v. to surpass in throbbing. |
OUTTHRUSTING | • outthrusting v. Present participle of outthrust. • OUTTHRUST v. to extend outwards. |
SHORTCUTTING | • shortcutting v. Present participle of shortcut. • SHORTCUT v. to take a shorter or quicker way. |
SILHOUETTING | • silhouetting v. Present participle of silhouette. • SILHOUETTE v. to represent or show in silhouette. |
THAUMATOGENY | • thaumatogeny n. (Rare) The origination of life by a miracle rather than by natural law. • THAUMATOGENY n. the doctrine of the miraculous origin of life. |
UNGHOSTLIEST | • UNGHOSTLY adj. not ghostly. |
UNTHOUGHTFUL | • unthoughtful adj. Inconsiderate of other’s feelings. • unthoughtful adj. Unplanned or unthinking. • UNTHOUGHTFUL adj. not thoughtful. |