BATOONING | • batooning v. Present participle of batoon. • BATOON v. to strike with a truncheon, also BATON. |
COGNATION | • cognation n. (Now chiefly linguistics) A cognate relationship. • COGNATION n. relationship by blood; descent from the same original. |
COGNITION | • cognition n. The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses. • cognition n. (Countable) A result of a cognitive process. • COGNITION n. the process of knowing, including sensation, perception, etc., distinguished from emotion and conation. |
CONNOTING | • connoting v. Present participle of connote. • CONNOTE v. to imply another meaning other than the literal one. |
CONTAGION | • contagion n. A disease spread by contact. • contagion n. The spread or transmission of such a disease. • contagion n. (Figuratively, by extension) The spread of anything likened to a contagious disease. |
COTTONING | • cottoning v. Present participle of cotton. • COTTON v. to take a liking to. |
ENROOTING | • enrooting v. Present participle of enroot. • ENROOT v. to implant firmly. |
INCOGNITO | • incognito adj. Without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise. • incognito adv. Without revealing one’s identity. • incognito n. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name. |
MOTIONING | • motioning v. Present participle of motion. • motioning n. Movement. • MOTION v. to direct by a gesture. |
NONVOTING | • nonvoting adj. Lacking the right to vote. • NONVOTING adj. not voting. |
ONTOGENIC | • ontogenic adj. Ontogenetic. • ONTOGENIC adj. relating to ontogenesis, the origin and development of a single individual organism, also ONTOGENETIC. |
OPTIONING | • optioning v. Present participle of option. • OPTION v. to grant the act of choosing. |
ORGANOTIN | • organotin adj. (Organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to tin bond. • organotin n. Any compound of this kind. • ORGANOTIN adj. of an organic compound used as a pesticide. |
OZONATING | • ozonating v. Present participle of ozonate. • OZONATE v. to treat with ozone. |
RATOONING | • ratooning v. Present participle of ratoon. • RATOON v. to sprout from a root planted the previous year, also RATTOON. |
TOMPONING | • TOMPON v. to plug with a tompon, also TAMPON. |
UNBOOTING | • unbooting v. Present participle of unboot. • UNBOOT v. to take off the boots. |
UNROOTING | • unrooting v. Present participle of unroot. • UNROOT v. to tear up by the roots. |