| AFFENPINSCHER | • Affenpinscher n. A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe. • AFFENPINSCHER n. (German) a kind of dark, wiry, shaggy dog with a tufted muzzle. |
| AFFRANCHISING | • affranchising v. Present participle of affranchise. • AFFRANCHISE v. to free from slavery or similar obligation. |
| AFFREIGHTMENT | • affreightment n. (Nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo. • AFFREIGHTMENT n. hiring of a vessel. |
| AFFRIGHTENING | • affrightening v. Present participle of affrighten. • AFFRIGHTEN v. to frighten, also AFFRIGHT. |
| AFFRIGHTMENTS | • AFFRIGHTMENT n. sudden fear. |
| BUFFALOFISHES | • buffalo␣fishes n. Plural of buffalo fish. • BUFFALOFISH n. a fish of the Mississippi valley. |
| CLIFFHANGINGS | • CLIFFHANGING n. the act of keeping a reader in suspense. |
| DIEFFENBACHIA | • dieffenbachia n. Any of several plants, of the genus Dieffenbachia, cultivated as houseplants. • Dieffenbachia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – the mother-in-law’s tongue, dumb cane and similar plants. • DIEFFENBACHIA n. any plant of the tropical American araceous genus Dieffenbachia, including the dumbcane. |
| FLASHFORWARDS | • flashforwards n. Plural of flashforward. • FLASHFORWARD n. a transition in a novel, film, etc., to a scene or event in the future. |
| HASENPFEFFERS | • hasenpfeffers n. Plural of hasenpfeffer. • HASENPFEFFER n. (German) a well seasoned rabbit stew. |
| KAFFEEKLATSCH | • kaffeeklatsch n. A coffee klatch. • KAFFEEKLATSCH n. (German) an informal social gathering for coffee and talk, also KLATCH, KLATSCH. |
| OFFHANDEDNESS | • offhandedness n. The property of being offhand. • off-handedness n. Alternative form of offhandedness. • OFFHANDEDNESS n. the state of being offhanded. |
| RAFFISHNESSES | • RAFFISHNESS n. the state of being raffish. |
| SHERIFFALTIES | • sheriffalties n. Plural of sheriffalty. • SHERIFFALTY n. the office of sheriff, also SHRIEVALTY. |
| SHUFFLEBOARDS | • shuffleboards n. Plural of shuffleboard. • SHUFFLEBOARD n. an old game in which a coin or other disc was driven along a table by the hand, also SHOVELBOARD. |
| STANDOFFISHLY | • standoffishly adv. In a standoffish way. • stand-offishly adv. Alternative spelling of standoffishly. • STANDOFFISH adv. somewhat cold and reserved. |
| SUFFRAGANSHIP | • suffraganship n. The rank or office of a suffragan. • SUFFRAGANSHIP n. the office a suffragan. |