| AFFRIGHTEN | • affrighten v. (Archaic) To frighten. • AFFRIGHTEN v. to frighten, also AFFRIGHT. |
| CHAFFERING | • chaffering v. Present participle of chaffer. • chaffering n. The act of one who chaffers. • CHAFFER v. to bargain or haggle. |
| CHAFFINGLY | • chaffingly adv. In a chaffing manner; teasingly. • CHAFFINGLY adv. CHAFFING. |
| CHIFFONADE | • chiffonade n. A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons. • chiffonade v. To prepare a chiffonade. • CHIFFONADE n. (French) green plants cooked in butter, esp. a mixture of lettuce and sorrel. |
| CHROMAFFIN | • chromaffin adj. (Cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts. • CHROMAFFIN adj. staining deeply with chromium salts. |
| CLIFFHANGS | • cliffhangs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cliffhang. • CLIFFHANG v. to keep a reader in suspense. |
| HANDCUFFED | • handcuffed v. Simple past tense and past participle of handcuff. • HANDCUFF v. to fetter with restraining cuffs. |
| HANDICUFFS | • handicuffs n. Hand-to-hand fighting; fisticuffs. • HANDICUFFS n. fisticuffs. |
| HANDSTAFFS | • handstaffs n. Plural of handstaff. • HANDSTAFF n. a staff-like handle e.g. of a flail. |
| RUFFIANISH | • ruffianish adj. Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian. • RUFFIANISH adj. having the qualities of a ruffian. |
| SHANDYGAFF | • shandygaff n. (UK) A mixture of strong beer and ginger beer. • SHANDYGAFF n. a mixture of strong beer and ginger beer. |
| UNFAITHFUL | • unfaithful adj. Not having religious faith. • unfaithful adj. Not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful. • unfaithful adj. Adulterous. |