| ANGINA | • angina n. (Pathology) An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy. • angina n. (Pathology) Short for angina pectoris. • angina n. (Pathology, cardiology) A chest pain or shortness of breath occurring with lesser degrees of arterial blockage. |
| ANTING | • anting n. (Ornithology) The practice of some birds of rubbing live ants or occasionally other items into the feathers… • ANTING n. the practice of certain birds in putting ants on their feathers to rid themselves of parasites. |
| AWNING | • awning n. A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind. • awning n. (Nautical) That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin. • AWNING n. a rooflike canvas cover. |
| BANING | • baning v. Present participle of bane. • BANE v. to kill with poison. |
| CANING | • caning v. Present participle of cane. • caning n. A beating with a cane. • CANING n. a beating with a rod. |
| EANING | • eaning v. Present participle of ean. • EAN v. (Shakespeare) to give birth to, also YEAN. |
| FINGAN | • FINGAN n. (Arabic) the handleless coffee cup which fits within a zarf, also FINJAN. |
| GANOIN | • ganoin n. Alternative form of ganoine. • GANOIN n. the hard shiny substance resembling enamel which forms the outer layer of ganoid fish-scales, also GANOINE. |
| GUANIN | • guanin n. Dated form of guanine. • GUANIN n. a yellowish-white, amorphous substance, forming a constituent of nucleic acids, also GUANINE. |
| INANGA | • inanga n. (New Zealand) A fish, the jollytail (Galaxias maculatus). • INANGA n. (Maori) the New Zealand whitebait. |
| INGANS | • INGAN n. (Scots) an onion. |
| INNAGE | • innage n. The quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment. • innage n. (Aeronautics) The amount of fuel remaining in the fuel tanks of an aircraft following a flight. • INNAGE n. the quantity of goods remaining in a container after shipment. |
| LIGNAN | • lignan n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of phenylpropanoid (propylbenzene) type of molecules found in essentially… • LIGNAN n. a beneficial substance found in plants. |
| NAMING | • naming n. The process of giving names to things. • naming n. A ritual or ceremony in which a person’s name is given or announced. • naming v. Present participle of name. |
| NAPING | • naping v. Present participle of nape. • NAPE v. to attack with napalm. |
| PANING | • paning v. Present participle of pane. • PANE v. to insert panels in. |
| PINANG | • pinang n. A palm of the genus Nenga, endemic to Southeast Asia. • PINANG n. (Malay) a palm tree. |
| SANING | • SANE v. to make the sign of the cross on, also SAIN. |
| UNGAIN | • ungain adj. (Obsolete or UK, dialect) ungainly; clumsy; awkward. • ungain adj. (Obsolete or UK, dialect) troublesome; inconvenient. • UNGAIN adj. (dialect) awkward, uncouth, also UNGAINLY. |
| WANING | • waning v. Present participle of wane. • waning adj. Becoming weaker or smaller. • waning adj. Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth. |