| CHAMPIGNON | • champignon n. Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking. • champignon n. (Obsolete) Any mushroom. • CHAMPIGNON n. (French) an edible species of mushroom. |
| COMPANDING | • companding n. (Electronics) A process in which noise in a signal is reduced by selective compression and expansion. • COMPAND v. to put a signal through a compander (a system of clarifying sound). |
| COMPANYING | • companying v. Present participle of company. • COMPANY v. to associate with. |
| CRAMPONING | • cramponing v. Present participle of crampon. • CRAMPON v. to climb using a kind of spiked boot. |
| EMPANELING | • empaneling v. Present participle of empanel. • EMPANEL v. to select a jury from a list, also IMPANEL, IMPANNEL. |
| EMPENNAGES | • empennages n. Plural of empennage. • EMPENNAGE n. (French) the tail assembly of an airplane. |
| ENSAMPLING | • ensampling v. Present participle of ensample. • ENSAMPLE v. to give an example of. |
| ENSTAMPING | • enstamping v. Present participle of enstamp. • ENSTAMP v. to mark as with a stamp. |
| GUNMANSHIP | • gunmanship n. The art or skill of using a gun. • GUNMANSHIP n. the state of being a gunman. |
| IMPAINTING | • impainting v. Present participle of impaint. • IMPAINT v. (Shakespeare) to paint or depict. |
| IMPANELING | • impaneling v. Present participle of impanel. • IMPANEL v. to put onto a list for jury duty, also IMPANNEL. |
| IMPLANTING | • implanting v. Present participle of implant. • IMPLANT v. to plant firmly. |
| IMPREGNANT | • impregnant adj. (Obsolete) Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile. • impregnant n. (Obsolete) That which impregnates. • I'm␣pregnant phr. Indicates that the speaker is pregnant. |
| LAMPOONING | • lampooning v. Present participle of lampoon. • lampooning n. A lampoon. • LAMPOON v. to ridicule by personal satire. |
| MAINSPRING | • mainspring n. (Horology) The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling. • mainspring n. (Figuratively) The most important reason for, or element of, something. • MAINSPRING n. the chief spring in a mechanism esp. of a watch or clock. |
| MANSCAPING | • manscaping v. Present participle of manscape. • manscaping n. (Neologism) The practice of, or results from, trimming or shaving a male’s hair, typically other than… • man-scaping v. Present participle of man-scape. |
| NONPROGRAM | • nonprogram adj. Not of or pertaining to a program (set of structured activities). • nonprogram n. That which is not a program. • NONPROGRAM adj. not relating to a program. |
| UNCLAMPING | • unclamping v. Present participle of unclamp. • UNCLAMP v. to free from a clamp. |