| CHINACHINAS | • CHINACHINA n. (Quechua) a tree yielding cinchona bark, from which quinine is made, also CINCHONA, KINA, KINAKINA, QUINA, QUINAQUINA, QUINQUINA. |
| ENSHEATHING | • ensheathing v. Present participle of ensheathe. • ENSHEATH v. to enclose as in a sheath, also ENSHEATHE, INSHEATH, INSHEATHE. |
| HANDSHAKING | • handshaking v. Present participle of handshake. • handshaking n. A greeting by clasping hands. • handshaking n. (Computing) A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices;… |
| HARMONIPHON | • harmoniphon n. Alternative form of harmoniphone. • HARMONIPHON n. a keyboard wind instrument with reeds, also HARMONIPHONE. |
| HEADHUNTING | • headhunting v. Present participle of headhunt. • headhunting n. (Anthropology) The practice of cutting off and preserving the head of one’s enemy. • headhunting n. The active recruitment of executive or talented personnel. |
| HYACINTHINE | • hyacinthine adj. Of the colour of a hyacinth (either the gem or the flower); reddish-gold (chiefly with reference to hair). • hyacinthine adj. Curling like the petals of the hyacinth. • hyacinthine adj. Beautiful, like the mythological Hyacinthus. |
| HYPHENATING | • hyphenating v. Present participle of hyphenate. • HYPHENATE v. to insert a hyphen into. |
| HYPHENATION | • hyphenation n. The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens. • HYPHENATION n. the act of hyphenating. |
| INSHEATHING | • insheathing v. Present participle of insheath. • insheathing v. Present participle of insheathe. • INSHEATH v. to enclose in a sheath, also ENSHEATH. |
| NAPHTHALINE | • naphthaline n. Naphthalene. • NAPHTHALINE n. a white crystalline volatile solid with a characteristic penetrating odour, an aromatic hydrocarbon, also NAPHTHALIN. |
| NAPHTHALINS | • naphthalins n. Plural of naphthalin. • NAPHTHALIN n. a white crystalline volatile solid with a characteristic penetrating odour, an aromatic hydrocarbon, also NAPHTHALINE. |
| RHINOPHONIA | • rhinophonia n. (Medicine) nasalised voice. • RHINOPHONIA n. a nasal tone to the voice which is caused by a defect in the nasal passages. |
| SHANGHAIING | • shanghaiing v. Present participle of shanghai. • shanghaiing n. The act of one who shanghais; a press-ganging or abduction. • SHANGHAI v. to kidnap for service aboard a ship. |
| UNSHEATHING | • unsheathing v. Present participle of unsheathe. • unsheathing n. The removal of something from a sheath. • UNSHEATHE v. to remove from a sheath. |
| UNTHATCHING | • unthatching v. Present participle of unthatch. • UNTHATCH v. to strip of thatch. |