| BALKANISING | • balkanising v. Present participle of balkanise. • Balkanising v. Present participle of Balkanise. • BALKANISE v. to divide (a region or territory) into small, often hostile units, also BALKANIZE. |
| BLACKENINGS | • blackenings n. Plural of blackening. • BLACKENING n. the act of making black. |
| BLANKETINGS | • blanketings n. Plural of blanketing. • BLANKETING n. cloth for blankets. |
| BLANKNESSES | • blanknesses n. Plural of blankness. • BLANKNESS n. emptiness. |
| ENKEPHALINS | • enkephalins n. Plural of enkephalin. • ENKEPHALIN n. a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain, also ENCEPHALIN, ENCEPHALINE, ENKEPHALINE. |
| KALSOMINING | • kalsomining v. Present participle of kalsomine. • KALSOMINE v. to whitewash with this, also CALCIMINE. |
| KAOLINISING | • kaolinising v. Present participle of kaolinise. • KAOLINISE v. to turn into kaolin, a very pure white clay, also KAOLINIZE. |
| LANDSKNECHT | • landsknecht n. Alternative form of lansquenet. • Landsknecht n. (Historical) Alternative form of lansquenet. • LANDSKNECHT n. (historical) a mercenary foot-soldier of the 16th century, also LANSQUENET, LANZKNECHT. |
| LANKINESSES | • LANKINESS n. the state of being lanky. |
| LANZKNECHTS | • lanzknechts n. Plural of lanzknecht. • LANZKNECHT n. (German) a mercenary foot-soldier of the 16th century, also LANDSKNECHT, LANSQUENET. |
| NECKLACINGS | • necklacings n. Plural of necklacing. • NECKLACING n. (South African) the punishment of having a petrol-soaked tyre placed round the neck or shoulders and set alight, traditionally used by black people on those thought to be government sympathizers. |
| NONSINKABLE | • nonsinkable adj. Not sinkable. • NONSINKABLE adj. that cannot be sunk. |
| NONSKELETAL | • nonskeletal adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to those parts of the body which are not skeletal. • NONSKELETAL adj. not skeletal. |
| PLAINSPOKEN | • plainspoken adj. Speaking plainly or simply. • plain-spoken adj. Speaking in an honest, forthright manner. • PLAINSPOKEN adj. candid, frank. |
| RANSHAKLING | • RANSHAKLE v. (Scott) to search, ransack, also RANSHACKLE. |
| SLACKENINGS | • slackenings n. Plural of slackening. • SLACKENING n. a making less tight or taut. |
| SLACKLINING | • slacklining n. A sport resembling tightrope walking but with the rope or webbing only partially taut. • slacklining v. Present participle of slackline. • SLACKLINING n. the activity of walking across a narrow line of synthetic webbing hung slackly above the ground. |
| UNKNOWABLES | • unknowables n. Plural of unknowable. • UNKNOWABLE n. something that cannot be known. |
| UNSHACKLING | • unshackling v. Present participle of unshackle. • UNSHACKLE v. to release from shackles. |