| BACKLIGHTING | • backlighting v. Present participle of backlight. • backlighting n. The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow. • BACKLIGHT v. to illumine a subject from the rear. |
| DAUGHTERLING | • daughterling n. (Diminutive, endearing) A daughter, especially a young or precious one. • DAUGHTERLING n. a small daughter. |
| DAYLIGHTINGS | • DAYLIGHTING n. illuminating by daylight. |
| FLAUGHTERING | • FLAUGHTER v. (Scots) to cut turfs. |
| GLYPTOGRAPHY | • glyptography n. (Art) carving or engraving on precious stone. • GLYPTOGRAPHY n. the art of engraving on gems. |
| GOLIATHISING | • GOLIATHISE v. to play Goliath, exaggerate extravagantly, also GOLIATHIZE. |
| GOLIATHIZING | • GOLIATHIZE v. to play Goliath, exaggerate extravagantly, also GOLIATHISE. |
| GRAPHOLOGIST | • graphologist n. A practitioner of graphology. • GRAPHOLOGIST n. a specialist in graphology. |
| HAGIOLOGISTS | • hagiologists n. Plural of hagiologist. • HAGIOLOGIST n. one who writes saints' lives. |
| HALOGENATING | • halogenating v. Present participle of halogenate. • HALOGENATE v. to combine with a halogen. |
| HIGHFALUTING | • highfaluting adj. Alternative form of highfalutin. • HIGHFALUTING adj. pretentious, affected, also HIFALUTIN, HIGHFALUTIN. • HIGHFALUTING n. bombastic discourse. |
| HOMOLOGATING | • homologating v. Present participle of homologate. • HOMOLOGATE v. to sanction, allow esp. officially. |
| JACKLIGHTING | • jacklighting n. (Hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the… • jacklighting v. Present participle of jacklight. • JACKLIGHT v. to fish with a jacklight. |
| LETHARGISING | • lethargising v. Present participle of lethargise. • LETHARGISE v. to make lethargic, also LETHARGIZE. |
| LETHARGIZING | • lethargizing v. Present participle of lethargize. • LETHARGIZE v. to make lethargic, also LETHARGISE. |
| NIGHTINGALES | • nightingales n. Plural of nightingale. • Nightingales prop.n. Plural of Nightingale. • NIGHTINGALE n. a small bird of the thrush family, celebrated for its song. |
| SLAUGHTERING | • slaughtering v. Present participle of slaughter. • slaughtering n. An act of slaughter; a killing. • SLAUGHTER v. to kill, esp. animals for food. |
| SNAGGLETEETH | • snaggleteeth n. Plural of snaggletooth. • SNAGGLETOOTH n. an irregular, broken, or projecting tooth. |
| SNAGGLETOOTH | • snaggletooth n. (Plural: snaggleteeth) A tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken. • snaggletooth n. (Plural: snaggletooths) A predatory fish of the genus Astronesthes, so-called because of its teeth. • snaggle-tooth n. Alternative form of snaggletooth. |
| TELEGRAPHING | • telegraphing v. Present participle of telegraph. • telegraphing n. A communication by telegraph. • TELEGRAPH v. to transmit by telegraph, a combination of apparatus for transmitting information to a distance. |