| AFFREIGHTMENTS | • affreightments n. Plural of affreightment. • AFFREIGHTMENT n. hiring of a vessel. |
| DRAUGHTPROOFED | • draughtproofed v. Simple past tense and past participle of draughtproof. • DRAUGHTPROOF v. to make proof against draughts. |
| FARSIGHTEDNESS | • farsightedness n. (Pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia. • farsightedness n. The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future. • far-sightedness n. Alternative form of farsightedness. |
| FEATHERBEDDING | • featherbedding v. Present participle of featherbed. • featherbedding n. (US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes… • feather-bedding v. Present participle of feather-bed. |
| FEATHERWEIGHTS | • featherweights n. Plural of featherweight. • FEATHERWEIGHT n. a weight division in boxing. |
| FINGERBREADTHS | • fingerbreadths n. Plural of fingerbreadth. • FINGERBREADTH n. the breadth of a finger. |
| FRACTOGRAPHIES | • fractographies n. Plural of fractography. • FRACTOGRAPHY n. the microscopic study of fractures in metal surfaces. |
| GEMEINSCHAFTEN | • gemeinschaften n. Plural of gemeinschaft. • GEMEINSCHAFT n. (German) a spontaneous social relationship characterized by strong reciprocal bonds of sentiment and kinship within a common tradition. |
| GESELLSCHAFTEN | • Gesellschaften n. Plural of Gesellschaft. • GESELLSCHAFT n. (German) a rationally developed mechanistic type of social relationship characterized by impersonally contracted associations between persons. |
| GRANDFATHERING | • grandfathering v. Present participle of grandfather. • grandfathering n. Exemption from new legislation or regulations. • GRANDFATHER v. to exempt (an activity, person, etc.) from a new piece of legislation, restriction or the like. |
| HEMOFLAGELLATE | • hemoflagellate n. Any flagellate protozoan that is parasitic in the blood. • HEMOFLAGELLATE n. a flagellate (as a trypanosome) that is a blood parasite, also HAEMOFLAGELLATE. |
| OUTFANGTHIEVES | • OUTFANGTHIEF n. (historical) the right of judging and fining thieves pursued and brought back from outside one's own jurisdiction. |
| REFLECTOGRAPHS | • reflectographs n. Plural of reflectograph. • REFLECTOGRAPH n. an image produced by reflectography. |
| REFLECTOGRAPHY | • reflectography n. An infrared technique used by art historians to detect layers beneath the top surface of a painting… • REFLECTOGRAPHY n. a technique used to detect underdrawing, etc. in a painting, in which infrared light is bounced off the lowest, gessoed layer and the resulting image viewed on a TV monitor. |
| SHAPESHIFTINGS | • shapeshiftings n. Plural of shapeshifting. • SHAPESHIFTING n. (in folklore) the ability to change physical form at will. |
| SPAGHETTIFYING | • spaghettifying v. Present participle of spaghettify. • SPAGHETTIFY v. to make into spaghetti, with particular reference to black holes. |