| COUNTERDRAWING | • counterdrawing v. Present participle of counterdraw. • COUNTERDRAW v. to trace on oiled paper or other transparent material. |
| DOWNREGULATION | • downregulation n. (Biology) The suppression of a response to a stimulus. • downregulation n. (Genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors… • down-regulation n. Alternative spelling of downregulation. |
| FARTHINGSWORTH | • farthingsworth n. The amount that can be bought for a farthing. • Farthingsworth prop.n. A surname. • FARTHINGSWORTH n. as much as a farthing will buy. |
| GEWURZTRAMINER | • Gewürztraminer n. (Uncountable) An aromatic white wine grape variety that grows best in cooler climates. • Gewürztraminer n. (Countable) A wine made from this grape. • GEWURZTRAMINER n. (German) a variety of Traminer grape grown esp. in the Rhine valley, Alsace, and Austria; the mildly spicy white wine made from this grape. |
| INTERWREATHING | • interwreathing v. Present participle of interwreathe. • INTERWREATHE v. to twine in between. |
| NARROWCASTINGS | • NARROWCASTING n. the distribution of material on video tapes, cassettes etc. |
| OVERWEATHERING | • overweathering v. Present participle of overweather. • OVERWEATHER v. (Shakespeare) to batter by violence of weather. |
| PLAYWRIGHTINGS | • PLAYWRIGHTING n. the writing of plays. |
| STREETWALKINGS | • STREETWALKING n. prostitution. |
| SWEETHEARTINGS | • SWEETHEARTING n. the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop. |
| TURANGAWAEWAES | • TURANGAWAEWAE n. (Maori) the area that is a person's home. |
| WATERBOARDINGS | • waterboardings n. Plural of waterboarding. • WATERBOARDING n. a form of torture in which the victim is immobilized and has water poured on his or her face, producing a severe gag reflex, to simulate drowning. |
| WATERFLOODINGS | • WATERFLOODING n. the practice, in oil, gas or petroleum production, of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc. towards the production wells. |
| WATERPROOFINGS | • waterproofings n. Plural of waterproofing. • WATERPROOFING n. the act of making waterproof; material that does this. |
| WATERTIGHTNESS | • watertightness n. (Rare) The condition of being watertight. • WATERTIGHTNESS n. the state of being watertight. |
| WEATHERCOCKING | • weathercocking v. Present participle of weathercock. • WEATHERCOCK v. to serve as a weathercock for. |
| WOOLGATHERINGS | • woolgatherings n. Plural of woolgathering. • wool-gatherings n. Plural of wool-gathering. • WOOLGATHERING n. indulgence in idle daydreaming. |