| ANTHEMING | • antheming v. Present participle of anthem. • ANTHEM v. to praise in a national song. |
| BESHAMING | • beshaming v. Present participle of beshame. • BESHAME v. (archaic) to put to shame. |
| CHAMPAGNE | • champagne n. (Countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and… • champagne n. (Countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise. • champagne n. (Countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine. |
| CHEONGSAM | • cheongsam n. A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman’s dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered… • cheongsam n. (Hong Kong) A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school… • cheongsam n. A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men. |
| EIGHTSMAN | • eightsman n. (Rowing) A member of a team of eight rowers who propel the same boat. • EIGHTSMAN n. one of a crew or team of eight. |
| EMBATHING | • embathing v. Present participle of embathe. • EMBATHE v. to bathe, also IMBATHE. |
| HAMMERING | • hammering n. A period of being beaten or hammered. • hammering n. A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer. • hammering n. (Slang) A heavy defeat. |
| HAMPERING | • hampering v. Present participle of hamper. • hampering n. That which hampers; an impediment. • HAMPER v. to hinder, obstruct. |
| HOGMENAYS | • Hogmenays n. Plural of Hogmenay. • HOGMENAY n. (Scots) a Scottish celebration, also HOGMANAY, HOGMANE. |
| LENGTHMAN | • lengthman n. (Nautical, rail transport, road transport, chiefly historical) A man responsible for the care and maintenance… • LENGTHMAN n. a person whose job it is to maintain a particular length of railway line. |
| MANCHEGOS | • manchegos n. Plural of manchego. • Manchegos n. Plural of Manchego. • MANCHEGO n. (Spanish) a cheese made from ewes' milk. |
| MEGAPHONE | • megaphone n. A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice… • megaphone n. (Figuratively) Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another. • megaphone v. (Transitive, intransitive) To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone. |
| NEPHOGRAM | • nephogram n. A picture of a cloud. • nephogram n. (Physics) A graphical depiction of a physical quantity that resembles a cloud. • NEPHOGRAM n. a photograph of clouds. |
| NIGHTMARE | • nightmare n. (Now rare) A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation… • nightmare n. (Now chiefly historical) A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; Sleep paralysis. • nightmare n. A very bad or frightening dream. |
| PHAENOGAM | • phaenogam n. Alternative form of phenogam. • PHAENOGAM n. (Greek) any plant of the class Phaenogamia, flowering plants, also PHENOGAM. |
| PHENOGAMS | • phenogams n. Plural of phenogam. • PHENOGAM n. (Greek) any plant of the class Phaenogamia, flowering plants, also PHAENOGAM. |
| SHMEARING | • shmearing v. Present participle of shmear. • SHMEAR v. (Yiddish) to bribe. |