| ATTEMPERING | • attempering v. Present participle of attemper. • ATTEMPER v. (archaic) to alter quality by addition or mixture; to moderate. |
| CREPITATING | • crepitating v. Present participle of crepitate. • CREPITATE v. to crackle; to snap. |
| EXTIRPATING | • extirpating v. Present participle of extirpate. • EXTIRPATE v. to pull out by the roots. |
| GRAPTOLITES | • graptolites n. Plural of graptolite. • GRAPTOLITE n. a characteristic Silurian fossil with an appearance almost like writing upon shales. |
| IMPETRATING | • impetrating v. Present participle of impetrate. • IMPETRATE v. to obtain by entreaty, request or prayer. |
| PARGETTINGS | • pargettings n. Plural of pargetting. • PARGETTING n. ornamental plasterwork, also PARGETING. |
| PARQUETTING | • parquetting v. Present participle of parquette. • PARQUET v. (French) to cover a floor with an inlaid design. |
| PATTERNINGS | • patternings n. Plural of patterning. • PATTERNING n. the act of patterning. |
| PENETRATING | • penetrating adj. Able to pierce or penetrate. • penetrating adj. Demonstrating acute or keen understanding. • penetrating v. Present participle of penetrate. |
| PERMUTATING | • permutating v. Present participle of permutate. • PERMUTATE v. to alter the order, sequence, or arrangement of, also PERMUTE. |
| PREATTUNING | • PREATTUNE v. to attune in advance. |
| PRETREATING | • pretreating v. Present participle of pretreat. • PRETREAT v. to treat beforehand. |
| SPLATTERING | • splattering v. Present participle of splatter. • splattering n. A mess of something splattered. • SPLATTER v. to spatter, to splash. |
| TAPESTRYING | • tapestrying v. Present participle of tapestry. • TAPESTRY v. to decorate with a woven wall hanging. |
| TEMPERATING | • temperating v. Present participle of temperate. • TEMPERATE v. to temper. |
| TETRAPLEGIA | • tetraplegia n. Paralysis of all four limbs. • tetraplegia n. Complete paralysis from below the jaw. • TETRAPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRAPLEGIA, QUADRIPLEGIA. |
| TETRAPLEGIC | • tetraplegic n. A quadriplegic. • TETRAPLEGIC adj. suffering from tetraplegia. |
| TRAPNESTING | • trapnesting v. Present participle of trapnest. • trap␣nesting v. Present participle of trap nest. • TRAPNEST v. to determine the productivity of hens by a type of nest. |