| DETHATCHING | • dethatching v. Present participle of dethatch. • DETHATCH v. to remove thatch from. |
| DIPHTHONGAL | • diphthongal adj. Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong. • DIPHTHONGAL adj. of or like a diphthong. |
| ENSHEATHING | • ensheathing v. Present participle of ensheathe. • ENSHEATH v. to enclose as in a sheath, also ENSHEATHE, INSHEATH, INSHEATHE. |
| HATCHELLING | • hatchelling v. Present participle of hatchel. • HATCHEL v. to separate flax fibres with a comb, also HACKLE, HECKLE. |
| HAUGHTINESS | • haughtiness n. The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery. • HAUGHTINESS n. the state of being haughty. |
| HEADHUNTING | • headhunting v. Present participle of headhunt. • headhunting n. (Anthropology) The practice of cutting off and preserving the head of one’s enemy. • headhunting n. The active recruitment of executive or talented personnel. |
| HIGHFALUTIN | • highfalutin adj. (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical. • highfalutin n. (Archaic) Pompous speech or writing. • high␣falutin adj. Alternative spelling of highfalutin. |
| HIGHTAILING | • hightailing v. Present participle of hightail. • HIGHTAIL v. to retreat rapidly. |
| HYPHENATING | • hyphenating v. Present participle of hyphenate. • HYPHENATE v. to insert a hyphen into. |
| INSHEATHING | • insheathing v. Present participle of insheath. • insheathing v. Present participle of insheathe. • INSHEATH v. to enclose in a sheath, also ENSHEATH. |
| KNIGHTHEADS | • knightheads n. Plural of knighthead. • KNIGHTHEAD n. either of a pair of vertical supports for the bowsprit. |
| NIGHTMARISH | • nightmarish adj. Resembling a nightmare. • NIGHTMARISH adj. like a nightmare, also NIGHTMARY. |
| NIGHTSHADES | • nightshades n. Plural of nightshade. • NIGHTSHADE n. a name given to various plants, esp. of the Solanaceae family and chiefly poisonous or narcotic. |
| PHOSPHATING | • phosphating n. The application of a protective coating of phosphate to the surface of metals. • PHOSPHATE v. to treat with phosphate. |
| UNSHEATHING | • unsheathing v. Present participle of unsheathe. • unsheathing n. The removal of something from a sheath. • UNSHEATHE v. to remove from a sheath. |
| UNTHATCHING | • unthatching v. Present participle of unthatch. • UNTHATCH v. to strip of thatch. |