| ANASTIGMATIC | • anastigmatic adj. (Of the eye, or a lens system) Free from astigmatism. • ANASTIGMATIC adj. free from astigmatism. |
| ANTAGONISTIC | • antagonistic adj. Contending or acting against. • antagonistic adj. (Biochemistry) Relating to an antagonist. • ANTAGONISTIC adj. marked by or resulting from antagonism. |
| BACKFITTINGS | • BACKFITTING n. the act of retrofitting or furnishing with new parts not originally available. |
| CASTIGATIONS | • castigations n. Plural of castigation. • CASTIGATION n. the act of castigating. |
| CONSTIPATING | • constipating v. Present participle of constipate. • CONSTIPATE v. to cause constipation in. |
| CONTAGIONIST | • contagionist n. One who believes in the contagious character of certain diseases, such as yellow fever. • CONTAGIONIST n. (obsolete) a person who believes in the contagiousness of diseases. |
| ELASTICATING | • elasticating v. Present participle of elasticate. • ELASTICATE v. to make elastic. |
| HAIRCUTTINGS | • haircuttings n. Plural of haircutting. • HAIRCUTTING n. the act of cutting hair. |
| KICKSTARTING | • kickstarting v. Present participle of kickstart. • kick-starting v. Present participle of kick-start. • kick␣starting v. Present participle of kick start. |
| NEGATIVISTIC | • negativistic adj. Passive-aggressive. • NEGATIVISTIC adj. relating to negativism. |
| PRAGMATICIST | • pragmaticist n. One who studies pragmatics. • PRAGMATICIST n. an adherent of pragmaticism. |
| PRAGMATISTIC | • pragmatistic adj. Relating to pragmatism; pragmatic. • PRAGMATISTIC adj. relating to pragmatism. |
| RUSTICATINGS | • RUSTICATING n. the act of rusticating. |
| WAINSCOTTING | • wainscotting n. Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls. • wainscotting v. Present participle of wainscot. • WAINSCOTTING n. oak panelling, also WAINSCOTING. |
| WAISTCOATING | • waistcoating n. A fabric designed for waistcoats, often with a multicoloured pattern of different yarns. • WAISTCOATING n. material for men's waistcoats, esp. of a fancy pattern. |
| WILDCATTINGS | • WILDCATTING n. the practice of drilling an experimental well in search of oil, gas etc. |