| AFFRIGHTENED | • affrightened adj. (Archaic) frightened, affected by fright. • AFFRIGHTEN v. to frighten, also AFFRIGHT. |
| APPREHENDING | • apprehending v. Present participle of apprehend. • apprehending n. An act by which something is apprehended. • APPREHEND v. to understand. |
| CHALCOGENIDE | • chalcogenide n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element. • CHALCOGENIDE n. a binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element or radical. |
| CHEERLEADING | • cheerleading n. A physical activity in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment… • cheerleading n. (Figurative) Automatic or servile praise. • cheerleading v. Present participle of cheerlead. |
| EXHEREDATING | • exheredating v. Present participle of exheredate. • EXHEREDATE v. to disinherit. |
| GRANDEESHIPS | • grandeeships n. Plural of grandeeship. • GRANDEESHIP n. the state of being a grandee. |
| GUANETHIDINE | • guanethidine n. (Pharmacology) An antihypertensive drug that reduces the release of catecholamines. • GUANETHIDINE n. a drug used in the treatment of hypertension. |
| HEADREACHING | • HEADREACH v. to make distance to windward in tacking. |
| HEARTRENDING | • heartrending adj. That causes great grief, anguish or distress. • heartrending adj. That elicits deep sympathy. • heart-rending adj. Alternative form of heartrending. |
| HOMESTEADING | • homesteading v. Present participle of homestead. • HOMESTEADING n. (US) a scheme by which people are permitted to buy, or live rent-free in, semi-derelict buildings and improve them with the help of Government grants, etc. |
| INTERCHANGED | • interchanged v. Simple past tense and past participle of interchange. • INTERCHANGE v. to put each of (two things) in the place of the other, also ENTERCHAUNGE. |
| PREHARDENING | • prehardening v. Present participle of preharden. • PREHARDEN v. to harden in advance. |
| SPEARHEADING | • spearheading v. Present participle of spearhead. • SPEARHEAD v. to lead an attack. |
| STRAIGHTENED | • straightened v. Simple past tense and past participle of straighten. • STRAIGHTEN v. to make straight. |
| UNDERHEATING | • underheating v. Present participle of underheat. • UNDERHEAT v. to heat insufficiently. |