| APHORISING | • aphorising v. Present participle of aphorise. • APHORISE v. to make a concise statement, also APHORIZE. |
| HAIRSPRING | • hairspring n. A spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch. • HAIRSPRING n. the slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece. |
| HANDSPRING | • handspring n. A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground. • hand-spring n. Alternative spelling of handspring. • HANDSPRING n. a somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground. |
| HEADSPRING | • headspring n. A fountainhead; a source. • headspring n. (Figurative) A basis or foundation. • headspring n. (Gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about… |
| PHANSIGARS | • phansigars n. Plural of phansigar. • PHANSIGAR n. (Hindi) formerly in India, a Thug. |
| PHREAKINGS | • PHREAKING n. making illegal phone-calls. |
| PREACHINGS | • preachings n. Plural of preaching. • PREACHING n. the act of preaching. |
| PRESHAPING | • preshaping v. Present participle of preshape. • PRESHAPE v. to shape beforehand. |
| PREWASHING | • prewashing v. Present participle of prewash. • PREWASH v. to wash beforehand. |
| PURCHASING | • purchasing v. Present participle of purchase. • purchasing n. An act or process of making a purchase. • purchasing n. (Business, government) A complex, organized process in large organizations for obtaining goods that… |
| RANGERSHIP | • rangership n. The role or status of keeper of a forest or park. • RANGERSHIP n. the office of the keeper of a forest or park. |
| REPHRASING | • rephrasing v. Present participle of rephrase. • rephrasing n. Something differently phrased. • REPHRASING n. the act of phrasing again. |
| RESHAPINGS | • reshapings n. Plural of reshaping. • RESHAPING n. the act of shaping again. |
| SHARPENING | • sharpening v. Present participle of sharpen. • sharpening n. The act by which something is sharpened. • sharpening n. (In the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened. |
| SPREATHING | • spreathing v. Present participle of spreathe. • SPREATHE v. (SW dialect) to chap, roughen, also SPRAY, SPREAZE, SPREETHE, SPREEZE. |
| SPRINGHAAS | • springhaas n. (South Africa) A springhare. • SPRINGHAAS n. (South African) a nocturnal rodent. |
| SPRINGHALT | • springhalt n. (Obsolete) Alternative form of stringhalt. • SPRINGHALT n. a jerking lameness in which a horse suddenly twitches up its leg or legs, also STRINGHALT. |
| SPRINGHASE | • SPRINGHAAS n. (South African) a nocturnal rodent. |
| SPRINGHEAD | • springhead n. The source of a natural spring. • springhead n. (Figuratively) A source. • springhead n. A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring. |
| THRAIPINGS | • THRAIPING n. (dialect) a thrashing. |