| BESMIRCHING | • besmirching v. Present participle of besmirch. • BESMIRCH v. to soil, make dirty. |
| CHAMBERINGS | • chamberings n. Plural of chambering. • CHAMBERING n. lewd or wanton behaviour. |
| EMBREATHING | • embreathing v. Present participle of embreathe. • EMBREATHE v. (archaic) to breathe into. |
| GERMAPHOBES | • germaphobes n. Plural of germaphobe. |
| GERMAPHOBIC | • germaphobic adj. Alternative form of germophobic. |
| GERMOPHOBES | • germophobes n. Plural of germophobe. |
| GERMOPHOBIC | • germophobic adj. Morbidly afraid of germs. |
| HIGHBROWISM | • highbrowism n. Highbrow attitudes and policies generally. • HIGHBROWISM n. the state of being a highbrow. |
| HUMBLEBRAGS | • humblebrags n. Plural of humblebrag. • HUMBLEBRAG v. to make a statement that purports to be self-effacing but in fact reveals a person's wealth or importance. |
| HUMMINGBIRD | • hummingbird n. Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover. • humming-bird n. Alternative form of hummingbird. • humming␣bird n. Alternative form of hummingbird. |
| PHLEBOGRAMS | • phlebograms n. Plural of phlebogram. • PHLEBOGRAM n. a tracing (with the sphygmograph) of the movements of a vein, or of the venous pulse. |
| THIMBLERIGS | • thimblerigs n. Plural of thimblerig. • thimblerigs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thimblerig. • THIMBLERIG v. to cheat by trickery. |
| THROMBOGENS | • THROMBOGEN n. a protein present in blood that is essential for the formation of thrombin. |
| THROMBOSING | • thrombosing v. Present participle of thrombose. • THROMBOSE v. to cause thrombosis in. |