| ABSTERGENTS | • abstergents n. Plural of abstergent. • ABSTERGENT n. an abstergent substance. |
| BACKSETTING | • backsetting v. Present participle of backset. • BACKSET v. to attack from the rear. |
| BATTOLOGIES | • battologies n. Plural of battology. • BATTOLOGY n. a needless repetition of words in speaking or writing. |
| BEDWETTINGS | • bedwettings n. Plural of bedwetting. • bed-wettings n. Plural of bed-wetting. |
| BITTERLINGS | • bitterlings n. Plural of bitterling. • BITTERLING n. a roach-like European fish. |
| BUTTRESSING | • buttressing v. Present participle of buttress. • BUTTRESS v. to prop up. |
| GEOBOTANIST | • geobotanist n. One who studies geobotany. • GEOBOTANIST n. a student of geobotany. |
| GNOTOBIOTES | • gnotobiotes n. Plural of gnotobiote. • GNOTOBIOTE n. a germfree animal. |
| MISBEGOTTEN | • misbegotten adj. (Of a person) Born out of wedlock; illegitimate. • misbegotten adj. (By extension, figuratively) Ill-conceived. • misbegotten adj. (By extension) Bad; worthless. |
| SHUTTERBUGS | • shutterbugs n. Plural of shutterbug. • SHUTTERBUG n. (colloquial) a photography enthusiast. |
| SPITTLEBUGS | • spittlebugs n. Plural of spittlebug. • SPITTLEBUG n. any of a family of leaping homopterous insects whose larvae emit froth, aka froghopper. |
| SUBLETTINGS | • sublettings n. Plural of subletting. • SUBLETTING n. the act of renting leased property to another. |
| SUBTANGENTS | • subtangents n. Plural of subtangent. • SUBTANGENT n. the part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent drawn to the same point in a curve. |
| SUBTWEETING | • subtweeting v. Present participle of subtweet. • SUBTWEET v. (on the Twitter application) to post a message about (another user), usually negative in its content, but not explicitly naming him or her. |