| DISTRAUGHTLY | • distraughtly adv. In a distraught manner. • DISTRAUGHT adv. agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain. |
| DITTOGRAPHIC | • dittographic adj. Relating to or exhibiting dittography. • DITTOGRAPHIC adj. relating to dittography, the unintentional repetition of letters in print. |
| DOUGHNUTTING | • doughnutting n. (UK) A method of fare evasion by buying tickets only covering the beginning and the end of a journey. • DOUGHNUTTING n. the act of surrounding a speaker to give the impression of a packed house. |
| GLUTETHIMIDE | • glutethimide n. A hypnotic sedative formerly used as an alternative to barbiturates to treat insomnia. • GLUTETHIMIDE n. a sedative drug with pharmacological properties similar to those of barbiturates. |
| GREATHEARTED | • greathearted adj. Nobly courageous, bighearted. • greathearted adj. Magnanimous. • great-hearted adj. Alternative form of greathearted. |
| LIGHTHEARTED | • lighthearted adj. Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive; not depressed or sad. • lighthearted adj. Enjoyably lacking of seriousness, not grave. • light-hearted adj. Alternative spelling of lighthearted. |
| POSTMIDNIGHT | • postmidnight adj. After midnight, but prior to dawn. • post-midnight adj. Alternative form of postmidnight. • POSTMIDNIGHT adj. taking place after midnight. |
| SHORTSIGHTED | • shortsighted adj. Alternative spelling of short-sighted. • short-sighted adj. Near-sighted; myopic; unable to focus on distant objects. • short-sighted adj. (Figuratively) Unable to see long-term objectives; lacking foresight. |
| STEPDAUGHTER | • stepdaughter n. The daughter of one’s spouse and not of oneself. • STEPDAUGHTER n. a daughter of one's wife or husband by a former partner. |
| STRAIGHTBRED | • straightbred adj. Produced by breeding from a single breed, variety or species. • straightbred n. Any organism produced by breeding from a single breed, variety, or species. • STRAIGHTBRED n. an animal produced by breeding a single breed, strain, or type. |
| STRAIGHTEDGE | • straightedge adj. (Informal) Living one’s life opposing or eschewing the use of substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. • straightedge n. A flat, rectangular tool used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines. • straight␣edge n. (Uncountable) A lifestyle and subculture that advocates abstinence from alcohol, tobacco and the usage… |
| STRAIGHTENED | • straightened v. Simple past tense and past participle of straighten. • STRAIGHTEN v. to make straight. |
| STRENGTHENED | • strengthened v. Simple past tense and past participle of strengthen. • STRENGTHEN v. to make stronger. |
| STRINGHALTED | • stringhalted adj. Affected with stringhalt; lame. • STRINGHALTED adj. afflicted with stringhalt, a jerking lameness in which a horse suddenly twitches up its leg or legs. |
| TITLEHOLDING | • titleholding adj. Holding a rank or title. • TITLEHOLDING adj. holding a title. |
| WITHSTANDING | • withstanding v. Present participle of withstand. • WITHSTAND v. to resist. |