| BEMUDDLING | • bemuddling v. Present participle of bemuddle. • BEMUDDLE v. (archaic) to confuse, muddle. |
| DISPLUMING | • displuming v. Present participle of displume. • DISPLUME v. to deprive of feathers. |
| GADOLINIUM | • gadolinium n. A chemical element (symbol Gd) with atomic number 64: a ductile silvery-white metal. • GADOLINIUM n. a rare metallic element found associated with yttrium and other rare metals. |
| GLOCHIDIUM | • glochidium n. (Zoology) The larva or young of the mussel. • glochidium n. (Botany) A glochid, or cactus spine. • GLOCHIDIUM n. (Latin) the larva of a freshwater mussel that develops as a parasite on fish. |
| GRADUALISM | • gradualism n. (Biology) The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new… • gradualism n. (Transferred sense) The belief that some phenomenon occurs gradually over a long period of time. • gradualism n. (Politics) The belief that change ought to be brought about in small, discrete increments rather than… |
| GUMSHIELDS | • gumshields n. Plural of gumshield. • GUMSHIELD n. a protective shield for the teeth. |
| MISGUGGLED | • misguggled v. Simple past tense and past participle of misguggle. • MISGUGGLE v. (Scots) to bungle, mar, also MISHGUGGLE. |
| MODULATING | • modulating v. Present participle of modulate. • MODULATE v. to adjust to a certain proportion. |
| MOULDERING | • mouldering v. Present participle of moulder. • mouldering adj. That moulders; decaying. • MOULDER v. to turn to dust by natural decay, also MOLDER. |
| MUDDLINGLY | • muddlingly adv. So as to muddle or confuse. • MUDDLING adv. confused. |
| MUDLARKING | • mudlarking v. Present participle of mudlark. • MUDLARK v. to follow the occupation of a mudlark. |
| MUDLOGGING | • mudlogging n. The work of a mudlogger, or wellsite geologist. • MUDLOGGING n. looking for oil, gas etc. in traces of mud excavated from a borehole. |
| MUDSLINGER | • mudslinger n. One who casts aspersions or insults; especially a political candidate who makes negative statements… • MUDSLINGER n. one who engages in malicious slander intended to discredit another. |
| MULTIGRADE | • multigrade adj. Having the characteristics of multiple grades of a product (especially of a lubricating oil). • multigrade adj. (Education) Relating to students of differing grade levels. • MULTIGRADE n. a brand of black and white photographic paper coated with a mixture of emulsions which are sensitive to the colour of the printing light used and which produce different contrast grades as a result. |
| REMOULDING | • remoulding v. Present participle of remould. • remoulding n. An act of moulding again. • REMOULD v. to retread a tyre, also REMOLD. |
| SALMAGUNDI | • salmagundi n. A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions. • salmagundi n. Hence, any mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany. • SALMAGUNDI n. (French) a dish of chopped meat, eggs, anchovies, onions etc., also SALMAGUNDY. |
| UNMOULDING | • unmoulding v. Present participle of unmould. • UNMOULD v. to change the form of; to reduce from any form, also UNMOLD. |