| BESHADOWING | • beshadowing v. Present participle of beshadow. • BESHADOW v. to cast a shadow on. |
| DOWNHEARTED | • downhearted adj. Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope. • down-hearted adj. Alternative form of downhearted. • DOWNHEARTED adj. downcast, dejected. |
| DOWNHILLERS | • downhillers n. Plural of downhiller. • DOWNHILLER n. one who skis downhill. |
| DOWNLIGHTER | • downlighter n. Downlight. • DOWNLIGHTER n. a downward directed light-fitting, attached to or recessed in the ceiling. |
| DOWNSHIFTED | • downshifted v. Simple past tense and past participle of downshift. • DOWNSHIFT v. to change gear down. |
| DOWNSHIFTER | • downshifter n. A person who makes a transition to a less pressured or demanding career or lifestyle. • downshifter n. (Engineering) A process, algorithm, etc. that shifts something to a lower level or frequency. • DOWNSHIFTER n. one who reduces his or her working hours. |
| HANDWORKERS | • handworkers n. Plural of handworker. • HANDWORKER n. one who does handwork. |
| HOODWINKERS | • hoodwinkers n. Plural of hoodwinker. • HOODWINKER n. one who hoodwinks. |
| NETHERWORLD | • netherworld n. The place to which one’s spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth. • netherworld n. The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not. • netherworld n. Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell. |
| SHADOWINESS | • shadowiness n. The state or property of being shadowy. • SHADOWINESS n. the state of being shadowy. |
| STONEWASHED | • stonewashed adj. Of cloth or clothing, having been tumbled with stones in order to soften the fabric. • STONEWASH v. to wash with stones to give a worn appearance. |
| THISTLEDOWN | • thistledown n. The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle. • THISTLEDOWN n. the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle. |
| UNDERGROWTH | • undergrowth n. The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes). • UNDERGROWTH n. low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs. |
| UNDERTHROWN | • underthrown v. Past participle of underthrow. |
| UNDERTHROWS | • underthrows v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underthrow. |
| WHISKERANDO | • WHISKERANDO n. a whiskered person, in allusion to Dom Ferolo Whiskerandos in Sheridan's Critic. |
| WOODENHEADS | • WOODENHEAD n. (colloquial) a blockhead, a stupid person. |
| WORDISHNESS | • wordishness n. (Uncountable) The state of being wordish. • WORDISHNESS n. verbosity. |
| WRONGHEADED | • wrongheaded adj. Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement. • wrong-headed adj. Alternative form of wrongheaded. • WRONGHEADED adj. stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles. |