| CHONDRIFYING | • chondrifying v. Present participle of chondrify. • CHONDRIFY v. to convert, or be converted, into cartilage. |
| DOGFIGHTINGS | • DOGFIGHTING n. engaging in aerial combat. |
| DOWNSHIFTERS | • downshifters n. Plural of downshifter. • DOWNSHIFTER n. one who reduces his or her working hours. |
| DOWNSHIFTING | • downshifting v. Present participle of downshift. • downshifting n. A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance. • DOWNSHIFTING n. the act of selecting a lower gear. |
| DRAGONFISHES | • dragonfishes n. Plural of dragonfish. |
| FIANCHETTOED | • fianchettoed v. Simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto. • FIANCHETTO v. to develop the bishop. |
| FOUNTAINHEAD | • fountainhead n. A spring that is the source of a river. • fountainhead n. An abundant source of knowledge, etc. • FOUNTAINHEAD n. a spring that is the source of a stream. |
| FUNDHOLDINGS | • FUNDHOLDING n. under the NHS, the system enabling general practitioners to receive a fixed budget. |
| GODFATHERING | • godfathering v. Present participle of godfather. • GODFATHER v. to be a godfather to. |
| GROUNDFISHES | • groundfishes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of groundfish. • GROUNDFISH n. a marine fish that is found at the bottom e.g. cod, haddock. |
| HINDFOREMOST | • HINDFOREMOST adv. with the back part in the front place. |
| HYDROFORMING | • hydroforming n. (Engineering) A cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals into lightweight, stiff pieces by means… • hydroforming n. (Organic chemistry) The reaction of petroleum with hydrogen. • HYDROFORMING n. the catalytic reforming of petroleum to increase the proportion of aromatic and branched-chain hydrocarbons. |
| OVERFINISHED | • overfinished adj. Of animals reared for meat: obese; undesirably fat. • OVERFINISHED adj. excessively finished. |
| PHONOFIDDLES | • phonofiddles n. Plural of phonofiddle. • PHONOFIDDLE n. a one-stringed musical instrument which emits sounds through a metal amplifying horn. |
| SHIRTFRONTED | • shirtfronted adj. Wearing a shirtfront. • shirtfronted v. Simple past tense and past participle of shirtfront. • SHIRTFRONT v. to knock (a person) to the ground by striking him or her in the chest with one's shoulder. |