| CHILDCROWING | • child-crowing n. (Medicine, archaic) A nervous affection with spasm of the muscles closing the glottis. • CHILDCROWING n. a nervous affection with spasm of the muscles closing the glottis. |
| DISHALLOWING | • dishallowing v. Present participle of dishallow. • DISHALLOW v. to make unholy; to profane. |
| DOOMWATCHING | • DOOMWATCHING n. the act of keeping an eye on the environment. |
| DOWNLIGHTERS | • downlighters n. Plural of downlighter. • DOWNLIGHTER n. a downward directed light-fitting, attached to or recessed in the ceiling. |
| 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. |
| HUNTIEGOWKED | • HUNTIEGOWK v. to go on a fool's errand. |
| SHADOWBOXING | • shadowboxing n. A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent. • shadowboxing v. Present participle of shadowbox. • shadow-boxing v. Present participle of shadow-box. |
| THISTLEDOWNS | • thistledowns n. Plural of thistledown. • THISTLEDOWN n. the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle. |
| UNWITHHOLDEN | • UNWITHHOLDEN adj. not withholden, also UNWITHHELD. |
| UNWORSHIPPED | • unworshipped adj. Not worshipped. • UNWORSHIPPED adj. not worshipped. |
| WATCHDOGGING | • watchdogging v. Present participle of watchdog. • WATCHDOGGING n. acting as a watchdog. |
| WHISKERANDOS | • WHISKERANDO n. a whiskered person, in allusion to Dom Ferolo Whiskerandos in Sheridan's Critic. |
| WHODUNITRIES | • WHODUNITRY n. the genre of whodunit writing, also WHODUNNITRY. |
| WITHHOLDINGS | • withholdings n. Plural of withholding. |
| WITHHOLDMENT | • withholdment n. The act of withholding. • WITHHOLDMENT n. the act of withholding. |
| WOODSHEDDING | • woodshedding v. Present participle of woodshed. • WOODSHEDDING n. spontaneous or improvised barbershop singing. |