| DOWNLIGHTER | • downlighter n. Downlight. • DOWNLIGHTER n. a downward directed light-fitting, attached to or recessed in the ceiling. |
| DOWNRIGHTLY | • downrightly adv. (Dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright. • DOWNRIGHT adv. plainspoken, blunt. |
| FINGERHOLDS | • fingerholds n. Plural of fingerhold. • FINGERHOLD n. a hold or place of support for the fingers. |
| GODCHILDREN | • godchildren n. Plural of godchild. • god-children n. Plural of god-child. • GODCHILD n. one whom a person sponsors at baptism. |
| GOLDSMITHRY | • goldsmithry n. Archaic form of goldsmithery. • GOLDSMITHRY n. the craft of a goldsmith, also GOLDSMITHERY. |
| HYDROLOGIES | • hydrologies n. Plural of hydrology. • HYDROLOGY n. the study of water resources. |
| HYDROLOGIST | • hydrologist n. Someone who is skilled in or practises hydrology. • HYDROLOGIST n. an expert in hydrology. |
| HYDROLYSING | • hydrolysing v. Present participle of hydrolyse. • HYDROLYSE v. to subject to hydrolysis, also HYDROLYZE. |
| HYDROLYZING | • hydrolyzing v. Present participle of hydrolyze. • HYDROLYZE v. to subject to hydrolysis, also HYDROLYSE. |
| ORCHIDOLOGY | • orchidology n. The study of orchids. • ORCHIDOLOGY n. the study of orchids. |
| OVERHOLDING | • overholding v. Present participle of overhold. • OVERHOLD v. (Shakespeare) to rate too highly. |
| OVERLIGHTED | • overlighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of overlight. • OVERLIGHT v. to light too much. |
| ROADHOLDING | • roadholding n. (Automotive) The degree to which a motor vehicle maintains a stable "grip" on the road surface, without… • ROADHOLDING n. the qualities of an automobile that tend to make it respond precisely to the driver's steering. |
| SHOULDERING | • shouldering v. Present participle of shoulder. • shouldering n. The act of pushing or barging with the shoulder. • shouldering n. (Architecture) The process of bracing a load with a jutting structural member such as a corbel or bracket. |
| TYROGLYPHID | • TYROGLYPHID n. a mite of the genus Tyroglyphus, including the cheesemite and the flour-mite. |