| ACKNOWLEDGER | • acknowledger n. One who acknowledges. • ACKNOWLEDGER n. one who acknowledges. |
| BOWDLERISING | • bowdlerising v. Present participle of bowdlerise. • BOWDLERISE v. to expurgate a book or writing, by removing whatever might be considered indelicate, esp. to do so unnecessarily, also BOWDLERIZE. |
| BOWDLERIZING | • bowdlerizing v. Present participle of bowdlerize. • Bowdlerizing v. Present participle of Bowdlerize. • BOWDLERIZE v. to purge literature of all possibly offensive or morally impure material, also BOWDLERISE. |
| DOWNLIGHTERS | • downlighters n. Plural of downlighter. • DOWNLIGHTER n. a downward directed light-fitting, attached to or recessed in the ceiling. |
| DOWNTRENDING | • downtrending v. Present participle of downtrend. • DOWNTREND v. to tend in a downward direction. |
| FORWANDERING | • forwandering v. Present participle of forwander. • FORWANDER v. (archaic) to wander away; to go astray. |
| GROUNDSWELLS | • groundswells n. Plural of groundswell. • ground␣swells n. Plural of ground swell. • GROUNDSWELL n. a broad, deep undulation of the ocean caused by a distant gale or earthquake. |
| GROUNDWATERS | • groundwaters n. Plural of groundwater. • ground␣waters n. Plural of ground water. • GROUNDWATER n. water within the earth esp. that supplies wells and springs. |
| GUNPOWDERIER | • GUNPOWDERY adj. like gunpowder. |
| HORNSWOGGLED | • hornswoggled v. Simple past tense and past participle of hornswoggle. • HORNSWOGGLE v. (slang) to cheat or trick; bamboozle. |
| OVERCROWDING | • overcrowding v. Present participle of overcrowd. • overcrowding n. The situation where a space holds more occupants than it can comfortably accommodate. • OVERCROWDING n. the act of crowding to excess. |
| UNDERGROWTHS | • undergrowths n. Plural of undergrowth. • UNDERGROWTH n. low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs. |
| UNDERWORKING | • underworking v. Present participle of underwork. • underworking n. Lower or underlying workings. • UNDERWORK v. to work insufficiently hard. |
| UNDERWROUGHT | • underwrought v. (Archaic) simple past tense and past participle of underwork. • UNDERWROUGHT adj. (Shakespeare) insufficiently wrought. |
| WAKEBOARDING | • wakeboarding n. (Sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, attached by a cable. • WAKEBOARDING n. a sport similar to waterskiing in which the participant is towed behind a motorboat while riding on a board like a short surfboard. |
| WONDERMONGER | • WONDERMONGER n. one who promises miracles. |