| BENIGHTEDNESS | • benightedness n. The quality of being benighted. • BENIGHTEDNESS n. the state of being benighted. |
| BENIGHTEDNESSES | • BENIGHTEDNESS n. the state of being benighted. |
| COUNTERSHADINGS | • countershadings n. Plural of countershading. • COUNTERSHADING n. cryptic coloration of an animal with parts normally in shadow being light and parts normally illuminated being dark thereby reducing shadows and contours. |
| DISINTHRALLINGS | • DISINTHRALLING n. the act of releasing from a state of enthralment. |
| DISTHRONISING | • DISTHRONISE v. (Spenser) to dethrone, also DISTHRONIZE. |
| DISTINGUISHING | • distinguishing v. Present participle of distinguish. • distinguishing adj. That serves to distinguish. • distinguishing n. The act by which something is distinguished or told apart. |
| DISTINGUISHMENT | • distinguishment n. A distinction; observation of difference. • DISTINGUISHMENT n. (Shakespeare) distinction. |
| DOWNRIGHTNESS | • downrightness n. The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one’s manner. • DOWNRIGHT n. plainspoken, blunt. |
| DOWNRIGHTNESSES | • DOWNRIGHTNESS n. DOWNRIGHT, plainspoken, blunt. |
| DOWNSHIFTINGS | • DOWNSHIFTING n. the act of selecting a lower gear. |
| HANDFASTINGS | • handfastings n. Plural of handfasting. • HANDFASTING n. a betrothal. |
| HARDSTANDINGS | • hardstandings n. Plural of hardstanding. • HARDSTANDING n. a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand, also HARDSTAND. |
| HEADSTRONGNESS | • headstrongness n. The property of being headstrong, stubbornness. • HEADSTRONGNESS n. the state of being headstrong. |
| LONGSIGHTEDNESS | • longsightedness n. Farsight; farsightedness; far sight; long sight. • LONGSIGHTEDNESS n. the state of being longsighted. |
| NEARSIGHTEDNESS | • nearsightedness n. The property of being nearsighted, myopia. • near-sightedness n. Alternative spelling of nearsightedness. • NEARSIGHTED n. able to see near things more clearly than distant ones. |
| NIGHTSTANDS | • nightstands n. Plural of nightstand. • NIGHTSTAND n. a bedside table. |
| STICKHANDLINGS | • STICKHANDLING n. the act of manoeuvring (the puck) deftly in ice hockey. |
| UNDISTINGUISHED | • undistinguished adj. Not distinguished: not marked by conspicuous qualities. • undistinguished adj. Not distinguished: not having an air of distinction. • UNDISTINGUISHED adj. not distinguished. |