| ANTISPENDING | • antispending adj. (Politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending. • ANTISPENDING adj. opposed to spending. |
| SANDPAINTING | • sandpainting n. (Uncountable) The art of pouring coloured sands and pigments onto a surface to make a temporary or permanent picture. • sandpainting n. (Countable) A picture of this kind. • sand␣painting n. Alternative form of sandpainting. |
| UNDERPINNING | • underpinning v. Present participle of underpin. • underpinning n. A support or foundation, especially as a structure of masonry that supports a wall. • underpinning n. (Figurative) A basis for something. |
| NONDIAPAUSING | • nondiapausing adj. Not diapausing. • NONDIAPAUSING adj. not having a diapause. |
| SANDPAINTINGS | • sandpaintings n. Plural of sandpainting. • sand␣paintings n. Plural of sand painting. • SANDPAINTING n. a painting made with sand. |
| UNDERPAINTING | • underpainting n. (Art) An initial layer of paint, often monochromatic, applied to a ground as a base for subsequent layers. • underpainting n. (Art) A painting that the artist later painted over to create the final work. • UNDERPAINTING n. preliminary painting. |
| UNDERPINNINGS | • underpinnings n. Plural of underpinning. • UNDERPINNING n. the act of underpinning. |
| INTERDEPENDING | • interdepending v. Present participle of interdepend. • INTERDEPEND v. to depend on one another. |
| NEEDLEPOINTING | • needlepointing v. Present participle of needlepoint. • NEEDLEPOINT v. to do a kind of embroidery. |
| SUPERINTENDING | • superintending v. Present participle of superintend. • SUPERINTEND v. to have or exercise the charge and oversight of. |
| UNDERPAINTINGS | • underpaintings n. Plural of underpainting. • UNDERPAINTING n. preliminary painting. |
| PRECONDITIONING | • preconditioning v. Present participle of precondition. • preconditioning n. The act of preparing something for a subsequent action. • PRECONDITION v. to put in a proper or desired condition or frame of mind esp. in preparation. |
| UNDISAPPOINTING | • undisappointing adj. Not disappointing. • UNDISAPPOINTING adj. not disappointing. |