| ACKNOWLEDGE | • acknowledge v. (Transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one’s belief in. • acknowledge v. (Transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims… • acknowledge v. (Transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour). |
| BEFLOWERING | • beflowering v. Present participle of beflower. • BEFLOWER v. to cover with flowers. |
| CLERGYWOMEN | • clergywomen n. Plural of clergywoman. • CLERGYWOMAN n. a woman who is a member of the clergy. |
| DEFLOWERING | • deflowering v. Present participle of deflower. • deflowering n. The breaking of the hymen of a virgin. • DEFLOWER v. to deprive of virginity. |
| EMBOWELLING | • embowelling v. Present participle of embowel. • embowelling n. An act of disembowelment. • EMBOWEL v. to remove the entrails of, also DISEMBOWEL. |
| ENFLOWERING | • enflowering v. Present participle of enflower. • ENFLOWER v. to cover with flowers. |
| GELLIFLOWRE | • GELLIFLOWRE n. (Spenser) gillyflower, also GILLIFLOWER, GILLYFLOWER, GILLYVOR. |
| GENTLEWOMAN | • gentlewoman n. (Historical) A woman of the nobility. • gentlewoman n. (US, politics) A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives. • GENTLEWOMAN n. a woman of good breeding and refinement, a lady. |
| GENTLEWOMEN | • gentlewomen n. Plural of gentlewoman. • GENTLEWOMAN n. a woman of good breeding and refinement, a lady. |
| GLOBEFLOWER | • globeflower n. Trollius europaeus, a plant with globe-shaped flowers. • globeflower n. Trollius laxus, a similar American plant. • globeflower n. More generally, any plant of the genus Trollius. |
| LOUNGEWEARS | • LOUNGEWEAR n. informal clothing designed to be worn at home. |
| REBELLOWING | • rebellowing v. Present participle of rebellow. • REBELLOW v. (Spenser) to bellow in return. |
| REFLOWERING | • reflowering v. Present participle of reflower. • reflowering n. The process of flowering again. • REFLOWERING n. the act of reflowering. |
| TELEWORKING | • teleworking v. Present participle of telework. • TELEWORKING n. working from home via electronic links. |
| WATERLOGGED | • waterlogged adj. Soaked with water. • waterlogged adj. (Nautical) in danger of sinking because of excess water onboard. • water-logged v. Simple past tense and past participle of water-log. |
| WRANGLESOME | • wranglesome adj. Characterised or marked by wrangling; inclined to wrangle or squabble; quarrelsome. • WRANGLESOME adj. quarrelsome. |