| COUNTERPUNCH | • counterpunch n. A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match. • counterpunch n. (Printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative… • counterpunch v. (Boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent’s momentary defensive weakness caused by… |
| FOUNTAINHEAD | • fountainhead n. A spring that is the source of a river. • fountainhead n. An abundant source of knowledge, etc. • FOUNTAINHEAD n. a spring that is the source of a stream. |
| INESCUTCHEON | • inescutcheon n. (Heraldry) A small escutcheon (“coat of arms; shield”) (such as an escutcheon of pretence) which is… • INESCUTCHEON n. a small shield borne in the centre of another shield. |
| LUNCHEONETTE | • luncheonette n. A small diner or restaurant that serves lunch. • LUNCHEONETTE n. a small restaurant serving light lunches. |
| NOURISHMENTS | • nourishments n. Plural of nourishment. • NOURISHMENT n. food, nutriment. |
| OVERHUNTINGS | • OVERHUNTING n. hunting to excess. |
| PHOTONEUTRON | • photoneutron n. (Physics) Any neutron produced by a photonuclear reaction. • PHOTONEUTRON n. a neutron emitted from a nucleus as a result of photodisintegration. |
| SOUTHERNNESS | • southernness n. The state or quality of being southern. • SOUTHERNNESS n. the state of being southern. |
| SYNANTHEROUS | • synantherous adj. (Botany, uncommon) Having stamens that are fused by the anthers, usually with the filaments not being fused. • SYNANTHEROUS adj. having the anthers united in a tube around the style, as in Compositae. |
| TECHNOJUNKIE | • technojunkie n. (Informal) One who has an addiction to computer technology. • TECHNOJUNKIE n. someone who is obsessed with technology. |
| THUNDERSTONE | • thunderstone n. (Archaic) A thunderbolt. • thunderstone n. A stone or fossil thought to be, or be caused by, a thunderbolt striking the earth. • thunderstone n. A belemnite. |
| TOUCHINGNESS | • touchingness n. The condition of being touching. • TOUCHINGNESS n. the state of being touching. |
| TRUNCHEONERS | • truncheoners n. Plural of truncheoner. • TRUNCHEONER n. (Shakespeare) a person armed with a truncheon. |
| TRUNCHEONING | • truncheoning v. Present participle of truncheon. • TRUNCHEON v. to strike with a truncheon. |
| UNHOLSTERING | • unholstering v. Present participle of unholster. • UNHOLSTER v. to remove from a holster. |
| UNNEWSWORTHY | • unnewsworthy adj. Not newsworthy. • UNNEWSWORTHY adj. not newsworthy. |
| UNOVERTHROWN | • unoverthrown adj. Not overthrown. • UNOVERTHROWN adj. not overthrown. |
| UNWITHHOLDEN | • UNWITHHOLDEN adj. not withholden, also UNWITHHELD. |
| UNWORTHINESS | • unworthiness n. The characteristic or condition of being unworthy. • UNWORTHINESS n. the state of being unworthy. |