| BESPATTERING | • bespattering v. Present participle of bespatter. • bespattering n. The action or result of something being bespattered. • BESPATTER v. to soil by spattering. |
| EARSPLITTING | • earsplitting adj. Extremely loud, painfully loud. • ear-splitting adj. Alternative spelling of earsplitting. • EARSPLITTING adj. distressingly loud or shrill. |
| GUTTERSNIPES | • guttersnipes n. Plural of guttersnipe. • GUTTERSNIPE n. a member of the lowest class in society or a street person. |
| PETROLOGISTS | • petrologists n. Plural of petrologist. • PETROLOGIST n. a student of petrology, the geological study of rocks. |
| PETTIFOGGERS | • pettifoggers n. Plural of pettifogger. • PETTIFOGGER n. a petty, quibbling, unscrupulous lawyer. |
| POETASTERING | • poetastering n. The writing of inferior poetry. • poetastering adj. Writing inferior poetry. • POETASTERING n. acting as a poetaster, an inferior poet. |
| POLTERGEISTS | • poltergeists n. Plural of poltergeist. • POLTERGEIST n. (German) a spirit believed to manifest itself by making noises and moving physical objects. |
| PREGUSTATION | • pregustation n. The act of tasting beforehand; foretaste. • PREGUSTATION n. a foretaste. |
| PRESTIGIATOR | • prestigiator n. (Obsolete) A conjurer; a prestidigitator. • PRESTIGIATOR n. a conjurer, also PRESTIDIGITATOR. |
| PROGLOTTIDES | • proglottides n. Plural of proglottis. • PROGLOTTID n. a segment of a tapeworm, also PROGLOTTIS. |
| PROTESTINGLY | • protestingly adv. Unwillingly, with protests. • PROTESTING adv. PROTEST, to express strong objection. |
| SPIRKETTINGS | • spirkettings n. Plural of spirketting. • SPIRKETTING n. deck planking near the bulwarks. |
| SPLUTTERINGS | • splutterings n. Plural of spluttering. • SPLUTTERING n. the act of spluttering. |
| SPRIGHTLIEST | • sprightliest adj. Superlative form of sprightly: most sprightly. • SPRIGHTLY adj. lively, also SPRITELY. |
| SPUTTERINGLY | • sputteringly adv. With sputtering noises. • SPUTTERING adv. spitting. |
| STEREOTYPING | • stereotyping v. Present participle of stereotype. • STEREOTYPING n. the act of making a stereotype. |
| TELEGRAPHIST | • telegraphist n. A telegrapher. • TELEGRAPHIST n. a person who works a telegraph. |
| TETRAPLEGIAS | • tetraplegias n. Plural of tetraplegia. • TETRAPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRAPLEGIA, QUADRIPLEGIA. |
| TYPEWRITINGS | • typewritings n. Plural of typewriting. • TYPEWRITING n. the act of using a typewriter. |
| UNPROTESTING | • unprotesting adj. Not protesting; compliant, docile. • UNPROTESTING adj. not protesting. |