| ANTIHEROINE | • antiheroine n. (Literature, role-playing games) A female protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by… • anti-heroine n. Alternative form of antiheroine. • ANTIHEROINE n. a female antihero. |
| BRIGHTENING | • brightening v. Present participle of brighten. • brightening n. An instance of becoming brighter. • BRIGHTEN v. to make bright. |
| CHRISTENING | • christening n. The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name. • christening n. Any instance of someone’s or something’s being christened. • christening v. Present participle of christen. |
| FRIGHTENING | • frightening adj. Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary. • frightening adj. (Figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad. • frightening v. Present participle of frighten. |
| HERNIATIONS | • herniations n. Plural of herniation. • HERNIATION n. the state of being herniated. |
| HIBERNATING | • hibernating v. Present participle of hibernate. • HIBERNATE v. to pass the winter in a dormant state. |
| HIBERNATION | • hibernation n. (Biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals… • hibernation n. (Biology, sleep, space science) A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic… • hibernation n. (Computing) A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and… |
| INBREATHING | • inbreathing v. Present participle of inbreathe. • inbreathing n. A breathing in; an inhalation. • INBREATHE v. to infuse by breathing; to inspire. |
| INGATHERING | • ingathering v. Present participle of ingather. • ingathering n. The gathering in of a literal or metaphorical harvest. • INGATHERING n. the gathering in of crops etc. |
| INHERITANCE | • inheritance n. The passing of title to an estate upon death. • inheritance n. (Countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament. • inheritance n. (Uncountable, especially linguistics, biology) The act or mechanism of inheriting; the state of having inherited. |
| INTERCHAINS | • interchains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interchain. • INTERCHAIN v. to link together; to unite closely or firmly, as by a chain. |
| INTERETHNIC | • interethnic adj. Between ethnic groups, or their members. • inter-ethnic adj. Alternative form of interethnic. • INTERETHNIC adj. taking place between ethnic groups. |
| INTERNSHIPS | • internships n. Plural of internship. • INTERNSHIP n. the office of an intern. |
| INTRENCHING | • intrenching v. Present participle of intrench. • INTRENCH v. to fix firmly, also ENTRENCH. |
| INWREATHING | • inwreathing v. Present participle of inwreathe. • INWREATHE v. to surround or encompass as with a wreath, also ENWREATH, ENWREATHE. |
| RETHINKINGS | • rethinkings n. Plural of rethinking. • RETHINKING n. the act of thinking again. |
| TREPHININGS | • trephinings n. Plural of trephining. • TREPHINING n. a surgical cutting open of the skull. |
| UNWITHERING | • unwithering adj. Not withering; staying fresh and whole. • UNWITHERING adj. not withering. |