| GITTERN | • gittern n. A small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, most commonly with three to four strings in doubles… • gittern v. To play on the gittern. • GITTERN v. to play a medieval guitar. |
| GLITTER | • glitter n. A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance. • glitter n. A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork. • glitter n. (Figurative) Glitz. |
| GRITTED | • gritted v. Simple past tense and past participle of grit. • GRIT v. to press the teeth together. |
| GRITTER | • gritter n. A vehicle that applies grit to icy roads to improve traction. • GRITTER n. a vehicle for spreading grit. |
| GUTTIER | • guttier adj. Comparative form of gutty: more gutty. • GUTTY adj. marked by courage. |
| RATTING | • ratting v. Present participle of rat. • ratting n. (Archaic) The blood sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time. • ratting n. (Uncountable) A vocation involving the pest control of rats, typically using a working terrier. |
| RETTING | • retting n. The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes. • retting n. A place where flax is retted; a rettery. • retting v. Present participle of ret. |
| RITTING | • ritting v. Present participle of rit. • ritting v. Present participle of ritt. • RIT v. (Scots) to scratch, score, also RITT. |
| ROTTING | • rotting v. Present participle of rot. • rotting n. The process by which something rots. • rotting n. Material that has rotted. |
| RUTTING | • rutting v. Present participle of rut. • rutting n. (Zoology) Pairing; the period of time when certain ungulates mate. • RUTTING n. the act of sexual congress, esp. of animals. |
| TARTING | • tarting v. Present participle of tart. • TART v. to smarten up. |
| TERGITE | • tergite n. (Anatomy) The dorsal portion of an articulate animal’s arthromere or somite. • TERGITE n. the back of an arthropod, also TERGUM. |
| TIGHTER | • tighter adj. Comparative form of tight: more tight. • tighter adv. Comparative form of tight: more tight. • tighter n. (Obsolete or colloquial) A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer; a tightener. |
| TRIGLOT | • triglot n. A trilingual person. • triglot adj. Containing, knowing, or relating to three languages; synonym of trilingual. • TRIGLOT n. a book written in three languages. |
| TURGITE | • turgite n. (Mineralogy) A ferric hydrate, 2Fe2O3H2O, closely related to hematite and limonite. • TURGITE n. an iron ore. |