| BEHIGHTING | • behighting v. Present participle of behight. • BEHIGHT v. (obsolete) to vow, to promise, also BEHOTE. |
| BIRTHNIGHT | • birthnight n. The night of someone’s birth. • birthnight n. The anniversary of that night in subsequent years. • BIRTHNIGHT n. the night in which a person is born; the anniversary of that night in succeeding years. |
| BIRTHRIGHT | • birthright n. Something owed since birth, due to inheritance. • BIRTHRIGHT n. a right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth. |
| EIGHTIETHS | • eightieths n. Plural of eightieth. • EIGHTIETH n. one of eighty equal parts. |
| HEIGHTISMS | • HEIGHTISM n. discrimination on grounds of height. |
| HIGHLIGHTS | • highlights n. Plural of highlight. • highlights n. Summary of an event, such as a sporting event, focussing on the most entertaining or consequential aspects;… • highlights v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of highlight. |
| HIGHTAILED | • hightailed v. Simple past tense and past participle of hightail. • HIGHTAIL v. to retreat rapidly. |
| HINDSIGHTS | • hindsights n. Plural of hindsight. • HINDSIGHT n. the ability or opportunity to understand and explain an event after it has happened. |
| LIGHTSHIPS | • lightships n. Plural of lightship. • light-ships n. Plural of light-ship (alternative form of lightships). • LIGHTSHIP n. a ship intended to function as a lighthouse. |
| LIGHTTIGHT | • lighttight adj. Alternative form of light-tight. • light-tight adj. Impervious to light; excluding the light perfectly. • LIGHTTIGHT adj. impervious to light, also LIGHTPROOF. |
| NIGHTLIGHT | • nightlight n. A small, dim light or lamp left on overnight. • nightlight n. Light that shines at night such as moonlight, starlight, etc. • night␣light n. Alternative spelling of nightlight. |
| NIGHTSHIRT | • nightshirt n. A shirt-like garment (often oversized) that is worn to bed. • NIGHTSHIRT n. a nightgown resembling a shirt. |
| SHIPWRIGHT | • shipwright n. A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones. • SHIPWRIGHT n. a carpenter skilled in ship construction and repair. |
| SHRITCHING | • shritching v. Present participle of shritch. • SHRITCH v. (dialect) to shriek, also SCRIKE, SHREEK, SHREIK, SHRIECH, SHRIEK, SHRIKE, SKRIKE. |
| TIGHTISHLY | • TIGHTISH adv. somewhat tight. |
| UNHITCHING | • unhitching v. Present participle of unhitch. • UNHITCH v. to free from being hitched. |
| WHITHERING | • whithering v. Present participle of whither. • WHITHER v. to blow strongly with a roaring sound, also WUTHER. |