| BROWNNOSING | • brownnosing v. Present participle of brownnose. • brown-nosing v. Present participle of brown-nose. • BROWNNOSE v. to act sycophantically. |
| FORESHOWING | • foreshowing v. Present participle of foreshow. • foreshowing n. The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication. • FORESHOW v. to predict, also FORESHEW. |
| FORESLOWING | • foreslowing v. Present participle of foreslow. • fore-slowing v. Present participle of fore-slow. • FORESLOW v. (Shakespeare) to delay, put off, also FORSLOW, FORSLOE. |
| GOPHERWOODS | • GOPHERWOOD n. another name for yellowwood. |
| GREASEWOODS | • greasewoods n. Plural of greasewood. • GREASEWOOD n. a name for various oily American shrubs of the goosefoot family, also GREASEBUSH. |
| GROATSWORTH | • groatsworth n. (Historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel. • GROATSWORTH n. (obsolete) the value of a groat. |
| GROUNDWOODS | • groundwoods n. Plural of groundwood. • GROUNDWOOD n. wood found lying on the ground. |
| GROUNDWORKS | • groundworks n. Plural of groundwork. • ground-works n. Plural of ground-work. • GROUNDWORK n. that which forms the ground or foundation of anything. |
| HORNSWOGGLE | • hornswoggle v. (Transitive, slang) To deceive or trick. • hornswoggle n. (Slang) nonsense; humbug. • HORNSWOGGLE v. (slang) to cheat or trick; bamboozle. |
| NOTWORKINGS | • NOTWORKING n. as in social notworking, the practice of spending time unproductively on social networking websites, esp. when one should be working. |
| ORANGEWOODS | • ORANGEWOOD n. the wood of the orange-tree. |
| OVERGROWTHS | • overgrowths n. Plural of overgrowth. • OVERGROWTH n. excessive growth. |
| SHOWGROUNDS | • showgrounds n. Plural of showground. • SHOWGROUND n. a plot of land on which an outdoor show is held. |
| SHOWROOMING | • showrooming v. Present participle of showroom. • showrooming n. Gerund of showroom; inspecting merchandise in a physical store, then purchasing the identical product… • SHOWROOMING n. the practice of looking at an item of merchandise in a shop, often using a smartphone app to compare its price elsewhere, before buying it from an online distributor. |
| SPRINGWOODS | • springwoods n. Plural of springwood. • SPRINGWOOD n. secondary wood formed in spring and early summer. |
| WOODGROUSES | • woodgrouses n. Plural of woodgrouse. • wood␣grouses n. Plural of wood grouse. • WOODGROUSE n. a kind of bird, the capercailzie. |
| WOOLGATHERS | • woolgathers v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of woolgather. |
| WOOLGROWERS | • woolgrowers n. Plural of woolgrower. • WOOLGROWER n. a person who keeps sheep for their wool. |
| WORDMONGERS | • wordmongers n. Plural of wordmonger. • WORDMONGER n. a writer or speaker who uses language pretentiously or carelessly. |
| WRONGDOINGS | • wrongdoings n. Plural of wrongdoing. • WRONGDOING n. evil or improper behavior or action. |