| LIGAMENT | • ligament n. (Anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones. • ligament n. (Figurative) That which binds or acts as a ligament. • LIGAMENT n. a band of firm, fibrous tissue. |
| LIMITING | • limiting n. A limitation. • limiting v. Present participle of limit. • LIMITING adj. setting a limit. |
| LONGTIME | • longtime adj. Having endured for a long period of time. • longtime adv. Having been for a long time. • long-time adj. Alternative spelling of longtime. |
| MALTINGS | • maltings n. Plural of malting. • MALTING n. a building where malt is made. |
| MANTLING | • mantling v. Present participle of mantle. • mantling n. (Heraldry) The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms. • mantling n. Cloth suitable for making mantles. |
| MELTINGS | • meltings n. Plural of melting. • MELTING n. the act of melting. |
| METALING | • metaling v. Present participle of metal. • METAL v. to cover with metal. |
| MISTLING | • mistling v. Present participle of mistle. • MISTLE v. to rain in small drops. |
| MORTLING | • mortling n. (UK, dialect) An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of disease or privation. • mortling n. (UK) Wool taken from a dead sheep. • MORTLING n. a sheep that has died from disease, also MORLING. |
| MOTTLING | • mottling v. Present participle of mottle. • mottling n. Spots or blotches of different shades or colours. • MOTTLING n. a blotched appearance. |
| MOULTING | • moulting v. Present participle of moult. • moulting n. A moult; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc. • MOULTING n. the act of shedding. |
| MULCTING | • mulcting v. Present participle of mulct. • mulcting n. The imposition of a fine or penalty. • MULCT v. to take money from, by taxation or by trickery. |
| SMELTING | • smelting v. Present participle of smelt. • smelting n. (Metallurgy) The process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore. • SMELTING n. the act of smelting. |
| TEGMINAL | • tegminal adj. Relating to a tegmen. • TEGMINAL adj. relating to a tegmen, the inner covering of a seed. |
| TUMBLING | • tumbling v. Present participle of tumble. • tumbling n. The act of something that tumbles. • TUMBLING n. the sport of gymnastics. |