| BRAINWASHING | • brainwashing n. Alternative spelling of brain-washing. • brainwashing v. Present participle of brainwash. • brain-washing n. A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs… |
| DISHALLOWING | • dishallowing v. Present participle of dishallow. • DISHALLOW v. to make unholy; to profane. |
| DISHWASHINGS | • dishwashings n. Plural of dishwashing. |
| DOWNSHIFTING | • downshifting v. Present participle of downshift. • downshifting n. A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance. • DOWNSHIFTING n. the act of selecting a lower gear. |
| GHOSTWRITING | • ghostwriting v. Present participle of ghostwrite. • ghostwriting n. Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name. • ghost-writing v. Present participle of ghost-write. |
| HAIRWEAVINGS | • HAIRWEAVING n. the interweaving of false hair with real on a bald person's head. |
| HANDWRITINGS | • handwritings n. Plural of handwriting. • HANDWRITING n. writing, script; one's style of writing. |
| HILLWALKINGS | • HILLWALKING n. the pastime of walking in the hills. |
| SCRIMSHAWING | • scrimshawing v. Present participle of scrimshaw. • SCRIMSHAW v. to ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines, also SCRIMSHANDER, SCRIMSHANDY. |
| SHIPWRECKING | • shipwrecking v. Present participle of shipwreck. • SHIPWRECK v. to undergo shipwreck. |
| UNWEIGHTINGS | • UNWEIGHTING n. the act of removing weight from. |
| WASHINGTONIA | • washingtonia n. (Botany) Any fan palm of the genus Washingtonia. • WASHINGTONIA n. another name for the sequoia. |
| WEATHERISING | • weatherising v. Present participle of weatherise. • WEATHERISE v. to make (a fabric) weatherproof, also WEATHERIZE. |
| WHIPSTALLING | • whipstalling v. Present participle of whipstall. • WHIPSTALL v. of an airplane, to stall causing the nose to whip forward and down. |
| WHISPERINGLY | • whisperingly adv. In a whispering manner; quietly. • WHISPERING adv. speaking softly. |
| WHITELISTING | • whitelisting v. Present participle of whitelist. • WHITELIST v. to place a name, email address, Web site address, or program on a list of items that are deemed spam- or virus-free. |
| WHITEWASHING | • whitewashing n. The application of whitewash. • whitewashing n. (Figuratively) The effacement of errors or bad actions. • whitewashing n. (Derogatory) The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event… |
| WITHHOLDINGS | • withholdings n. Plural of withholding. |
| WITHSTANDING | • withstanding v. Present participle of withstand. • WITHSTAND v. to resist. |