| AIRTIGHTNESS | • airtightness n. The quality of being airtight. • AIRTIGHTNESS n. the quality of being airtight. |
| ARCHITECTING | • architecting v. Present participle of architect. • ARCHITECT v. to construct. |
| BRATTISHINGS | • brattishings n. Plural of brattishing. • BRATTISHING n. work in the form of brattices; cresting or ornamental work along a ridge. |
| CHITTERLINGS | • chitterlings n. Small intestine, boiled and fried, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws. • chitterlings n. Plural of chitterling. • CHITTERLING n. part of the small intestine of swine, also CHITLIN, CHITLING. |
| DITTOGRAPHIC | • dittographic adj. Relating to or exhibiting dittography. • DITTOGRAPHIC adj. relating to dittography, the unintentional repetition of letters in print. |
| 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. |
| HAIRCUTTINGS | • haircuttings n. Plural of haircutting. • HAIRCUTTING n. the act of cutting hair. |
| HERETICATING | • hereticating v. Present participle of hereticate. • HERETICATE v. to denounce as heretical. |
| NIGHTMARIEST | • NIGHTMARY adj. like a nightmare, also NIGHTMARISH. |
| RETIGHTENING | • retightening v. Present participle of retighten. • retightening n. The act or process of tightening something again. • RETIGHTEN v. to tighten again. |
| RICOCHETTING | • ricochetting v. Present participle of ricochet. • RICOCHET v. (French) to rebound from a surface. |
| SHIRTTAILING | • SHIRTTAIL v. to make a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article. |
| SHORTLISTING | • shortlisting v. Present participle of shortlist. • short-listing v. Present participle of short-list. • SHORTLIST v. to include on a shortlist. |
| SPRIGHTLIEST | • sprightliest adj. Superlative form of sprightly: most sprightly. • SPRIGHTLY adj. lively, also SPRITELY. |
| THIGMOTROPIC | • thigmotropic adj. (Biology) Relating to thigmotropism. • THIGMOTROPIC adj. showing thigmotropism, i.e. response to direct contact with a surface. |
| TRICHOLOGIST | • trichologist n. A professional who helps people with hair or scalp problems; a practitioner of trichology. • TRICHOLOGIST n. a person who specializes in hair and scalp care. |
| WEIGHTLIFTER | • weightlifter n. (Weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts. • weightlifter n. A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance… • weight␣lifter n. Alternative spelling of weightlifter. |
| WINTERWEIGHT | • winterweight adj. (Of clothing) Of relatively heavy weight, intended for use in cold winters. • WINTERWEIGHT adj. of clothes, suitable in weight for wear in the winter; relatively heavy. |