| CONSIGNOR | • consignor n. Alternative form of consigner. • CONSIGNOR n. the person named in the bill of lading as the one from whom the goods have been received for shipment, also CONSIGNER. |
| CORDONING | • cordoning v. Present participle of cordon. • CORDON v. to form a barrier around. |
| CROONINGS | • croonings n. Plural of crooning. • CROONING n. singing in a sentimental way. |
| ENROOTING | • enrooting v. Present participle of enroot. • ENROOT v. to implant firmly. |
| GORGONIAN | • gorgonian adj. Of or relating to the mythical gorgon; terrible or repulsive. • gorgonian adj. Of or relating to any coral of the order Alcyonacea. • gorgonian n. A member of the order Alcyonacea, comprising the soft corals. |
| HONOURING | • honouring v. Present participle of honour. • HONOUR v. to treat with respect, also HONOR. |
| LONGICORN | • longicorn adj. (Zoology) Long-horned. • longicorn adj. (Zoology, obsolete) Of or relating to the Longicornia, an obsolete group of insects. Some are now classified… • longicorn n. (Obsolete) One of the Longicornia, an obsolete group of long-horned beetles. |
| MAROONING | • marooning v. Present participle of maroon. • marooning n. An act of abandoning a person in a remote, deserted place. • MAROONING n. the act of abandoning in an isolated place. |
| MONSIGNOR | • monsignor n. Alternative letter-case form of Monsignor. • Monsignor n. (Roman Catholicism) An ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope. • MONSIGNOR n. (Italian) an honorific title given to a Roman Catholic prelate, officer of the papal court and household, etc. |
| ONSHORING | • onshoring v. Present participle of onshore. • ONSHORING n. the practice of employing white-collar workers from abroad. |
| ORGANOTIN | • organotin adj. (Organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to tin bond. • organotin n. Any compound of this kind. • ORGANOTIN adj. of an organic compound used as a pesticide. |
| PROPONING | • proponing v. Present participle of propone. • PROPONE v. to propose, bring forward. |
| RATOONING | • ratooning v. Present participle of ratoon. • RATOON v. to sprout from a root planted the previous year, also RATTOON. |
| SIGNORINO | • SIGNORINO n. (Italian) a young man, young gentleman. |
| UNMOORING | • unmooring v. Present participle of unmoor. • UNMOOR v. to release from moorings. |
| UNROOFING | • unroofing v. Present participle of unroof. • UNROOF v. to remove the roof. |
| UNROOTING | • unrooting v. Present participle of unroot. • UNROOT v. to tear up by the roots. |