| BUTTONHOLING | • buttonholing v. Present participle of buttonhole. • buttonholing n. The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will. • BUTTONHOLE v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLD. |
| DOUGHNUTTING | • doughnutting n. (UK) A method of fare evasion by buying tickets only covering the beginning and the end of a journey. • DOUGHNUTTING n. the act of surrounding a speaker to give the impression of a packed house. |
| FOUNTAINHEAD | • fountainhead n. A spring that is the source of a river. • fountainhead n. An abundant source of knowledge, etc. • FOUNTAINHEAD n. a spring that is the source of a stream. |
| FUCOXANTHINS | • fucoxanthins n. Plural of fucoxanthin. • FUCOXANTHIN n. a brown carotenoid pigment occurring esp. in the chloroplasts of brown algae. |
| HUMANISATION | • humanisation n. Alternative form of humanization. • HUMANISATION n. the act of humanising, also HUMANIZATION. |
| HUMANIZATION | • humanization n. The act of humanizing. • HUMANIZATION n. the act of humanizing, also HUMANISATION. |
| INESCUTCHEON | • inescutcheon n. (Heraldry) A small escutcheon (“coat of arms; shield”) (such as an escutcheon of pretence) which is… • INESCUTCHEON n. a small shield borne in the centre of another shield. |
| NOURISHMENTS | • nourishments n. Plural of nourishment. • NOURISHMENT n. food, nutriment. |
| OUTLAUNCHING | • outlaunching v. Present participle of outlaunch. • OUTLAUNCH v. to launch forth, also OUTLAUNCE. |
| OVERHUNTINGS | • OVERHUNTING n. hunting to excess. |
| SINANTHROPUS | • Sinanthropus prop.n. (Anthropology, paleontology, archaeology, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae –… • SINANTHROPUS n. Peking fossil man. |
| SULPHONATING | • sulphonating v. Present participle of sulphonate. • SULPHONATE v. to convert into sulphonic acid, also SULFONATE. |
| SULPHONATION | • sulphonation n. Alternative spelling of sulfonation. • SULPHONATION n. the act of sulphonating. |
| TECHNOJUNKIE | • technojunkie n. (Informal) One who has an addiction to computer technology. • TECHNOJUNKIE n. someone who is obsessed with technology. |
| TOUCHINGNESS | • touchingness n. The condition of being touching. • TOUCHINGNESS n. the state of being touching. |
| TRUNCHEONING | • truncheoning v. Present participle of truncheon. • TRUNCHEON v. to strike with a truncheon. |
| UNHOLSTERING | • unholstering v. Present participle of unholster. • UNHOLSTER v. to remove from a holster. |
| UNWITHHOLDEN | • UNWITHHOLDEN adj. not withholden, also UNWITHHELD. |
| UNWORTHINESS | • unworthiness n. The characteristic or condition of being unworthy. • UNWORTHINESS n. the state of being unworthy. |