| BOSSNAPPING | • bossnapping n. A means of activism in which staff kidnap or surround a corporate executive until demands are met. • BOSSNAPPING n. kidnapping a company executive as part of industrial action. |
| DOGNAPPINGS | • dognappings n. Plural of dognapping. • DOGNAPPING n. the abduction of a dog. |
| NINCOMPOOPS | • nincompoops n. Plural of nincompoop. • NINCOMPOOP n. a fool; a silly or stupid person, also NICKUMPOOP, NICOMPOOP. |
| NONSUPPORTS | • nonsupports n. Plural of nonsupport. • NONSUPPORT n. a lack of support. |
| OPPONENCIES | • opponencies n. Plural of opponency. • OPPONENCY n. the act of being an opponent. |
| PANOPTICONS | • panopticons n. Plural of panopticon. • PANOPTICON n. a prison in which all prisoners can be watched from one point. |
| PEPSINOGENS | • pepsinogens n. Plural of pepsinogen. • PEPSINOGEN n. a substance in the mucous membrane of the stomach which converts into pepsin in a slightly acid medium. |
| PEPTONISING | • peptonising v. Present participle of peptonise. • PEPTONISE v. to make (a protein) soluble by partial predigestion, esp. in the treatment of food, also PEPTONIZE. |
| PINCHPOINTS | • pinchpoints n. Plural of pinchpoint. • pinch␣points n. Plural of pinch point. • PINCHPOINT n. a constricted or awkward point, esp. in traffic. |
| PINSPOTTING | • pinspotting n. Synonym of pinsetting. • PINSPOT v. to illuminate with a pinspot. |
| PLAINSPOKEN | • plainspoken adj. Speaking plainly or simply. • plain-spoken adj. Speaking in an honest, forthright manner. • PLAINSPOKEN adj. candid, frank. |
| PORPENTINES | • porpentines n. Plural of porpentine. • PORPENTINE n. (Shakespeare) a porcupine, also PORCUPINE. |
| POSTPONENCE | • postponence n. (Obsolete) The act of deeming less important or of a lower rank. • postponence n. (Obsolete) The act of postponing. • POSTPONENCE n. the act of postponing. |
| PROPENSIONS | • propensions n. Plural of propension. • PROPENSION n. (Shakespeare) inclination, propensity. |
| SCUPPERNONG | • scuppernong n. A large greenish-bronze grape native to the Southeastern United States, a variety of the muscadine grape… • scuppernong n. A sweet, golden or amber-colored US wine made from this variety of grape. • SCUPPERNONG n. a native American grape from the region of the Scuppernong river; a sweet wine made from it. |