| ALYCOMPAINES | • ALYCOMPAINE n. an old name for the plant elecampane. |
| APOTROPAISMS | • APOTROPAISM n. a magical practice averting evil. |
| DESPAIRINGLY | • despairingly adv. In a despairing manner. • DESPAIRING adv. DESPAIR, to lose all hope. |
| GREASEPAINTS | • greasepaints n. Plural of greasepaint. • GREASEPAINT n. a melted tallow or grease used in theater makeup. |
| HOUSEPAINTER | • housepainter n. A professional painter of houses. • HOUSEPAINTER n. one whose business or occupation is painting houses. |
| IRREPAIRABLE | • irrepairable adj. That cannot be repaired. • IRREPAIRABLE adj. (archaic) irreparable, not able to be repaired. |
| OVERPAINTING | • overpainting v. Present participle of overpaint. • overpainting n. Something painted over the top of something else. • OVERPAINT v. to color or describe too strongly. |
| PAINLESSNESS | • painlessness n. The quality of being painless. • PAINLESSNESS n. the state of being painless. |
| PAINSTAKINGS | • painstakings n. Plural of painstaking. • PAINSTAKING n. careful diligence. |
| PAINTBALLING | • paintballing v. Present participle of paintball. • PAINTBALLING n. a game in which teams of players simulate a military skirmish, shooting each other with paint pellets that explode on impact, marking the players who have been shot. |
| PAINTBRUSHES | • paintbrushes n. Plural of paintbrush. • PAINTBRUSH n. a brush for applying paint. |
| PAINTINESSES | • PAINTINESS n. the state of being painty. |
| SANDPAINTING | • sandpainting n. (Uncountable) The art of pouring coloured sands and pigments onto a surface to make a temporary or permanent picture. • sandpainting n. (Countable) A picture of this kind. • sand␣painting n. Alternative form of sandpainting. |
| UNDESPAIRING | • undespairing adj. Not despairing. • UNDESPAIRING adj. not despairing. |
| UNREPAIRABLE | • unrepairable adj. Impossible to repair. • UNREPAIRABLE adj. not repairable. |