| CONTAGION | • contagion n. A disease spread by contact. • contagion n. The spread or transmission of such a disease. • contagion n. (Figuratively, by extension) The spread of anything likened to a contagious disease. |
| CONTAGIUM | • contagium n. (Archaic) contagion; contagious matter. • CONTAGIUM n. (Latin) a causative agent of infectious diseases. |
| COTTAGIER | • COTTAGEY adj. like a cottage. |
| COTTAGING | • cottaging n. (Britain, slang) Sexual activity in a public lavatory, especially homosexual activity between men. • cottaging n. A seasonal activity involving a prolonged stay at one or more cottages; similar to visiting, but typically… • COTTAGING n. cruising looking for homosexual partners. |
| MONTAGING | • montaging v. Present participle of montage. • MONTAGE v. (French) to combine into a composite picture. |
| PORTAGING | • portaging v. Present participle of portage. • PORTAGE v. to transport from one navigable waterway to another. |
| RESTAGING | • restaging v. Present participle of restage. • restaging n. A staging again; thus… • RESTAGE v. to put on the same play again. |
| STAGINESS | • staginess n. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being stagy. • staginess n. (Countable) The result or product of being stagy. • STAGINESS n. being stagy, theatrical. |
| UPSTAGING | • upstaging v. Present participle of upstage. • upstaging n. A situation where somebody or something is upstaged; thus… • UPSTAGE v. to outdo theatrically. |
| VANTAGING | • vantaging v. Present participle of vantage. • VANTAGE v. (Spenser) to benefit. |
| VINTAGING | • vintaging v. Present participle of vintage. • vintaging n. The act of vintaging. • VINTAGING n. gathering grapes. |