(by extension, figurative) An unusual or unexpected interpretation of a text or idea, a spin, a nuance.
Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling.
inflesh
inflesh
verb
(transitive, archaic) To give fleshly form; to incarnate.
inhales
inhales
noun
plural of inhale
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inhale
inshell
inshell
adj
(agriculture, fishery) (of nuts, eggs, shellfish) Not removed from the shell.
noun
(agriculture, fishery) A product (nut, shellfish) that has not been removed from its shell.
verb
(literary, rare) To enclose in a shell.
leanish
leanish
adj
Somewhat lean.
lichens
lichens
noun
plural of lichen
plenish
plenish
verb
(archaic, chiefly Scotland) To fill up, to stock or supply (something).
(chiefly Scotland) Specifically, to stock land or a house (with livestock or furniture).
sheline
shevlin
shindle
shindle
noun
A shingle.
A slate for roofing.
verb
(transitive) To cover or roof with shindles.
shingle
shingle
noun
(by extension) Any paddle used for corporal punishment.
A punitive strap such as a belt.
A rectangular piece of steel obtained by means of a shingling process involving hammering of puddled steel.
A small signboard designating a professional office; this may be both a physical signboard or a metaphoric term for a small production company (a production shingle).
A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.
Small, smooth pebbles, as found on a beach.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a shingle.
(transitive) To cover with small, thin pieces of building material, with shingles.
(transitive) To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, like shingles on a roof.
(transitive) To increase the storage density of (a hard disk) by writing tracks that partially overlap.
(transitive, manufacturing) To hammer and squeeze material in order to expel cinder and impurities from it, as in metallurgy.