The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will.
verb
present participle of buttonhole
chincoteague
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
churchgoings
churchgoings
noun
plural of churchgoing
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
counterlight
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
crosshauling
cuscohygrine
cuscohygrine
noun
(chemistry) A pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca and certain other plants.
diphthongous
dishonouring
dishonouring
verb
present participle of dishonour
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
droughtiness
droughtiness
noun
Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
forthputting
forthputting
adj
Forward, bold; presumptuous; meddlesome.
noun
Forwardness; undue assumption; boldness.
The act of putting or bringing forth; output; production.
gainsborough
gainsborough
Proper noun
A town in Lincolnshire, England.
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
ghoulishness
ghoulishness
noun
The quality of being ghoulish.
glutathiones
glutathiones
noun
plural of glutathione
groundfishes
groundfishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of groundfish
hallucinogen
hallucinogen
noun
Any substance tending to induce hallucination.
harrisonburg
harrisonburg
Proper noun
a village in Louisiana, USA
an independent city in Virginia, USA, which is the county seat of
hemignathous
hemignathous
adj
Having one mandible much shorter than the other
hemoglobulin
hemoglobulin
noun
Synonym of hemoglobin
hologonidium
homebuilding
homebuilding
noun
The part of the construction industry concerned with building individual homes.
houseboating
houseboating
noun
The practice of living and/or travelling in a houseboat.
householding
householding
adj
Having the role of householder; managing a household.
noun
Management of a household; housekeeping.
The fact of being a householder; ownership or occupation of a house
housekeeping
housekeeping
noun
Any general tasks that involve preparation.
Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
housemaiding
housemaiding
verb
present participle of housemaid
housesitting
housesitting
verb
present participle of housesit
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
hughsonville
hydatigenous
ingleborough
interborough
interborough
adj
Between boroughs.
interwrought
laughlintown
lodginghouse
meetinghouse
meetinghouse
noun
A building where a Quaker congregation assembles for worship.
A building where people meet for a purpose.
neighbouress
neighbouress
noun
(rare) A female neighbor.
neighbouring
neighbouring
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of neighboring
nesquehoning
neurographic
neurographic
adj
Relating to neurography
nonanguished
nonpunishing
nonpunishing
adj
That does not punish.
nonuprightly
nourishingly
nourishingly
adv
In a way that provides nourishment or food.
ornithogalum
outachieving
outachieving
verb
present participle of outachieve
outbranching
outbranching
noun
An outbranch.
verb
present participle of outbranch
outbreathing
outbreathing
noun
A breathing out; an exhalation.
verb
present participle of outbreathe
outfangthief
outfangthief
noun
(historical, law, generally, rare) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon all thieves captured within their estates, regardless of their origin.
(historical, law, properly, rare) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon thieves (particularly their own tenants) captured outside their estates and to keep any chattels forfeited upon conviction.
(historical, law, rare, countable) A thief so captured and tried.
outpreaching
outpreaching
verb
present participle of outpreach
outrightness
outrightness
noun
Quality of being outright.
outthrobbing
outthrobbing
verb
present participle of outthrob
outthrusting
outthrusting
verb
present participle of outthrust
overhuntings
overhurrying
overhurrying
verb
present participle of overhurry
packinghouse
packinghouse
noun
A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
phloroglucin
phloroglucin
noun
(organic chemistry) A white crystalline phenol, metameric with pyrogallol, obtained by the decomposition of phloretin and from certain gums.
poormouthing
poormouthing
verb
present participle of poormouth
puddinghouse
rockhounding
rockhounding
noun
The activities of a rock hound; amateur geology.
roughcasting
roughcasting
verb
present participle of roughcast
roughhousing
roughhousing
verb
present participle of roughhouse
roughishness
roughishness
noun
Slight roughness.
roughnecking
roughnecking
verb
present participle of roughneck
schizogenous
schizogenous
adj
Of or pertaining to schizogony.
Of, pertaining to, or formed by schizogeny.
schizogonous
schizogonous
Adjective
Relating to schizogony.
shortcutting
shortcutting
verb
present participle of shortcut
silhouetting
silhouetting
verb
present participle of silhouette
springhouses
springhouses
noun
plural of springhouse
sulphonating
sulphonating
verb
present participle of sulphonate
thiotungstic
thoroughpins
thoroughpins
noun
plural of thoroughpin
throughgoing
throughgoing
adj
(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Active; energetic.
noun
(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A scolding; a severe reprimand or reproof.
thyrolingual
tonguefishes
tonguefishes
noun
plural of tonguefish
touchingness
touchingness
noun
The condition of being touching
trichogenous
trichogenous
adj
Promoting the growth of hair.
truncheoning
truncheoning
verb
present participle of truncheon
underhorsing
undershoring
unethnologic
unforthright
unforthright
adj
Not forthright.
ungeographic
ungeographic
Adjective
Not geographic.
unneighbored
unneighbored
adj
Alternative form of unneighboured
unneighborly
unneighborly
adj
Alternative spelling of unneighbourly
unnourishing
unnourishing
adj
Not nourishing.
unphilologic
unsmothering
unsmothering
adj
Not smothering.
verb
present participle of unsmother
unsoothingly
untheologize
untheologize
verb
(transitive, rare) To remove the theology from.
unworshiping
unworshiping
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipping
upholstering
upholstering
noun
(countable) The application of upholstery to furniture.
(uncountable) The padding, springs, webbing, and covers found on furniture