(archaic, also attributive, sometimes humorous) A young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. .
(horticulture) A seedling with most of the leaves stripped off.
strippage
stripping
stripping
noun
(chemistry, engineering) A physical separation process where one or more components are removed from a liquid stream by a vapor stream
The act of one who strips.
verb
present participle of strip
stropping
stropping
noun
The process by which a razor is stropped.
verb
present participle of strop
stumpages
stumpages
noun
plural of stumpage
stumpling
stumpling
noun
A little stump.
sweptwing
sweptwing
adj
(of an aircraft) Having sweptback wings.
thegnship
tragopans
tragopans
noun
plural of tragopan
traipsing
traipsing
noun
Laborious walking.
verb
present participle of traipse
trapesing
trapesing
noun
Alternative form of traipsing
verb
present participle of trapes
trappings
trappings
noun
Clothing or equipment; that which gives the appearance of something.
Ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse; caparisons.
plural of trapping
triglyphs
triglyphs
noun
plural of triglyph
trigraphs
trigraphs
noun
plural of trigraph
trippings
trippings
noun
plural of tripping
unpasting
unpasting
verb
present participle of unpaste
upcasting
upcasting
verb
present participle of upcast
upgathers
upgathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upgather
upgrowths
upgrowths
noun
plural of upgrowth
upsetting
upsetting
adj
(Scotland) Conceited; presumptuous.
Causing upset; distressing.
noun
The action of the verb upset.
verb
present participle of upset
upsighted
upsighted
adj
(obsolete, rare) Having a defect in vision, produced by a contraction of the lower portion of the iris, that makes it difficult to see things below the level of one's eyes.
upsitting
upsitting
noun
(obsolete) A sitting up of a woman after her confinement, to receive and entertain her friends.
upstaging
upstaging
noun
(medicine, surgery, oncology) An increase in the stage of a case of a disease (usually a cancer), from a less-threatening to a more-threatening stage.
(theater, also figurative) A stealing of the spotlight, as (or as if) one performer eclipses another in the audience's attention.