Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.
verb
(obsolete) present participle of loath
present participle of loathe
longhair
longhair
adj
(derogatory, music) Concerning or characteristic of classical music.
noun
A cat with hair longer than the norm.
A person considered to have excessively refined taste for the arts.
A person with a deep interest in the classical arts, especially music.
A person with hair longer than the norm, especially someone viewed as bohemian, non-conventional or a hippie.
marching
marching
adj
Placed or situated in a line or lines, reminiscent or evocative of marching soldiers.
That marches.
noun
An action described by the verb "to march".
verb
present participle of march
matching
matching
adj
The same as another; sharing the same design.
noun
(graph theory) A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect, such that pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one to one.
The process by which things are matched together or paired up.
verb
present participle of match
meaching
michigan
minhagic
minhagim
minhagim
noun
plural of minhag
naething
narghile
narghile
noun
A large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and cool it.
nargileh
nganhwei
nighhand
nightcap
nightcap
noun
(US, sports, baseball) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
(by extension, figuratively) Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
(historical) A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.
A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
verb
(intransitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed.
nightjar
nightjar
noun
Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds of the family Caprimulgidae, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.
nightman
nightman
noun
(historical) A person whose job is cleaning cesspools or sewers, or emptying privies by night.
A male night shift worker.
A nightwatchman; a guard who works at night.
nilghais
nilghais
noun
plural of nilghai
nilghaus
nilghaus
noun
plural of nilghau
nylghais
nylghais
noun
plural of nylghai
orangish
orangish
adj
Relatively orange in colour.
Similar to an orange.
paganish
paganish
adj
(archaic) Pagan.
(informal) Somewhat pagan.
parching
parching
adj
Causing something or someone to parch; extremely drying.
Very thirsty; parched.
noun
The condition of being parched; absolute dryness.
The process of parching or roasting something, such as corn.
verb
present participle of parch
patching
patching
noun
The act of one who patches.
verb
present participle of patch
peaching
peaching
verb
present participle of peach
phialing
phialing
verb
present participle of phial
phrasing
phrasing
noun
The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.
verb
present participle of phrase
phrygian
phrygian
Adjective
Of or relating to Phrygia, its people or their culture.
In the Phrygian language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Phrygia.
Proper noun
The language of the Phrygian people.
Phrygian mode
plashing
plashing
noun
A sound that plashes, as of water.
The cutting or bending and intertwining the branches of small trees, as in hedges.
The dashing or sprinkling of colouring matter on the walls of buildings, to imitate granite, etc.
verb
present participle of plash
poaching
poaching
noun
Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.
verb
present participle of poach
pshawing
pshawing
verb
present participle of pshaw
quashing
quashing
noun
The action of quashing something.
verb
present participle of quash
ralphing
ralphing
verb
present participle of ralph
ranching
ranching
noun
A ranch.
For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ranching.
The business or activity of operating a ranch, of farming or raising livestock.
verb
present participle of ranch
ratching
ratching
verb
present participle of ratch
reaching
reaching
noun
(nautical) Sailing on a reach, i.e. having the wind on either side and coming from an angle that is larger with respect to the bow than when sailing close-hauled.
The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.
verb
present participle of reach
rheingau
ringhals
ringhals
noun
Alternative form of rinkhals
ringhead
ringhead
noun
An instrument used for stretching woollen cloth.
roaching
roaching
verb
present participle of roach
scathing
scathing
adj
Harmful or painful; acerbic.
Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
verb
present participle of scathe
shacking
shacking
verb
present participle of shack
shadings
shadings
noun
plural of shading
shafting
shafting
noun
(engineering) A system of connected shafts for communicating motion.
Shafts collectively.
verb
present participle of shaft
shagging
shagging
adj
(UK, vulgar, slang) Used to express dislike of or annoyance towards the thing mentioned.
noun
(UK, vulgar, slang) An act (or acts) of sexual intercourse.
verb
present participle of shag
shakings
shakings
noun
(nautical) The sweepings from a ship's deck; the refuse of cordage, canvas, etc.
plural of shaking
shamming
shamming
verb
present participle of sham
shanghai
shanghai
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Synonym of slingshot.
(US, obsolete) A kind of daub.
(US, obsolete) A tall dandy.
(darts, often capitalized) A kind of dart game in which players are gradually eliminated ("shanghaied"), usually either by failing to reach a certain score in 3 quick throws or during a competition to hit a certain prechosen number and then be the first to hit the prechosen numbers of the other players.
(often capitalized, dated) A breed of chicken with large bodies, long legs, and feathered shanks.
verb
(Australia, New Zealand) To hit with a slingshot.
(US law enforcement slang) To trick a suspect into entering a jurisdiction in which they can be lawfully arrested.
(US military slang) To transfer a serviceman against their will.
(transitive) To commandeer, hijack, or otherwise (usually wrongfully) appropriate a place or thing.
(transitive) To force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly
To press-gang sailors, especially (historical) for shipping or fishing work.
shanking
shanking
noun
(slang) A stabbing with a shank (improvised weapon).
verb
present participle of shank
sharding
sharding
noun
(databases) A decomposition of a database into multiple smaller units that can handle requests individually.
A breaking into shards.
verb
present participle of shard
sharking
sharking
noun
The act of one who sharks (in any sense)
verb
present participle of shark
sharping
sharping
noun
(music) The raising of the pitch of a note by half a step.
Fraud; trickery; the acts of a sharper.
verb
present participle of sharp
shauling
shavings
shavings
noun
A fringe tree (Cionanthus virginicus)
plural of shaving; those particles or pieces left after or created by shaving.
shawling
shawling
noun
An act of wrapping in a shawl.
verb
present participle of shawl
sheading
sheading
noun
Any of the six administrative districts into which the Isle of Man is divided.
sheafing
sheafing
verb
present participle of sheaf
shealing
shearing
shearing
adj
Tending to cut or tear.
noun
(Scotland) The act or operation of reaping.
(mining) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
Alternative form of shearling.
Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
The act or operation of dividing with shears.
The material cut off in this way.
The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
verb
present participle of shear
sheaving
sheaving
verb
present participle of sheave
shoaling
shoaling
noun
The formation of a shoal.
verb
present participle of shoal
siegbahn
slangish
slangish
adj
Similar to or resembling slang.
slashing
slashing
adj
(informal, dated) Powerfully excellent.
noun
(forestry, in the plural) slash (woody debris)
The action of something that slashes.
verb
present participle of slash
smashing
smashing
adj
(originally US, now Britain and Ireland) Wonderful, very good or impressive.
Serving to smash (something).
noun
Gerund: The action of the verb to smash.
verb
present participle of smash
sphagion
sphingal
stashing
stashing
verb
present participle of stash
swashing
swashing
adj
Crushing; resounding.
Hectoring; swaggering.
noun
A back-and-forth movement of liquid; a swish or swash.
verb
present participle of swash
swathing
swathing
noun
A wrapping.
verb
present participle of swathe
tafinagh
taichung
taichung
Proper noun
a special municipality located in center-western Taiwan.
tangfish
tangfish
noun
(UK, dialect) The common harbour seal.
teaching
teaching
noun
Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.
verb
present participle of teach
thacking
thacking
verb
present participle of thack
thanking
thanking
noun
The act by which thanks are given; thanks.
verb
present participle of thank
thingman
thingman
noun
(historical, usually in the plural) (One of several) men serving as the army, particularly the mercenary army, (of a specific ruler).
(historical, usually in the plural) One of several men gathered at a thing, for example to settle a dispute over a debt.
thrawing
tifinagh
tilghman
trashing
trashing
noun
(Oxford University) A tradition of throwing food, confetti, etc. over students after their final examinations.
(US) Dumpster diving.
The act by which something is trashed.
verb
present participle of trash
tsinghai
unaching
unaching
adj
not aching
unhating
unhating
adj
Not feeling or expressing hatred.
verb
present participle of unhate
varginha
washings
washings
noun
plural of washing
watching
watching
noun
The act of one who watches.
verb
present participle of watch
weighman
weighman
noun
A person whose occupation is weighing goods.
whacking
whacking
adj
(informal) Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).
verb
present participle of whack
whalings
whalings
noun
plural of whaling
whamming
whamming
verb
present participle of wham
whanging
whanging
verb
present participle of whang
whapping
whapping
verb
present participle of whap
wharfing
wharfing
noun
(engineering) A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
The material for constructing a wharf.
verb
present participle of wharf
whealing
whizbang
whizbang
noun
(by extension) Someone or something that holds an explosive amount of success, skill or effectiveness.
(dated) A small artillery shell
(dated) A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding
wightman
withgang
wrathing
wrathing
verb
present participle of wrath
yachting
yachting
noun
(often attributive) A physical activity involving boats, be it racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.