(colloquial) A method of ending a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation.
(computing) A problem with a keyboard where certain simultaneous keypresses trigger the action of a further key that was not in fact pressed.
(computing) Ghost imaging.
(electronics, television) The blurry appearance of a television picture resulting from interference caused by multipath reception.
A form of identity theft in which someone steals the identity, and sometimes even the role within society, of a specific dead person (the "ghost") who is not widely known to be deceased.
The phenomenon of the writing on one side of a page in a notebook being partly visible on the other side.
The practice of hiding prisoners from inspection from (possibly hostile) outside inspectors.
verb
present participle of ghost
giantish
giantish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a giant.
noun
(fantasy) A fictional language spoken by giants.
gnathism
gnathism
noun
The classification of mankind based on measurements of the jaw.
greenths
gronseth
gunshots
gunshots
noun
plural of gunshot
gunsmith
gunsmith
noun
a person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.
hagstone
hagstone
noun
(Wicca) A ceremonial stone with a hole drilled into used to ward off evil or see into other worlds
hangnest
hangnest
noun
A bird which builds such a nest; a hangbird.
A nest that hangs like a bag or pocket.
hangouts
hangouts
noun
plural of hangout
hangtags
hangtags
noun
plural of hangtag
hastings
hastings
noun
Early fruit or vegetables, especially peas.
heisting
heisting
verb
present participle of heist
hindguts
hindguts
noun
plural of hindgut
histogen
histogen
noun
(biology) Any of the germ layers involved in histogenesis.
hoisting
hoisting
noun
(programming) The behaviour of Javascript syntax which allows variables to be used before they are declared.
The act by which something is hoisted.
verb
present participle of hoist
huntings
huntings
noun
plural of hunting
hustings
hustings
noun
(by extension) An election campaign.
A platform where candidates in an election give speeches; a husting.
plural of husting
hustling
hustling
noun
Act of one who hustles.
verb
present participle of hustle
infights
infights
noun
plural of infight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infight
insights
insights
noun
plural of insight
itchings
itchings
noun
plural of itching
knigshte
lathings
lathings
noun
plural of lathing
lightens
lightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lighten
longshot
longshot
noun
Alternative spelling of long shot.
nighters
nighters
noun
plural of nighter
nighties
nighties
noun
plural of nightie
nightish
nightish
adj
Of or pertaining to night; nocturnal.
nothings
nothings
noun
plural of nothing
scathing
scathing
adj
Harmful or painful; acerbic.
Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
verb
present participle of scathe
scything
scything
noun
The act of using a scythe.
The mown material left after using a scythe.
verb
present participle of scythe
seething
seething
adj
Filled with unexpressed anger, the state of being livid.
boiling, bubbling
noun
The action of the verb to seethe.
verb
present participle of seethe
sennight
sennight
noun
(attributively) Preceded by a specified day such as Sunday, today, or yesterday: a week from (either before or after) the specified day.
A period of seven consecutive days and nights; a week.
Preceded by a specified day and come: a week after the specified day.
Preceded by a specified day and gone or was: a week before the specified day.
shafting
shafting
noun
(engineering) A system of connected shafts for communicating motion.
Shafts collectively.
verb
present participle of shaft
shantung
shantung
noun
A fabric of some other material having the same characteristics.
A heavy fabric, with a rough surface, made from wild silk.
sheeting
sheeting
noun
(engineering) A lining of planks or boards for protecting an embankment.
(geology) A weathering process in which rock breaks into sheets after compressional stress on it is removed.
Fabric used to make sheets (bedding).
The process of forming material into sheets.
verb
present participle of sheet
shifting
shifting
noun
(linguistics) The phenomenon by which two or more constituents appearing on the same side of their common head exchange positions to obtain non-canonical order.
A shift or change; a shifting movement.
verb
present participle of shift
shirting
shirting
noun
Any fabric used to make shirts.
Shirts collectively.
shitting
shitting
adj
(vulgar) An intensifier, often applying more to the whole utterance than to the specific word it modifies; same as fucking.
noun
(vulgar) The act of defecating.
verb
present participle of shit
shooting
shooting
adj
Moving or growing quickly.
Of a pain, sudden and darting.
noun
(countable) An instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon.
(uncountable) The sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon.
A district in which people have the right to kill game with firearms.
A sensation of darting pain.
The act of one who, or that which, shoots.
verb
present participle of shoot
shorting
shorting
verb
present participle of short
shotguns
shotguns
noun
plural of shotgun
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shotgun
shotting
shotting
verb
present participle of shot
shouting
shouting
noun
The action of the verb to shout.
verb
present participle of shout
shunting
shunting
noun
(UK, finance) Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.
The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.
The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
verb
present participle of shunt
shutting
shutting
noun
The act by which something is shut.
verb
present participle of shut
sighting
sighting
noun
The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.
verb
present participle of sight
slighten
slighten
verb
(transitive) To slight.
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become slight; make or become less pronounced, less noticeable, or less obvious.
(transitive, regional) To level out, smooth, or flatten.
smithing
smithing
noun
The work of a smith; the forging of metal.
soothing
soothing
adj
Freeing from fear or anxiety.
Giving relief.
Tending to soothe.
noun
The act by which somebody is soothed.
verb
present participle of soothe
southing
southing
noun
(astronomy) The time when the moon souths.
(nautical) A distance traveled southward.
verb
present participle of south
staghorn
staghorn
noun
(countable) A staghorn coral.
(uncountable) The antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc.
staghunt
stashing
stashing
verb
present participle of stash
stengahs
stengahs
noun
plural of stengah
straughn
strength
strength
noun
(obsolete) A strong place; a stronghold.
(obsolete) An armed force, a body of troops.
A positive attribute.
The intensity of a force or power; potency.
The quality or degree of being strong.
The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.
verb
(obsolete) To strengthen (all senses).
sunlight
sunlight
noun
(figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.
Synonym of sunrise.
verb
To work on the side (at a secondary job) during the daytime.
swathing
swathing
noun
A wrapping.
verb
present participle of swathe
tangfish
tangfish
noun
(UK, dialect) The common harbour seal.
tangshan
tangshan
Proper noun
A prefecture-level city in Hebei province, China.
thanages
thanages
noun
plural of thanage
thenages
thingish
thingish
adj
(chiefly philosophy) Like a physical, tangible thing; objective.
tightens
tightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tighten
tinglish
tinglish
adj
(rare) Tingly.
tithings
tithings
noun
plural of tithing
tonights
tonights
noun
plural of tonight
toughens
toughens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of toughen
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
unaghast
unaghast
adj
Not aghast.
unsaught
unsights
unsights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unsight