The driving of an unladen vehicle, such as a bus with no passengers, in order to take it from one place to another.
The removal of dead flowers from a plant in order to encourage the growth of new ones, and to prevent the production of seeds.
verb
present participle of deadhead
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
dethatching
dethatching
verb
present participle of dethatch
dihexagonal
dihexagonal
adj
Consisting of two hexagonal parts united.
Having twelve similar faces.
diphthongal
diphthongal
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
diphthongia
discharging
discharging
noun
The act or process by which something is discharged.
verb
present participle of discharge
disheathing
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
downhanging
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
gaddishness
gaddishness
noun
(nonce word) Quality of being gaddish.
ghirlandaio
ghirlandajo
gnaphalioid
goodmanship
grandeeship
grandeeship
noun
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship.
hamstringed
handcuffing
handcuffing
noun
The act by which somebody is handcuffed.
verb
present participle of handcuff
handfasting
handfasting
noun
The ceremony in which people handfast.
verb
present participle of handfast
handgriping
handloading
handloading
noun
The loading of a firearm with cartridges assembled from the individual components.
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
handrailing
handrailing
noun
handrail
handreading
handselling
handsetting
handshaking
handshaking
noun
(computing) A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices; often as part of the initiation process for communications.
A greeting by clasping hands.
verb
present participle of handshake
handsprings
handsprings
noun
plural of handspring
handweaving
handweaving
noun
the manufacture of handwoven goods
handwringer
handwringer
noun
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
harbingered
harbingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harbinger
hardinsburg
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headhunting
headhunting
noun
(anthropology) The practice of cutting off and preserving the head of one's enemy.
The active recruitment of executive or talented personnel.
verb
present participle of headhunt
headsprings
headsprings
noun
plural of headspring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headspring
headworking
hedgemaking
hedgemaking
noun
The construction of hedges.
highlanders
highlanders
noun
plural of highlander
highlandish
highlandman
highlandman
noun
A male highlander
hologonidia
hydatogenic
hypogonadia
landholding
landholding
noun
A piece of property (land) that is held (owned).
The state or practice of owning land.
manhandling
manhandling
noun
The act of one who manhandles; rough physical treatment.
verb
present participle of manhandle
mastheading
mastheading
verb
present participle of masthead
michigander
michigander
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Michigan in the United States of America.
In particular, a man from Michigan, contrasted with a
mishandling
mishandling
noun
Incorrect handling; mismanagement.
verb
present participle of mishandle
nearsighted
nearsighted
adj
Alternative form of near-sighted
nightcapped
nightcapped
adj
(law) (of a warrant) that can be executed any time, as opposed to non-nightcapped, that can only be executed during the daytime on business days
Wearing a nightcap.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nightcap
nightshades
nightshades
noun
plural of nightshade
nightstands
nightstands
noun
plural of nightstand
nonadhering
nonadhering
adj
Not adhering
outhandling
outhandling
verb
present participle of outhandle
overhanding
overhanding
verb
present participle of overhand
overshading
overshading
verb
present participle of overshade
panhandling
panhandling
noun
Begging for money.
verb
present participle of panhandle
pathfinding
pathfinding
noun
(biology) The finding of a path to a destination, such as by neuronal axons or developing cells.
(computing) The plotting by a computer application of the best route between two points.
phagedaenic
phagedaenic
adj
Alternative form of phagedenic
phalangidan
phalangidan
noun
Any arachnid of the order Phalangida
phalangidea
phalangides
phryganeoid
preadhering
prehandling
puddinghead
rehardening
rehardening
verb
present participle of reharden
rehydrating
rehydrating
verb
present participle of rehydrate
rethreading
rethreading
noun
The process of threading something again.
verb
present participle of rethread
rhagionidae
roadholding
roadholding
noun
(automotive) The degree to which a motor vehicle maintains a stable "grip" on the road surface, without tilting, skidding, etc.
sandringham
sandringham
Proper noun
A village in Norfolk, England
one of the Queen's private residences
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
saplinghood
saplinghood
noun
The state or time of being a sapling.
springheads
springheads
noun
plural of springhead
subheadings
subheadings
noun
plural of subheading
syngnathoid
thingumadad
unanguished
unanguished
adj
Not anguished.
unchagrined
unchagrined
adj
Not chagrined.
ungarnished
ungarnished
adj
Not garnished.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ungarnish
unhazarding
unhazarding
adj
(archaic) Not taking risks.
unthreading
unthreading
verb
present participle of unthread
vagabondish
vagabondish
adj
Like a vagabond.
wardholding
wardholding
noun
(now historical) A form of land tenure in Scotland, equivalent to knight service in England.