(figuratively, of a look, word) Incisive; penetrating; piercing.
(figuratively, of a smell, taste) Piquant, pungent.
(obsolete, of a weapon, etc.) Sharp-pointed; keen.
Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
pointage
pointing
pointing
noun
(art) The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.
(usually singular or collective, sometimes proscribed) Mortar that has been placed between bricks to hold them together.
The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.
The action of the verb to point.
The filling of joints in brickwork or masonry with mortar.
The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.
verb
present participle of point
positing
positing
verb
present participle of posit
postings
postings
noun
plural of posting
postsign
poynting
poynting
verb
present participle of poynt
prenight
printing
printing
noun
(countable) All the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch.
(uncountable) Material that has been printed.
(uncountable) The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
(uncountable) Written characters that are not joined up.
verb
To inadequately carry a concealed weapon such that its silhouette is visible on the person wearing it.
present participle of print
pugilant
pupating
pupating
verb
present participle of pupate
puttying
puttying
verb
present participle of putty
reputing
reputing
verb
present participle of repute
retaping
retaping
noun
A second or subsequent recording onto tape.
verb
present participle of retape
retyping
retyping
verb
present participle of retype
signpost
signpost
noun
(cryptic crosswords) A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.
A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
verb
(transitive) To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.
(transitive) To install signposts on.
To indicate logical progress of a discourse using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.
To signal, as if with a signpost
sopiting
sopiting
verb
present participle of sopite
spatling
spatting
spatting
verb
present participle of spat
specting
specting
verb
present participle of spect
spirting
spirting
noun
Alternative form of spurting
verb
present participle of spirt
spitting
spitting
noun
(chiefly archaic, medicine) expectoration
(uncountable) An appearance on the surface of melted silver or platinum allowed to cool slowly, jets of oxygen forming small cones and sometimes throwing up drops of molten metal.
verb
present participle of spit
sporting
sporting
adj
(comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
(comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.
(not comparable) Pertaining to sports
(not comparable, obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational activities.
noun
The act of taking part in a sport.
verb
present participle of sport
spotting
spotting
noun
A spotted pattern.
The act of spotting or sighting something.
verb
present participle of spot
spouting
spouting
adj
(of a liquid) That is propelled in a narrow stream or jet.
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A gutter under the eaves of a building; guttering.
The process or result of something being spouted; that which is spouted.
spurting
spurting
noun
The act of something that spurts.
verb
present participle of spurt
stamping
stamping
noun
A method of manufacturing using dies and extreme pressure.
A part made by such a method.
The sound or action of one who stamps.
verb
present participle and gerund of stamp
stapling
stapling
noun
The act by which something is stapled.
verb
present participle of staple
steeping
steeping
noun
(historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin circulated in Ireland as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under King Edward I.
An instance of something being steeped; a wetting.
verb
present participle of steep
stepping
stepping
noun
(computing) A specific iteration of a model of central processing unit, often distinguished by the addition or removal of features compared to earlier examples of the same processor, or the presence, or lack thereof, of specific bugs.
verb
present participle of step
stomping
stomping
adj
In a way that stomps or suggests stomping; stompy; thumping.
noun
The act of one who stomps.
verb
present participle of stomp
stooping
stooping
adj
Bending the body forward in a submissive or weak manner.
noun
The act of one who stoops.
verb
present participle of stoop
stopping
stopping
noun
(mining) A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.
Material for filling a cavity.
The act of something that stops; a halt.
verb
present participle of stop
striping
striping
noun
A pattern of stripes.
verb
present participle of stripe
stumping
stumping
noun
(cricket) The act of somebody being stumped.
verb
present participle of stump
tapering
tapering
noun
A tapered shape.
verb
present participle of taper
tappings
tappings
noun
plural of tapping
tempting
tempting
adj
Attractive, appealing, enticing.
Seductive, alluring, inviting.
noun
The act of subjecting somebody to temptation.
verb
present participle of tempt
thumping
thumping
adj
(informal) Exceptional in some degree.
noun
(sports) A heavy defeat.
A dull, heavy sound.
verb
present participle of thump
tippling
tippling
noun
A session of drinking alcohol.
verb
present participle of tipple
tiptoing
toppings
toppings
noun
That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling.
plural of topping
toppling
toppling
noun
The act by which something is toppled.
verb
present participle of topple
tramping
tramping
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, uncountable) Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport; hiking
The act or sound of one who tramps, or walks heavily.
verb
present participle of tramp
trapping
trapping
noun
An instance of ensnaring something or someone.
An ornamental covering or harness for a horse; caparison.