(dated) The lees of wine or beer, used for their yeast in making bread, etc.
gnatsnap
kingpost
kingpost
noun
Alternative spelling of king post
paganist
paganist
noun
Pagan.
pageants
pageants
noun
plural of pageant
partings
partings
noun
plural of parting
pestling
pestling
verb
present participle of pestle
pettings
pettings
noun
plural of petting
pigments
pigments
noun
plural of pigment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pigment
pingster
pittings
pittings
noun
plural of pitting
platings
platings
noun
plural of plating
positing
positing
verb
present participle of posit
postings
postings
noun
plural of posting
postsign
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
spanglet
spanglet
noun
A small spangle
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
tappings
tappings
noun
plural of tapping
toppings
toppings
noun
That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling.