(rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
Concise speech; laconism.
branchings
branchings
noun
plural of branching
branchling
branchling
noun
A small or young branch.
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
chambering
chambering
noun
The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
verb
present participle of chamber
chargeable
chargeable
adj
(of expenses etc.) That may be charged to an account.
(rare) Liable to be accused (either formally or informally).
imputable
chargeably
chargeably
adv
(obsolete) At great cost; expensively.
chatterbag
chatterbag
noun
(UK, dialect, informal) Synonym of chatterbox (“talkative person”)