CATCHWEIGHT | • catchweight adv. (Horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped. • catchweight adj. (Sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap. • catchweight adj. Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping. |
DETHATCHING | • dethatching v. Present participle of dethatch. • DETHATCH v. to remove thatch from. |
EARTHLIGHTS | • earthlights n. Plural of earthlight. • EARTHLIGHT n. the faint light visible on parts of the moon not illuminated by the sun. |
ENSHEATHING | • ensheathing v. Present participle of ensheathe. • ENSHEATH v. to enclose as in a sheath, also ENSHEATHE, INSHEATH, INSHEATHE. |
HATCHELLING | • hatchelling v. Present participle of hatchel. • HATCHEL v. to separate flax fibres with a comb, also HACKLE, HECKLE. |
HAUGHTINESS | • haughtiness n. The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery. • HAUGHTINESS n. the state of being haughty. |
HEADHUNTING | • headhunting v. Present participle of headhunt. • headhunting n. (Anthropology) The practice of cutting off and preserving the head of one’s enemy. • headhunting n. The active recruitment of executive or talented personnel. |
HEAVYWEIGHT | • heavyweight n. A very large, heavy, or impressive person. • heavyweight n. (Uncountable, boxing) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds;… • heavyweight n. (Uncountable, by extension) A similar division and contestant in other sports. |
HYPHENATING | • hyphenating v. Present participle of hyphenate. • HYPHENATE v. to insert a hyphen into. |
INSHEATHING | • insheathing v. Present participle of insheath. • insheathing v. Present participle of insheathe. • INSHEATH v. to enclose in a sheath, also ENSHEATH. |
KNIGHTHEADS | • knightheads n. Plural of knighthead. • KNIGHTHEAD n. either of a pair of vertical supports for the bowsprit. |
NIGHTSHADES | • nightshades n. Plural of nightshade. • NIGHTSHADE n. a name given to various plants, esp. of the Solanaceae family and chiefly poisonous or narcotic. |
SEARCHLIGHT | • searchlight n. A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction, generally for military use. • searchlight n. The light from the above source. • searchlight v. (Transitive) To scan or sweep across like a searchlight. |
THEOPHAGIES | • THEOPHAGY n. the sacramental consumption of a god. |
UNSHEATHING | • unsheathing v. Present participle of unsheathe. • unsheathing n. The removal of something from a sheath. • UNSHEATHE v. to remove from a sheath. |