CERAUNOGRAPHS | • ceraunographs n. Plural of ceraunograph. • CERAUNOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording thunderstorms by detecting the radio waves generated, also KERAUNOGRAPH. |
CHANGEAROUNDS | • CHANGEAROUND n. the act of changing to a different position, also CHANGEROUND. |
CLEARINGHOUSE | • clearinghouse n. Alternative spelling of clearing house. • clearing␣house n. A central point where clearing banks and other financial firms exchange checks, settle accounts, etc. • clearing␣house n. (Figuratively, by extension) A hub of collection, maintenance, and distribution of goods, information etc. |
COACHBUILDING | • coachbuilding n. The construction of coaches. • COACHBUILDING n. the craft of building coaches. |
COLOURWASHING | • COLOURWASH v. to paint with this. |
COUNTERCHANGE | • counterchange v. To give and receive; C; to exchange. • counterchange v. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging. • counterchange n. (Obsolete) An exchange of one thing for another. |
COUNTERCHARGE | • countercharge n. An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent’s accusations. • countercharge n. An thrust or charge against an enemy in response to their previous attack. • countercharge v. (Heraldry) To reverse the colors. |
HALLUCINOGENS | • hallucinogens n. Plural of hallucinogen. • HALLUCINOGEN n. a substance that induces hallucinations, also HALLUCINOGENIC. |
HOUSECLEANING | • housecleaning n. Collectively, the tasks involved with cleaning a house; the practice of cleaning a house. • housecleaning v. Present participle of houseclean. • HOUSECLEANING n. the act of cleaning house. |
LAUGHINGSTOCK | • laughingstock n. Alternative spelling of laughing stock. • laughing-stock n. Alternative spelling of laughing stock. • laughing␣stock n. (Idiomatic) An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; the butt of a joke. |
OVERLAUNCHING | • overlaunching v. Present participle of overlaunch. • OVERLAUNCH v. in shipbuilding, to join by long splices or scarfs. |
PACKINGHOUSES | • packinghouses n. Plural of packinghouse. • PACKINGHOUSE n. an establishment for slaughtering livestock and processing packed meat. |
ROUTEMARCHING | • routemarching v. Present participle of routemarch. • route-marching v. Present participle of route-march. • route␣marching v. Present participle of route march. |
SCARAMOUCHING | • SCARAMOUCH v. to behave like a rascal or cowardly fool. |
SPHAGNICOLOUS | • sphagnicolous adj. (Botany) Growing in moss of the genus Sphagnum. • SPHAGNICOLOUS adj. living in peat moss. |
TURBOCHARGING | • turbocharging v. Present participle of turbocharge. • TURBOCHARGING n. the act of fitting with a turbocharger. |
UNREPROACHING | • unreproaching adj. That does not reproach. • UNREPROACHING adj. not reproaching. |
UNTHEOLOGICAL | • untheological adj. Not theological. • UNTHEOLOGICAL adj. not theological. |