NIGHTSTAND | • nightstand n. (US) A small table or cabinet, usually with two drawers one above the other or one drawer and a lower… • NIGHTSTAND n. a bedside table. |
NIGHTTIDES | • NIGHTTIDE n. the time during which it is night, also NIGHTTIME. |
NIGHTSTANDS | • nightstands n. Plural of nightstand. • NIGHTSTAND n. a bedside table. |
POSTMIDNIGHT | • postmidnight adj. After midnight, but prior to dawn. • post-midnight adj. Alternative form of postmidnight. • POSTMIDNIGHT adj. taking place after midnight. |
STRAIGHTENED | • straightened v. Simple past tense and past participle of straighten. • STRAIGHTEN v. to make straight. |
STRINGHALTED | • stringhalted adj. Affected with stringhalt; lame. • STRINGHALTED adj. afflicted with stringhalt, a jerking lameness in which a horse suddenly twitches up its leg or legs. |
WITHSTANDING | • withstanding v. Present participle of withstand. • WITHSTAND v. to resist. |
DOUGHNUTTINGS | • DOUGHNUTTING n. the act of surrounding a speaker to give the impression of a packed house. |
MITHRIDATISING | • mithridatising v. Present participle of mithridatise. • MITHRIDATISE v. to acquire immunity to a poison acquired by taking gradually increased doses of it, also MITHRIDATIZE. |
UNDERTHRUSTING | • underthrusting v. Present participle of underthrust. • UNDERTHRUST v. to insert (a faulted rock mass) into position under a passive rock mass. |
DISHABILITATING | • dishabilitating v. Present participle of dishabilitate. • DISHABILITATE v. to disqualify; to attaint. |
DISTINGUISHMENT | • distinguishment n. A distinction; observation of difference. • DISTINGUISHMENT n. (Shakespeare) distinction. |
MULTITHREADINGS | • MULTITHREADING n. a programming system that enables actions to be carried out simultaneously. |
NOTWITHSTANDING | • notwithstanding adv. Nevertheless, all the same. • notwithstanding conj. Although; despite; even though. • notwithstanding prep. In spite of, despite. |
THUNDERSTRIKING | • thunderstriking v. Present participle of thunderstrike. • thunderstriking adj. (Rare) Causing great amazement or shock. • THUNDERSTRIKE v. to strike dumb. |
TIGHTFISTEDNESS | • tightfistedness n. Reluctance to spend money; miserliness. • TIGHTFISTEDNESS n. the state of being tightfisted. |