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Holdouts
- noun - a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"
- a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
- the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
Hotfoots
- noun - a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
- move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
Iceboats
- noun - a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice
- a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
Inchoate
- adjective - only partly in existence; imperfectly formed; "incipient civil disorder"; "an incipient tumor"; "a vague inchoate idea"
Ingrowth
- noun - something that grows inward
Introits
- noun - a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services
Lockouts
- noun - a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
Lookouts
- noun - a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
- an elevated post affording a wide view
- the act of looking out
Madworts
- noun - any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers
Manroots
- noun - tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato