(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
biophagism
compagnies
compassing
compassing
adj
(shipbuilding) curved; bent
noun
(dated) The forming of plots or schemes; machination.
verb
present participle of compass
diaphragms
diaphragms
noun
plural of diaphragm
esophagism
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
gemmipares
geophagism
geophagism
noun
The act or habit of eating earth.
gomphiasis
gomphiasis
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A disease of the teeth that causes them to loosen and fall out of their sockets.
gossampine
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
gunmanship
gunmanship
noun
The art or skill of using a gun.
hypostigma
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
mainspring
mainspring
noun
(figuratively) The most important reason for, or element of, something.
(horology) The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling.
mastigopod
mastigopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) A member of the Mastigopoda (protozoans which possess cilia or flagella).
megalopsia
megalopsia
noun
macropsia
megapodius
megascopic
megascopic
adj
(of a picture, etc.) Enlarged or magnified.
Of, or pertaining to, the megascope.
Visible to the naked eye.
megasporic
megasporic
adj
Pertaining to a megaspore.
misparsing
misparsing
noun
An instance of incorrect parsing.
verb
present participle of misparse
misparting
misparting
verb
present participle of mispart
misplacing
misplacing
noun
Incorrect placement.
verb
present participle of misplace
misplaying
misplaying
verb
present participle of misplay
misshaping
misshaping
verb
present participle of misshape
misspacing
misspacing
verb
present participle of misspace
omophagies
omophagies
noun
plural of omophagy
omophagist
omophagist
noun
One who eats raw meat.
paralogism
paralogism
noun
A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.
pedagogism
pedagogism
noun
The character, manner, occupation, or system of pedagogues.
phlegmasia
phlegmasia
noun
(medicine) An inflammation, especially of the internal organs.
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
phragmosis
phragmosis
noun
Positioning behind a barrier (or down a hole, etc.) as a means of defense.
pistolgram
pistolgram
noun
(historical) Synonym of pistolgraph
plagiarism
plagiarism
noun
(countable) The instance of plagiarism.
(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.
(uncountable) Text or other work resulting from this act.
polygamies
polygamies
noun
plural of polygamy
polygamist
polygamist
noun
One who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.
pragmatics
pragmatics
noun
(linguistics, translation studies) The study of the use of language in a social context.
plural of pragmatic
pragmatism
pragmatism
noun
(philosophy) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.
(politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
The habit of interfering in other people's affairs; meddlesomeness.
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.
pragmatist
pragmatist
adj
(politics) Advocating pragmatism.
noun
(linguistics) one who studies pragmatics.
(politics) An advocate of pragmatism.
One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism.
One who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who is willing to ignore their ideals to accomplish goals.
One who belongs to the philosophic school of pragmatism; one who holds that the meaning of beliefs are the actions they entail, and that the truth of those beliefs consist in the actions they entail successfully leading a believer to their goals.
programist
programist
noun
Alternative form of programmist
pseudimago
pseudimago
noun
subimago
ptarmigans
ptarmigans
noun
plural of ptarmigan
rampagious
rampagious
adj
Alternative form of rampageous
resampling
resampling
noun
(statistics) Any technique or instance of generating a new sample from an existing dataset.
verb
present participle of resample
restamping
restamping
noun
The act of stamping something again.
verb
present participle of restamp
sampaguita
scampering
scampering
noun
A quick, light running motion.
verb
present participle of scamper
scampingly
scampingly
adv
Dated form of skimpingly.
shampooing
shampooing
noun
The act of cleaning something with shampoo.
verb
present participle of shampoo
sigmaspire
sigmaspire
noun
A spicule (of a sponge) that has a sigmoid, twisted form
siphonogam
slopmaking
soapmaking
soapmaking
noun
The business or process of producing soap
sparganium
sparganium
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Sparganium.
spiegelman
spiegleman
sporangium
sporangium
noun
(botany, mycology) A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.
stampeding
stampeding
verb
present participle of stampede
stigmatypy
stigmatypy
noun
(printing, historical) A technique of printing with points, consisting of their arrangement in pictures.