(gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with.
A grappling hook or grappling iron.
A small anchor; a grapnel.
verb
present participle of grapple
graspable
graspable
adj
Able to be grasped
Able to be understood or comprehended; understandable
graspless
graspless
adj
Unable to be grasped or handled; insubstantial.
Without a grasp; relaxed.
grassplat
grassplat
noun
A plot of land on which grass grows.
grassplot
grassplot
noun
(US and 19th century English) A lawn.
(US) An area of grass on which cars may be parked.
groupable
groupable
adj
(sciences, by extension from the basic sense) Compatible mathematically or (more generally) scientifically.
Capable of being grouped together.
gyroplane
gyroplane
noun
Any aircraft that obtains lift from both rotating blades and small wings.
harpingly
holograph
holograph
noun
(law, textual criticism) A handwritten document that is solely the work of the person whose signature it bears, especially a letter, deed, or will; an original manuscript, a protograph.
A hologram.
verb
To record by means of holography.
imparling
imparling
verb
present participle of imparl
ingrapple
ingrapple
verb
(obsolete) To seize; to clutch; to grapple.
lagomorph
lagomorph
noun
A member of the mammalian taxonomic order, Lagomorpha, which includes hares, rabbits, and pikas.
lapageria
lappering
lappering
verb
present participle of lapper
larruping
larruping
Noun
A beating; a thrashing.
leapfrogs
leapfrogs
noun
plural of leapfrog.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of leapfrog
logograph
logograph
noun
a character or symbol that represents a word or phrase.
melograph
melograph
noun
A device designed for analysing and plotting the frequency characteristics of ethnic music.
oleograph
oleograph
noun
(art) A type of chromolithograph, using oil paint on canvas, that attempts to imitate oil painting
palsgrave
palsgrave
noun
(historical) A count palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire, possessing near-royal powers within his county.
paltering
paltering
noun
Prevarication; dishonest bargaining, haggling.
verb
present participle of palter
papergirl
papergirl
noun
(Britain) a girl who delivers newspapers; a female paperboy
parabling
parabling
verb
present participle of parable
paragould
paralegal
paralegal
noun
(law) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.
paralogia
paralogia
noun
(dated, pathology) delirium
paralogic
paralogic
adj
Relating to paralogism
paraplegy
paraplegy
noun
Dated form of paraplegia.
parceling
parceling
noun
(nautical) Alternative form of parcelling
verb
present participle of parcel
parfilage
parfilage
noun
The unravelling of woven fabrics, to save gold or silver threads.
pargyline
pargyline
noun
(pharmacology) the monoamine oxidase inhibitor N-benzyl-N-methyl-prop-2-yn-1-amine.
parlaying
parlaying
verb
present participle of parlay
parleying
parleying
noun
The act of one who parleys.
verb
present participle of parley
patrology
patrology
noun
(theology) the study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers.
a handbook or published collection of patristic literature.
pearlings
pearlings
noun
(Scotland) A kind of lace of silk or thread.
plural of pearling
pellagras
pellagras
noun
plural of pellagra
pellagric
pellagric
Adjective
Related to, or suffering from, pellagra.
pellagrin
pellagrin
noun
One who is afflicted with pellagra.
peltigera
periglial
perigloea
perigonal
petralogy
petralogy
noun
Alternative form of petrology
petrogale
petrolage
phalanger
phalanger
noun
An arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia.
pharology
pharology
noun
The study of lighthouses, or other forms of light-signalling.
pharyngal
pharyngal
adj
Alternative form of pharyngeal.
pilferage
pilferage
noun
The individual act or recurring practice of stealing items of low value, especially in small quantities, for which the legal term is petty theft.
pilgarlic
pilgarlic
noun
(archaic) A bald-headed person.
(archaic) A pitiable or foolish person.
pillagers
pillagers
noun
plural of pillager
pillaring
pillaring
noun
(meteorology) Rapid rising of smoke clouds due to heat generated by burning munitions and/or existing convection currents.
verb
present participle of pillar
planigram
playgirls
playgirls
noun
plural of playgirl
playgoers
playgoers
noun
plural of playgoer
plugboard
plugboard
noun
An array of jacks or hubs into which patch cords can be inserted in order to complete electrical circuits.
plumagery
polygraph
polygraph
noun
(archaic) A collection of different works, either by one or several authors.
(dated) A mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs.
(linguistics) A group of letters that represent a single phoneme.
(mathematics) A multidimensional directed graph; a computad.
A device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while a series of questions is being asked to a subject, in an attempt to detect lies.
An author who writes on many subjects.
Any group of letters treated as a single item.
verb
(transitive) To administer a polygraph test to.
polygyral
polygyria
polygyria
noun
micropolygyria
porbeagle
porbeagle
noun
A large pelagic predatory shark, Lamna nasus, of the Atlantic.
portglave
pratingly
pratingly
adv
With idle talk; with loquacity.
prattling
prattling
noun
Prattle; foolish speech.
verb
present participle of prattle
pravilege
prayingly
prayingly
adv
With prayer.
preagonal
preagonal
adj
That happens immediately before death
preallege
pregenial
pregnable
pregnable
adj
vulnerable to attack
prelegacy
prelegate
presignal
presignal
adj
Before a signal.
noun
A signal that occurs before some occurrence, as a warning or to trigger an automatic preparation.
proctalgy
prodigals
prodigals
noun
plural of prodigal
proleague
prolegate
prolegate
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) The deputy or substitute for a legate.
propagula
propagula
noun
plural of propagulum
propagule
propagule
noun
(biology) A reproductive particle released by an organism in order to propagate itself, by means such as dispersal or infection, to the next stage in its life cycle.
propargyl
propargyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical HC≡C-CH₂- derived from propyne
protargol
pterygial
pterygial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pterygium
purgeable
purgeable
adj
Capable of being purged.
putrilage
putrilage
noun
That which is undergoing putrefaction; the products of putrefaction.
pyelogram
pyelogram
noun
An image produced by means of pyelography.
pyrgoidal
pyrgoidal
adj
tower-shaped
rampingly
rampingly
adv
With rage or violence.
rampoling
rappeling
raspingly
raspingly
adv
In a rasping way.
reapology
relapsing
relapsing
noun
(archaic) A relapse.
verb
present participle of relapse
repealing
repealing
noun
The act by which something is repealed.
verb
present participle of repeal
replacing
replacing
verb
present participle of replace
replaning
replaning
verb
present participle of replane
replating
replating
noun
A repeat plating
verb
present participle of replate
replaying
replaying
noun
The act by which something is replayed.
verb
present participle of replay
respangle
scrapling
sharpling
sharpling
noun
(UK, dialect, archaic) A stickleback.
spanglier
spanglier
adj
comparative form of spangly: more spangly
sparingly
sparingly
adv
In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.
sparkling
sparkling
adj
(figurative) Brilliant and vivacious.
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
noun
A sparkling wine.
Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
verb
present participle and gerund of sparkle
sparkplug
sparkplug
noun
Alternative form of spark plug
verb
(transitive) To serve as the driving force behind (a new endeavour).
sparlings
sparlings
noun
plural of sparling
sparpling
spartling
spiraling
spiraling
noun
Alternative form of spiralling
verb
present participle of spiral
sprangled
sprangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sprangle
sprawling
sprawling
adj
Expansive; extensive
That sprawls
noun
The act of one who sprawls.
verb
present participle of sprawl
sprigtail
sprigtail
noun
(US, dialect) The sharp-tailed grouse.
springald
springald
noun
(archaic) A young man, a stripling, a youth.
(historical) An ancient military engine for launching stones and arrows by means of a spring.
springals
springals
noun
plural of springal
spurgalls
spurgalls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spurgall
sugarplum
sugarplum
noun
Alternative spelling of sugar-plum
telegraph
telegraph
noun
(chiefly historical) The electrical device gradually developed in the early 19th century to transmit messages using Morse code; the entire system used to transmit its messages including overhead lines and transoceanic cables.
(uncommon) Synonym of telegraphy, any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a symbolic code.
(video games) A visible or audible cue that indicates to an opponent the action that a character is about to take.
verb
(figurative) To clearly communicate to another nonverbally, whether by gesture, a change in attitude, or any other sign, especially unintentionally.
To use a telegraph.
tragelaph
tragelaph
noun
Any member of the genus Tragelaphus of spiral-horned antelopes.
trampling
trampling
noun
The act of something that tramples.
verb
present participle of trample
traplight
triplegia
triplegia
noun
A medical condition characterised by the paralysis of three limbs.
ungrapple
ungrapple
verb
(more generally) To disengage; to release from being held.
To release from a grappling hook.
unparegal
uropygial
uropygial
adj
(ornithology) Of or pertaining to the uropygium; on the rump.
walpurgis
xylograph
xylograph
noun
A print taken from such an engraving.
An engraving in wood or woodcut, especially one used in printing predating the Western tradition (14th c.).
verb
(transitive) To make a print from an engraving in wood.