(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
disparaged
disparaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disparage
disparager
disparager
noun
One who disparages.
disparages
disparages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disparage
dispergate
endophragm
expurgated
expurgated
adj
Having had erroneous, obscene, or other objectionable material removed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expurgate
gasteropod
gasteropod
noun
Alternative form of gastropod
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
handygripe
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
hedgetaper
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
ideography
ideography
noun
The use of ideograms; logography.
jeoparding
jeoparding
verb
present participle of jeopard
lipreading
lipreading
noun
The act of reading lips.
verb
present participle of lipread
paguroidea
palmigrade
palmigrade
adj
(zoology) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals do.
paraglider
paraglider
noun
One who paraglides.
The complete equipment used for paragliding, consisting of a paraglider wing and a harness.
The wing used for paragliding, which can be separated from the harness.
pargeboard
partridges
partridges
noun
plural of partridge
pasargadae
pasargadae
Proper noun
An ancient city of Persia, a capital of the Achaemenid Empire.
passegarde
passegarde
noun
Alternative form of passguard (“plate sticking up off shoulder-armor to protect the neck”)
pedagogery
pedagogery
noun
Alternative form of pedagoguery
pellagroid
pellagroid
adj
Resembling pellagra.
pendergast
persuading
persuading
noun
An act of persuasion.
verb
present participle of persuade
phryganeid
phryganeid
noun
(zoology) Any caddis fly belonging to the family Phryganeidae.
pignorated
pignorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pignorate
pinnigrade
pinnigrade
noun
(zoology) An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve as paddles.
plugdrawer
plunderage
plunderage
noun
(maritime law) The embezzlement of goods on shipboard.
podargidae
podarginae
prealleged
precharged
precharged
adj
charged in advance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of precharge
predamaged
predamaged
adj
previously damaged
predealing
predigital
predigital
adj
Preceding the advent of digital technology
predrawing
preengaged
preengaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preengage
preevading
pregladden
pregrading
programmed
programmed
adj
(Quakerism) having a minister or pastor who conducts religious services.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of program
simple past tense and past participle of programme
pronograde
pronograde
adj
(zoology) Walking with the length of the body parallel to the ground.
propagated
propagated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of propagate
protragedy
readapting
readapting
verb
present participle of readapt
readopting
readopting
verb
present participle of readopt
repackaged
repackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repackage
repleading
repleading
verb
present participle of replead
ridgeplate
ridgeplate
noun
Alternative form of ridgepiece
spinigrade
spinigrade
adj
(zoology) Moving by means of spines.
spreadings
spreadings
noun
plural of spreading
springdale
springhead
springhead
noun
(figuratively) A source.
A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.
The source of a natural spring.
spurgalled
spurgalled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spurgall
ungrappled
ungrappled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ungrapple
unpargeted
unpargeted
adj
Not pargeted.
unpresaged
unpresaged
adj
Not presaged.
upgathered
upgathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of upgather
wingspread
wingspread
noun
The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.