(physics) A gap in a frequency range in which waves cannot propagate.
(physics) The energy difference between two allowed ranges of electron energy in a solid; especially the difference between the energies of the valence band and the conduction band.
dagupan
dampang
damping
damping
noun
(mechanics) The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy
(mechanics) The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation
verb
present participle of damp
dapping
dapping
verb
present participle of dap
dapsang
deeping
depurge
diglyph
diglyph
noun
A member with two vertical channels or grooves, without the two lateral half grooves which characterize the triglyph.
digraph
digraph
noun
(computing) A two-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.
(divination of the Taixuanjing) a sequence of two lines, each of which may be unbroken, broken once, or broken twice.
(graph theory) A directed graph.
(linguistics) A pair of letters, especially a pair representing a single phoneme.
dipping
dipping
noun
(US) The use of dipping tobacco (moist snuff) in the mouth, usually between the lip and gum or cheek and gum in the lower or upper part of the mouth.
(birdwatching) The act or fact of missing out on seeing a bird.
An act or process of immersing.
The act of inclining downward.
The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.
The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, especially brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.
verb
present participle of dip
dipygus
dipygus
noun
An individual with a congenital deformity where the body axis forks left and right partway along the torso, with the posterior end (pelvis and legs) duplicated.
dognaps
dognaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dognap
dogship
dogship
noun
(aviation, informal) An experimental model of an aircraft.
The character or individuality of a dog.
dopping
dopping
verb
present participle of dop
douping
draping
draping
noun
Material used as a drape.
That which drapes.
verb
present participle of drape
dugspur
dumpage
dumpage
noun
A fee paid for the privilege of dumping loads.
A heap of dumped matter.
The act of dumping loads from carts, especially loads of refuse matter.
dumping
dumping
noun
Selling goods at less than their normal price, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.
The disposal of something no longer needed, or of no value.
verb
present participle of dump
dupping
dupping
verb
present participle of dup
galoped
galoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galop
gapland
gardnap
gaspard
gepidae
gepidae
Noun
The Gepids, an East Germanic people.
giddyap
giddyup
giddyup
verb
(by extension) To start moving or move faster; to get a move on.
To cause a horse or similar mount to speed up.
gipsied
gipsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gipsy
glopped
glopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of glop
godpapa
godpapa
noun
(informal, dated) A godfather.
godship
godship
noun
(humorous, with 'his', 'her', 'your', etc.) A term of address to a deity.
goldcup
goldcup
noun
The buttercup.
gonapod
gonopod
gonopod
noun
(entomology) A clasping structure, possibly also evolved from legs, at the tip of the abdomen of some male insects.
(zoology) A pleopod that is specialized for fertilisation in the males of some decapods.
goodhap
gospoda
grandpa
grandpa
noun
(informal) grandfather
graphed
graphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of graph
grasped
grasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grasp
gripped
gripped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grip
grouped
grouped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of group
grumped
grumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grump
guepard
guepard
noun
(archaic) A cheetah.
gumdrop
gumdrop
noun
A small chewy candy made with corn syrup, gelatin, and flavouring.
gypsied
gypsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gypsy
japygid
japygid
noun
(zoology) Any hexapod of the family Japygidae or superfamily Japygoidea.
lapdogs
lapdogs
noun
plural of lapdog
longpod
magpied
magpied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of magpie
megapod
megapod
noun
megapode
padding
padding
noun
(computing) Extra characters such as spaces added to a record to fill it out to a fixed length.
(military, cryptography) Extraneous text added to a message for the purpose of concealing its beginning, ending, or length.
(obsolete) Robbing on a highway.
Anything of little value used to fill up space.
Soft filling material used in cushions etc.
verb
present participle of pad
padgett
padnags
padnags
noun
plural of padnag
padraig
pagador
pagedom
pagedom
noun
The realm or sphere of pages (serving-boys).
pagodas
pagodas
noun
plural of pagoda
pagurid
pagurid
noun
(zoology) Any hermit crab, any member of superfamily Paguroidea.
(zoology) Any of the hermit crabs of family Paguridae, a right-handed hermit crab.
pedagog
pedagog
noun
Alternative spelling of pedagogue.
pegador
pegador
noun
(zoology, dated) A species of remora (Echeneis naucrates).
pegasid
pegasid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pegasidae.
pegwood
pending
pending
adj
About to happen; imminent or impending.
Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.
Begun but not completed.
prep
During.
While waiting for something; until.
verb
present participle of pend
phageda
phugoid
phugoid
noun
(aviation) An aircraft motion where the vehicle pitches up and climbs, decreasing speed, and then pitches down and descends, increasing speed.
pidgeon
pidgeon
noun
Archaic spelling of pigeon.
pidgins
pidgins
noun
plural of pidgin
pighead
pigherd
pigherd
noun
A swineherd.
pigweed
pigweed
noun
(uncommon, dialectal) Heracleum sphondylium
Amaranthus species
Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder
Chenopodium album, white goosefoot
Polygonum aviculare (common knotgrass)
Portulaca bicolor, of Australia
pigyard
pigyard
noun
Synonym of swineyard (“yard for keeping pigs”)
pinguid
pinguid
adj
Relating to fat.
plagued
plagued
adj
Constantly afflicted or relentlessly attacked (by someone or something).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plague
pledged
pledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pledge
pledgee
pledgee
noun
someone who receives a pledge
pledger
pledger
noun
someone who gives a pledge
pledges
pledges
noun
plural of pledge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pledge
pledget
pledget
noun
(medicine) A small flat absorbent pad of cotton or wool, used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore.
A string of oakum used in calking.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To apply a pledget to.
pledgor
pledgor
noun
(law) One who engages in or makes a pledge to a pledgee.
Alternative spelling of pledger
plugged
plugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plug
plunged
plunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plunge
podagra
podagra
noun
(medicine) gout in the big toe
podagry
podagry
noun
Rare form of podagra.
podarge
poddige
podding
podding
verb
present participle of pod
podgier
podgier
adj
comparative form of podgy: more podgy
podgily
podgily
adv
In a podgy way.
podogyn
pondage
pondage
noun
The small water storage behind the weir of a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant.
The water in a reservoir.
ponding
ponding
noun
(construction, hydrology) The excessive accumulation of water in low-lying areas, remaining 48 hours after the end of rainfall under conditions ordinarily conducive to drying.
The accumulation of water on a flat roof, potentially leading to leakage.
verb
present participle of pond
pongids
pongids
noun
plural of pongid
pranged
pranged
adj
(Britain, slang) paranoid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prang
preaged
preaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preage
priding
priding
verb
present participle of pride
prigdom
prigged
prigged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prig
prodigy
prodigy
noun
(now rare) An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent.
A wonderful example of something.
An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.
An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
An extremely talented person, especially a child.
progged
progged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prog
pronged
pronged
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (a specified number or type of) prongs
pudding
pudding
noun
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) Dessert; the dessert course of a meal.
(archaic, slang) A piece of good fortune.
(obsolete) Any food or victuals.
(originally) A sausage made primarily from blood.
(slang) An overweight person.
(slang) Entrails.
A type of cake or dessert cooked usually by boiling or steaming.
A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent.
Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.
pudgier
pudgier
adj
comparative form of pudgy: more pudgy
pudgily
pudgily
adv
In a pudgy manner.
pulgada
pulgada
noun
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm.
pungled
pungled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pungle
pygidia
pygidia
noun
plural of pygidium
pygidid
pygmoid
pygmoid
adj
Resembling a Pygmy; generally, shorter than other peoples but not short enough to be considered Pygmies
noun
A person so resembling a Pygmy, such as the Negritos of Asia and peoples of the Congo Basin with mixed Pygmy–Bantu ancestry
pygopod
pygopod
noun
(zoology) A species of the Pygopus genus.
(zoology) Any species of serpentiform lizards of the family Pygopodidae, which have rudimentary hind legs near the anal cleft, but lack forelegs.
spadger
spadger
noun
(colloquial) A boy.
(dialectal or colloquial) A sparrow.
spading
spading
noun
The act by which soil is spaded, or turned over by digging.
verb
present participle of spade
spanged
spanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spang
simple past tense and past participle of spange
sparged
sparged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sparge
sphegid
spidger
splodge
splodge
noun
(informal) An irregular-shaped splash, smear, or patch.
verb
(informal) To make a splodge; to render as a splodge.
splodgy
splodgy
adj
(informal) Having the form of a splodge; marked with splotches, thick collections or marks of liquid.
sponged
sponged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sponge
spurdog
spurdog
noun
A dogfish shark of the genus Squalus.
unpaged
unpaged
adj
(computing, of memory) Not subject to paging.
Without page numbers.
upgazed
upgazed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of upgaze
upgirds
upgirds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upgird
upglide
upglide
noun
(phonology) An upward glide.
upgrade
upgrade
adv
Up a slope or grade.
noun
An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology
An improvement
An upward grade or slope.
verb
(intransitive) To improve in condition or status.
(intransitive, computing) To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name.
(transitive) To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to
(transitive) To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components