(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
antespring
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
areopagist
asparagine
asparagine
Noun
A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
aspergilla
aspergilli
aspergilli
noun
plural of aspergillus
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
crispening
crispening
verb
present participle of crispen
depressing
depressing
adj
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
Causing depression or sadness.
verb
present participle of depress
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
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
disperiwig
dispersing
dispersing
verb
present participle of disperse
ensphering
ensphering
verb
present participle of ensphere
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
espiglerie
expressage
expressage
noun
The fee for carrying a parcel by express.
expressing
expressing
adj
(biochemistry) That translates or transcribes nucleic acid.
verb
present participle of express
expurgates
expurgates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expurgate
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fingerspin
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
gaspereaus
gaspergous
gaspergous
noun
plural of gaspergou
gasteropod
gasteropod
noun
Alternative form of gastropod
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
gastropore
gastropore
noun
A pore, in a hydrozoan coral, containing a gastrozooid
gaugership
gaugership
noun
The rank or office of a gauger.
gemmipares
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
gingersnap
gingersnap
noun
A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger.
gobstopper
gobstopper
noun
A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
gonosphere
gossipries
gossipries
noun
plural of gossipry
grapestalk
grapestone
grapestone
noun
(geology) A botryolite or other cluster of sand-sized grains cemented together shortly after deposition to form a botryoidal clump.
A seed of the grape.
grapevines
grapevines
noun
plural of grapevine
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
gravipause
grieveship
grippiness
grippiness
noun
(Scotland) Stinginess, miserliness.
The state, quality, or condition of being affected by or feeling as if one had the grippe (influenza).
The state, quality, or condition of being grippy.
grumpiness
grumpiness
noun
The state, or act, of being grumpy.
guidership
gunnership
gunnership
noun
The office or role of a gunner.
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gymnosperm
gymnosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary.
gymnospore
gymnospore
noun
A type of spore that does not have a protective envelope, especially one not produced in a sporangium
gyroscopes
gyroscopes
noun
plural of gyroscope
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.
hempstring
hiphuggers
hiphuggers
noun
Jeans which have a tight waistline.
hopperings
hopperings
noun
The gravel that remains in the hopper of a cradle while panning for gold.
hygroscope
hygroscope
noun
An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
impressing
impressing
verb
present participle of impress
impresting
impresting
verb
present participle of imprest
insphering
insphering
verb
present participle of insphere
kriegspiel
kriegspiel
noun
A board game used to train military tactics and strategy.
A variant of chess in which the player cannot see their opponent's pieces.
lifespring
lifespring
noun
A spring or source of life.
lipperings
logperches
logperches
noun
plural of logperch
megaparsec
megaparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to a million parsecs
megasporic
megasporic
adj
Pertaining to a megaspore.
mesophragm
oosporange
oosporange
noun
Synonym of oosporangium
oppressing
oppressing
verb
present participle of oppress
orphanages
orphanages
noun
plural of orphanage
overspring
overspring
verb
(transitive) To overtop; overclimb; rise above; spring or leap over.
oversprung
oversprung
verb
past participle of overspring
panegyrics
panegyrics
noun
plural of panegyric
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
paragaster
paragaster
noun
(zoology) The cavity of the sac of a sponge.
parageusia
parageusia
noun
(medicine) The abnormal presence of an unpleasant taste in the mouth, sometimes caused by medications.
parageusic
parageusic
adj
Of or relating to parageusia.
parageusis
parageusis
noun
Alternative form of parageusia
paragneiss
paragneiss
noun
(geology) A gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock.
paralgesia
paralgesia
noun
abnormal sensibility or insensibility to pain
paralgesic
paralgesic
adj
Of or relating to paralgesia.
paregorics
paregorics
noun
plural of paregoric
parentages
parentages
noun
plural of parentage
parkesburg
parsonages
parsonages
noun
plural of parsonage
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”)
passengers
passengers
noun
plural of passenger
patronages
patronages
noun
plural of patronage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patronage
patterings
patterings
noun
plural of pattering
pearisburg
pearisburg
Proper noun
a town in Virginia, USA
pedigerous
pedigerous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having feet or legs.
pellagrose
pellagrose
adj
Alternative form of pellagrous
pellagrous
pellagrous
adj
Related to, or suffering from, pellagra.
pendergast
pentagrams
pentagrams
noun
plural of pentagram
percussing
percussing
verb
present participle of percuss
peregrinus
pergelisol
periegesis
periegesis
noun
A description of an area or territory.
perigynies
perigynous
perigynous
adj
(botany) Having a hypanthium.
(botany) Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the receptacle of a superior ovary).
perrysburg
persiflage
persiflage
noun
Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic.
Good-natured banter; raillery.
persisting
persisting
noun
persistence
verb
present participle of persist
personages
personages
noun
plural of personage
perspiring
perspiring
adj
Producing perspiration; sweating.
noun
The act of producing perspiration.
verb
present participle of perspire
perstringe
perstringe
verb
(now archaic or literary) To censure; criticize.
persuading
persuading
noun
An act of persuasion.
verb
present participle of persuade
petersburg
petersburg
Proper noun
An independent city in Virginia, USA.
Various other towns and cities, including:
A CDP in Alaska, and the borough seat of
A city in Illinois
A city in Indiana
A small city in Michigan.
A small city in North Dakota.
A town in and Tennessee.
A small city in Texas.
A city in West Virginia
a campaign in the American Civil War
Saint Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, a city in Russia
petrissage
petrissage
noun
(massage) A form of massage involving kneading or wringing the skin with one's fingers, knuckles and thumbs.
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
phrensying
phrensying
verb
present participle of phrensy
pigsticker
pigsticker
noun
(UK, India) A horse well-suited to hunt wild boar.
(UK, India) A hunter of wild boar.
(US, dialect) A sled with a pointed front.
A large knife, used as a weapon.
A pork butcher.
A spike bayonet
pilgrimess
pilgrimess
noun
A female pilgrim.
piligerous
piligerous
adj
Bearing hair; covered with hair or down; piliferous.
pingrasses
pingrasses
noun
plural of pingrass
plagiaries
plagiaries
noun
plural of plagiary
plagiarise
plagiarise
verb
Alternative spelling of plagiarize
plastering
plastering
noun
A covering of plaster; plasterwork.
The act or process of overlaying with plaster.
verb
present participle of plaster
pleasuring
pleasuring
noun
An act of giving (sometimes sexual) pleasure.
verb
present participle of pleasure
porringers
porringers
noun
plural of porringer
portuguese
portuguese
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the region of Portugal.
Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.
Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.
Noun
A person native to, or living in, Portugal.
Proper noun
A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of and
postsigner
preachings
preachings
noun
plural of preaching
preassigns
preassigns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preassign
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
precessing
precessing
verb
present participle of precess
preclosing
preclosing
Adjective
Before closure.
preconsign
preconsign
verb
(transitive) To consign beforehand; to make a previous consignment of.
predigests
predigests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of predigest
predisgust
preengages
preengages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preengage
prefigures
prefigures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefigure