(dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologized
apologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologize
apologizer
apologizer
noun
Agent noun of apologize: one who apologizes.
apologizes
apologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apologize
appareling
appareling
noun
clothing
verb
present participle of apparel
appleringy
apterygial
apterygial
adj
(zoology) That lacks limbs, fins or wings.
aspergilla
aspergilli
aspergilli
noun
plural of aspergillus
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
belgophile
bepimpling
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
bespangles
bespangles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespangle
bibliopegy
bibliopegy
noun
The art of bookbinding.
calipering
calipering
verb
present participle of caliper
caperingly
caperingly
adv
in a capering manner
centupling
centupling
verb
present participle of centuple
cephalagra
cephalagra
noun
gout in the head
cephalalgy
cephalalgy
noun
Dated form of cephalalgia.
chapelgoer
chapelgoer
noun
One who regularly attends chapel.
chapellage
chapelling
chapelling
verb
present participle of chapel
clappering
clappering
verb
present participle of clapper
colportage
colportage
noun
the distribution or selling of publications via carriers, particularly devotional literature
compelling
compelling
adj
Forceful.
Strongly or irresistibly evoking interest or attention.
noun
An act of compulsion; an obliging somebody to do something.
verb
present participle of compel
completing
completing
verb
present participle of complete
complexing
complexing
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex; complexation
verb
present participle of complex
creepingly
creepingly
adv
By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
dapperling
dapperling
noun
(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
depeopling
depeopling
verb
present participle of depeople
depilating
depilating
verb
present participle of depilate
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
developing
developing
adj
In the process of development.
Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.
noun
A process of development.
verb
present participle and gerund of develop
diplogenic
diplogenic
adj
Partaking of the nature of two bodies; producing two substances.
diplotegia
dispelling
dispelling
verb
present participle of dispel
edaphology
edaphology
noun
The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
egyptology
egyptology
noun
Alternative spelling of Egyptology
empaneling
empurpling
empurpling
verb
present participle of empurple
enclasping
enclasping
verb
present participle of enclasp
enveloping
enveloping
verb
present participle of envelop
epagomenal
epagomenal
adj
(in certain calendar systems) intercalary
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epiglottal
epiglottal
adj
(phonetics) Produced using the epiglottis.
Pertaining to the epiglottis.
noun
(phonetics) An epiglottal consonant.
epiglottic
epiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
epiglottis
epiglottis
noun
(anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
epilogical
epilogical
Adjective
Of or relating to an epilogue.
epilogized
epilogized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of epilogize
epiloguing
epiloguing
verb
present participle of epilogue
epiloguize
epiloguize
verb
Alternative form of epilogize
epinglette
epinglette
noun
(military) An iron needle for piercing the cartridge of a cannon before priming.
epipelagic
epipelagic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the water from the surface of the sea down to 200 metres.
epizoology
epizoology
noun
epizootiology
erpetology
erpetology
noun
Archaic form of herpetology.
escaloping
escapingly
escapology
escapology
noun
(figurative) Escape from a difficult situation.
The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.
esophageal
esophageal
adj
Of or pertaining to the esophagus.
espiglerie
expiringly
expiringly
adv
While expiring or dying.
explaining
explaining
noun
explanation
verb
present participle of explain
explanting
explanting
verb
present participle of explant
exploitage
exploitage
noun
exploitation
exploiting
exploiting
verb
present participle of exploit
expugnable
expugnable
adj
Capable of being taken by storm
fireplough
flappering
forepaling
forepoling
galipidine
gallophile
gallophile
Noun
One who loves France or the French.
gallophobe
geeldikkop
geeldikkop
noun
(South Africa) tribulosis
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
genyplasty
genyplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the cheek
geoglyphic
geoglyphic
adj
Of or relating to geoglyphs.
geophilous
geophilous
adj
(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.
(phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements to a class of fungi.
Fruiting underground.
Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails.
geopolitic
geopolitic
adj
Alternative form of geopolitical
geopolitik
geoponical
geoponical
adj
Alternative form of geoponic
geothlypis
glareproof
glareproof
adj
Resistant to glare.
gliderport
gliderport
noun
(aviation) An airport for gliders.
gloeocapsa
glossopode
glossotype
glossotype
noun
A particular phonetic writing system.
glumpiness
glumpiness
noun
The quality of being glumpy.
glycopexia
glycopexis
glykopexic
goalkeeper
goalkeeper
noun
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
goldenknop
goldenpert
goldenpert
noun
The plant Gratiola aurea, the golden hedgehyssop.
googolplex
googolplex
num
(US, real estate, nonstandard, rare) An infinitesimally small portion of land, defined for legal purposes.
(figuratively) A countable number
The number 10^(10¹⁰⁰) or 10^( text )googol, ten to the power of a googol.
gospellike
gospellike
adj
(Christianity) Like a proper Christian; according to the gospel.
(music) Similar to gospel music.
graecophil
grapestalk
grapeville
grapholite
grapholite
noun
Any species of slate suitable to be written on.
graptolite
graptolite
noun
Any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods.
grippelike
guadeloupe
guadeloupe
Proper noun
An island in the northeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea.
An island group, including the island of Guadeloupe, constituting one of the overseas departments of France.
heliograph
heliograph
noun
(obsolete) A photograph.
A device for photographing the sun.
A heliogram.
An apparatus for signalling by means of a moveable mirror which reflects flashes of sunlight.
An instrument for measuring the intensity of sunlight.
verb
(intransitive) To send a heliograph.
(transitive) To send a message by heliograph.
(transitive, dated) To photograph by sunlight.
hemiplegia
hemiplegia
noun
Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.
hemiplegic
hemiplegic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with hemiplegia
noun
One who has hemiplegia.
hepatalgia
hepatalgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the liver
hepatology
hepatology
noun
(medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
heptagonal
heptagonal
adj
(mathematics, of a number) Belonging to the sequence generated by the formula (5n²-3n)/2.
Having seven angles and sides.
hieroglyph
hieroglyph
noun
(informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol.
An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system.
verb
To represent by hieroglyphs.
hypalgesia
hypalgesia
noun
Alternative form of hypoalgesia
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
hyperalgia
hyperalgia
noun
Synonym of hyperalgesia
hypergolic
hypergolic
adj
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reactant, fuel, or propellant) Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidiser.
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reaction) Involving such a hypergolic agent.
hypogeally
impaneling
impaneling
verb
present participle of impanel
impearling
impearling
verb
present participle of impearl
impedingly
impedingly
adv
So as to impede or hinder.
imperiling
imperiling
verb
present participle of imperil
impleading
impleading
verb
present participle of implead
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
impledging
impledging
verb
present participle of impledge
impregable
impugnable
impugnable
adj
That can be impugned; open to (verbal) attack, open to question.
interglyph
interglyph
noun
(architecture) The space between glyphs.
kiplingese
kiplingese
Noun
Language characteristic of the writer (1865-1936), characterised by realism, jingoism, etc.
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.
lageniporm
lagniappes
lagniappes
noun
plural of lagniappe.
laloplegia
laloplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the organs of speech
legateship
legateship
noun
The office or authority of a legate.
legpulling
lemography
lepargylic
leprologic
leprologic
adj
(rare) Synonym of leprological: Of or related to leprology.
lexigraphy
lexigraphy
noun
(countable) A system of writing in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between symbols and words.
(uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
lifespring
lifespring
noun
A spring or source of life.
lightplane
lightplane
noun
A small, lightweight aeroplane.
lineograph
lipogenous
lipperings
lipreading
lipreading
noun
The act of reading lips.
verb
present participle of lipread
logopedics
logopedics
noun
The study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.