(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
areopagist
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
dispergate
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
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.
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
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.
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
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
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
genyplasty
genyplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the cheek
geophagist
geophagist
noun
One who eats earth, clay, chalk, etc.
geothlypis
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
glossotype
glossotype
noun
A particular phonetic writing system.
gobstopper
gobstopper
noun
A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
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.
guideposts
guideposts
noun
plural of guidepost
hempstring
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
impresting
impresting
verb
present participle of imprest
inspecting
inspecting
noun
An act of inspection.
verb
present participle of inspect
legateship
legateship
noun
The office or authority of a legate.
logotypies
osteophage
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
paragaster
paragaster
noun
(zoology) The cavity of the sac of a sponge.
parentages
parentages
noun
plural of parentage
partridges
partridges
noun
plural of partridge
patronages
patronages
noun
plural of patronage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patronage
patterings
patterings
noun
plural of pattering
peastaking
pedagogist
pedagogist
noun
A pedagogical teacher
pedologist
pedologist
noun
A scientist who specializes in pedology.
A scientist who studies origins, composition and distribution of soils and the materials from which soils are formed.
A scientist who studies soil as a component of natural systems.
pendergast
penologist
penologist
noun
A student of, or expert in, penology.
pentagrams
pentagrams
noun
plural of pentagram
persisting
persisting
noun
persistence
verb
present participle of persist
perstringe
perstringe
verb
(now archaic or literary) To censure; criticize.
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.
phlegmiest
phlegmiest
adj
superlative form of phlegmy: most phlegmy
phosgenite
phosgenite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
pigmentose
pigsticked
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
pisteology
pisteology
noun
(philosophy, rare) The science or study of faith.
plastering
plastering
noun
A covering of plaster; plasterwork.
The act or process of overlaying with plaster.
verb
present participle of plaster
plastogene
plastogene
noun
(genetics) The equivalent of a simple gene in plastids
poetiising
polygenist
polygenist
noun
One who maintains that animals of the same species are descended from more than one original pair.
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
postgenial
postplegic
postsigner
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
predigests
predigests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of predigest
predisgust
pregustant
presagient
presenting
presenting
verb
present participle of present
presetting
presetting
verb
present participle of preset
presifting
presifting
verb
present participle of presift
prestating
prestorage
prestorage
adj
Prior to storage.
prestoring
presuggest
pretasting
pretasting
verb
present participle of pretaste
pretesting
pretesting
verb
present participle of pretest
priestling
priestling
noun
(derogatory) A petty, insignificant priest.
propagates
propagates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of propagate
prosecting
prosecting
verb
present participle of prosect
protesting
protesting
noun
Protestation.
verb
present participle of protest
protogenes
protostega
pterygiums
pterygotus
purgatives
purgatives
noun
plural of purgative
pygostyled
pygostyled
adj
Having a pygostyle.
regentship
regentship
noun
The office of a regent; regency.
reportages
reportages
noun
plural of reportage
repositing
repositing
verb
present participle of reposit
respecting
respecting
prep
regarding; considering
verb
present participle of respect
restamping
restamping
noun
The act of stamping something again.
verb
present participle of restamp
scapegoats
scapegoats
noun
plural of scapegoat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scapegoat
sceptering
sceptering
verb
present participle of scepter
separating
separating
adj
(zipper) Capable of being opened and having its two sided completely detached from one another rather than just being opened for most of its length.
noun
An instance of separating.
verb
present participle and gerund of separate
septangled
septuagint
septuagint
noun
(now rare) A group of 70 people or a collection of 70 things.
septupling
septupling
verb
present participle of septuple
sextupling
sextupling
verb
present participle of sextuple
signposted
signposted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of signpost
singlestep
slipgibbet
spaewright
spaghettis
spaghettis
noun
plural of spaghetti
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spaghetti
spangliest
spangliest
adj
superlative form of spangly: most spangly
spangolite
spangolite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark green, basic aluminosilicate mineral of copper
spattering
spattering
noun
Something spattered.
verb
present participle of spatter
speciating
speciating
verb
present participle of speciate
spectating
spectating
verb
present participle of spectate
speedlight
speedlight
noun
(photography) A flashgun that is not fixed to a camera
spirketing
spirketing
noun
(nautical) The planking from the waterways up to the portsills.
spittlebug
spittlebug
Noun
Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
splurgiest
splurgiest
adj
superlative form of splurgy: most splurgy
sporangite
spriggiest
springiest
springiest
adj
superlative form of springy: most springy
springtide
springtide
noun
(literary, poetic) The springtime.
Alternative spelling of spring tide.
springtime
springtime
noun
The season of spring, between winter and summer.
spurgewort
spurgewort
noun
Any euphorbiaceous plant.
sputtering
sputtering
noun
A noise that sputters.
The ejection of atoms from the surface of a solid or liquid following bombardment with ions, atoms or molecules; used to prepare a thin layer of material on an object.
verb
present participle of sputter
stampeding
stampeding
verb
present participle of stampede
steatopyga
steatopyga
noun
(archaic) A remarkable accretion of fat upon the buttocks of Africans of certain tribes, especially Khoekhoe women.
steatopygy
steepening
steepening
noun
The process of becoming steeper.
verb
present participle of steepen
steepgrass
steganopod
steganopod
noun
(zoology) Any of the Steganopodes.
stenograph
stenograph
noun
A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand.
A shorthand character.
A stenography machine.
verb
To write or report in stenographic characters.
stoppering
stoppering
verb
present participle of stopper
stupefying
stupefying
adj
That causes stupefaction.
verb
present participle of stupefy
sugarplate
supergiant
supergiant
noun
(astronomy) A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses.
supergrant
superstage
supertight
supertight
adj
Extremely tight.
supertough
supertough
adj
Exceptionally tough.
suspecting
suspecting
verb
present participle of suspect
tapestring
telegraphs
telegraphs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of telegraph