(obsolete) The goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
agrotype
agrotype
noun
A type of soil used for agriculture
ampongue
anglepod
apagoges
apagoges
noun
plural of apagoge
apagogue
apogaeic
apogaeic
adj
Alternative form of apogeic
apologer
apologer
noun
(obsolete) A teller of apologues.
apologue
apologue
noun
(rhetoric) The use of fable to persuade the audience.
A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.
apophyge
apophyge
noun
(architecture) A curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns.
apothegm
apothegm
noun
A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
areopagy
areopagy
noun
(obsolete) secret tribunal, conclave
arpeggio
arpeggio
noun
(music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.
verb
(intransitive) To produce arpeggios; to produce sounds resembling arpeggios.
(transitive) To play (a chord) as an arpeggio; to play (a piece of music) with arpeggios.
(transitive, intransitive, figurative) To move (the hand or fingers) against a surface as if playing arpeggios on a keyboard; to touch different points in succession along a surface.
asperugo
compages
compages
noun
plural of compage
copiague
dognaped
dognaper
dognaper
noun
Alternative spelling of dognapper
dogplate
dragrope
dragrope
noun
A rope used to drag something.
Alternative form of drag rope (“rope carried in a hot air balloon”)
droppage
epagogic
epagogic
adj
inductive
epigonal
epigonal
adj
Alternative spelling of epigonic
Near or surrounding the gonads (in the embryos of some fish)
Relating to, or characteristic of, a prehistoric culture of coastal Peru and Chile
esophagi
esophagi
noun
plural of esophagus
esophago
exograph
exophagy
exophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, of those outside a social group.
flagpole
flagpole
noun
A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
verb
(Canada, rare) Exit a country momentarily and reenter. Usually this is done to satisfy immigration requirements.
gaincope
galloped
galloped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gallop
galloper
galloper
noun
(Australia) The Chinamanfish, a type of snapper
(military) A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.
A carousel or roundabout (especially in the plural)
An aide-de-camp.
One who gallops.
galopade
gantlope
gantlope
noun
The military punishment known as running the gauntlet
gapeworm
gapeworm
noun
A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.
gatepost
gatepost
noun
a vertical post from which a gate is hung/attached.
geophagy
geophagy
noun
The practice of eating earthy substances such as clay and chalk, often thought to augment a mineral-deficient diet.
geophila
geoplana
geopolar
geospiza
geropiga
geropiga
noun
Alternative form of jeropiga
gestapos
goosecap
goosecap
noun
A fool; a dolt.
groupage
groupage
noun
The consolidation of several small shipments into a single container
heptagon
heptagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
hypogeal
hypogeal
adj
(botany, of a cotyledon) Remaining under the surface of the ground after being germinated
Existing or growing underground
hypogean
hypogean
adj
Existing or growing underground.
jeropiga
jeropiga
noun
A liqueur made from partially fermented malt or wine, found mainly in Portugal.
lagopode
lagopode
noun
A ptarmigan.
leapfrog
leapfrog
noun
(chiefly Britain, law, usually attributive) The process by which a case is appealed or allowed to be appealed directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until he or she reaches the front of the line, whereupon he also bends over. The process is then repeated.
verb
(intransitive) To progress.
(transitive) To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
(transitive) To overtake.
(transitive, chiefly Britain, law) To appeal or allow to be appealed (a case) directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
(transitive, military) To advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.
megalopa
megalopa
noun
The final larval stage found in decapod crustaceans
megalops
megalops
noun
(zoology) A larva, in a stage following the zoea, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large.
A large fish; the tarpum.
megapode
megapode
adj
Characteristic of the Megapodiidae.
noun
Any of several chicken- or turkey-like birds in the family Megapodiidae, which incubate their eggs by burying them where they receive warmth from decaying vegetation, solar radiation or geothermal heat.
megapods
megapods
noun
plural of megapod
neopagan
neopagan
adj
Alternative spelling of neo-pagan
orphange
pageboys
pageboys
noun
plural of pageboy
pagehood
pagehood
noun
The state of being a page (servant).
pagodite
pagodite
noun
(dated, mineralogy) agalmatolite
palegold
papageno
paragoge
paragoge
noun
(grammar, prosody) The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.
parergon
parergon
noun
A piece of work that is supplementary to or a byproduct of a larger work.
pathogen
pathogen
noun
(pathology, immunology) Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease.
peagoose
peagoose
Noun
A fool; a simpleton.
pedagogs
pedagogs
noun
plural of pedagog
pedagogy
pedagogy
noun
The activities of educating, teaching or instructing.
The profession of teaching.
The strategies or methods of instruction; an educational philosophy.
pegamoid
pegamoid
noun
A waterproof varnish used, applied to surfaces, in bookbinding and upholstery
imitation leather
pegasoid
pegboard
pegboard
noun
A board that has a pattern of holes into which pegs are fitted; used especially to record the score in some card games.
A perforated form of hardboard.
verb
(transitive) To fit or furnish with pegboard.
pelasgoi
pentagon
pentagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with five sides and five angles.
A fort with five bastions.
peonages
peonages
noun
plural of peonage
pergamon
pergamos
pergolas
pergolas
noun
plural of pergola
pilotage
pilotage
noun
The fee paid to a pilot.
The occupation of a pilot.
The use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination.
playgoer
playgoer
noun
One who goes to plays; someone known to be a member of the audience at theatric productions.
a person who goes to the theater regularly.
plottage
plottage
noun
The increase in value of land achieved by parcelling smaller plots into a developable unit.
plowgate
plowgate
noun
Alternative form of ploughgate
podanger
podargue
poephaga
pointage
polypage
pongidae
portaged
portaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of portage
portages
portages
noun
plural of portage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of portage
portague
portague
noun
(obsolete) An old Portuguese gold coin.
postages
postages
noun
plural of postage
postgame
postgame
adj
(sports) Following a game, usually specifically a sporting match
(video games) Content that follows the main story of the game.
noun
(media) A postgame show
potagere
potagery
pottages
pottages
noun
plural of pottage
poundage
poundage
noun
(countable) a charge based on the value of something in pounds sterling
(countable) a charge based on the weight of something in pounds
(countable) a fee charged for keeping an animal in a pound, or for its release
(countable) a weight measured in pounds
(uncountable) the keeping of an animal in a pound
(uncountable) weight, especially body weight
verb
To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.
preagony
proagule
progeria
progeria
noun
(pathology) An extremely rare genetic condition wherein symptoms resembling aspects of aging are manifested at an early age.
prograde
prograde
adj
(astronomy) Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.
(geology) Being a metamorphic change resulting from a higher pressure or temperature.
verb
(geology) Of sediment, to build out seawards in conditions of marine regression.
prophage
prophage
noun
(biology) The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome.
proppage
proppage
noun
(rare) That which props or supports.
pylagore
pylagore
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A deputy of a state at the Amphictyonic council.
regallop
saprogen
sloppage
spoilage
spoilage
noun
The part of something that has spoiled.
The process of spoiling.
spongiae
sporange
sporange
noun
(dated) A sporangium.
spousage
spousage
Noun
espousal
stoppage
stoppage
noun
A pause or halt of some activity.
Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity; a blockage or obstruction.