(dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
appetising
appetising
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
appetizing
appetizing
adj
(by extension) Appealing or enticing.
That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.
noun
any food traditionally eaten with a bagel, as an accompaniment, topping or filling; including dairy products and pareve but not meat
verb
present participle of appetize
apterygial
apterygial
adj
(zoology) That lacks limbs, fins or wings.
areopagist
areopagite
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
attempting
attempting
verb
present participle of attempt
bepainting
bepainting
verb
present participle of bepaint
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
depainting
depainting
verb
present participle of depaint
depilating
depilating
verb
present participle of depilate
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
diplotegia
dispergate
entrapping
entrapping
verb
present participle of entrap
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
epiglottal
epiglottal
adj
(phonetics) Produced using the epiglottis.
Pertaining to the epiglottis.
noun
(phonetics) An epiglottal consonant.
explanting
explanting
verb
present participle of explant
exploitage
exploitage
noun
exploitation
geophagist
geophagist
noun
One who eats earth, clay, chalk, etc.
grapefruit
grapefruit
noun
The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of pomelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange.
graphitize
graphitize
verb
To coat with graphite.
To convert to graphite.
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.
hepatalgia
hepatalgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the liver
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
hepatizing
hepatizing
verb
present participle of hepatize
heptagynia
impinguate
impinguate
verb
(obsolete) To fatten; to make fat.
impregnant
impregnant
adj
(obsolete) Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile.
noun
(obsolete) That which impregnates.
impregnate
impregnate
verb
(intransitive, dated) To become pregnant.
(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.
(transitive) To fertilize.
(transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
(transitive) To saturate, or infuse.
legateship
legateship
noun
The office or authority of a legate.
lightplane
lightplane
noun
A small, lightweight aeroplane.
magneoptic
magneoptic
adj
(archaic) magnetooptical
outleaping
outleaping
verb
present participle of outleap
palagonite
palagonite
noun
(mineralogy) A material similar to basalt formed by the action of water on volcanic ash
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
pangenetic
pangenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to pangenesis.
paragonite
paragonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral related to muscovite.
pargetting
pargetting
noun
Alternative form of pargeting
verb
present participle of parget
parqueting
parqueting
verb
present participle of parquet
partnering
partnering
noun
The formation of a partnership.
verb
present participle of partner
partridges
partridges
noun
plural of partridge
pathogenic
pathogenic
adj
(music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
patterings
patterings
noun
plural of pattering
patterning
patterning
noun
(UK, slang, neologism, uncountable) An assault or act of humiliation that is deliberately filmed to be shared on social media.
A pattern; the production of a pattern; the process of forming a pattern.
Emulation, following as a model; frequently with after.
verb
present participle of pattern
peastaking
peculating
peculating
verb
present participle of peculate
pedagogist
pedagogist
noun
A pedagogical teacher
pegmatitic
pegmatitic
adj
Containing or characteristic of pegmatite
pendanting
pentagynia
permeating
permeating
verb
present participle of permeate
perorating
perorating
verb
present participle of perorate
pertaining
pertaining
noun
Something that pertains; an appurtenance.
verb
present participle of pertain
petitgrain
petitgrain
noun
An essential oil that is extracted from the green twigs of the bitter orange plant.
petnapping
petnapping
noun
The abduction of a pet
verb
present participle of petnap
petrissage
petrissage
noun
(massage) A form of massage involving kneading or wringing the skin with one's fingers, knuckles and thumbs.
phalangite
phalangite
noun
(historical) Specifically, a pikeman fighting in a Macedonian phalanx, armed with a two-handed pike and using a smaller shield than the hoplite's aspis.
(obsolete) A soldier belonging to a phalanx.
philogeant
phlegmatic
phlegmatic
adj
(archaic) Abounding in phlegm.
Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
noun
One who has a phlegmatic disposition.
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
pigeontail
pigmentary
pigmentary
adj
Of a colour, produced by pigments.
Of or pertaining to pigment.
pignorated
pignorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pignorate
plagionite
plagionite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, lead, and sulfur.
plastering
plastering
noun
A covering of plaster; plasterwork.
The act or process of overlaying with plaster.
verb
present participle of plaster
plateauing
plateauing
verb
present participle of plateau
portglaive
portingale
postgenial
pragmatize
pragmatize
verb
(intransitive) To behave in a pragmatic manner; to focus on the material or practical rather than abstractions.
(intransitive) To consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact; to materialize.
preagitate
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
predigital
predigital
adj
Preceding the advent of digital technology
pregenital
pregenital
adj
(psychiatry) Describing psychosexual development prior to the genital phase
(zoology) In front of the genital region
pregranite
pregratify
preheating
preheating
verb
present participle of preheat
premiating
premiating
verb
present participle of premiate
presagient
prestating
pretanning
pretanning
verb
present participle of pretan
pretasting
pretasting
verb
present participle of pretaste
pretracing
profligate
profligate
adj
(obsolete) Overthrown, ruined.
Immoral; abandoned to vice.
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
noun
An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.
An overly wasteful or extravagant individual.
verb
(obsolete) To drive away; to overcome.
progenital
progenital
adj
Deriving from or otherwise related to progeny or a progenitor or the anatomical region employed for progeneration.
protogenia
pteryrygia
puglianite
purgatives
purgatives
noun
plural of purgative
ratepaying
ratepaying
adj
Paying rates or taxes.
readapting
readapting
verb
present participle of readapt
readopting
readopting
verb
present participle of readopt
rectigraph
repaginate
repaginate
verb
To paginate again or in a different way.
repainting
repainting
noun
The act of painting something again.
verb
present participle of repaint
replanting
replanting
noun
The planting of new plants to replace those that have been harvested.
verb
present participle of replant
restamping
restamping
noun
The act of stamping something again.
verb
present participle of restamp
ridgeplate
ridgeplate
noun
Alternative form of ridgepiece
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
septuagint
septuagint
noun
(now rare) A group of 70 people or a collection of 70 things.
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
sporangite
stampeding
stampeding
verb
present participle of stampede
supergiant
supergiant
noun
(astronomy) A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses.
tapemaking
taperingly
taperingly
adv
In a tapering manner; growing thinner towards one end.
tapestring
telligraph
tetraspgia
theophagic
trepanning
trepanning
noun
The act of one who trepans.
untapering
untapering
adj
Not tapering.
walpurgite
walpurgite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated arsenate/oxide of bismuth and uranium.