(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
calipering
calipering
verb
present participle of caliper
caperingly
caperingly
adv
in a capering manner
chapelling
chapelling
verb
present participle of chapel
clappering
clappering
verb
present participle of clapper
dapperling
dapperling
noun
(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
depilating
depilating
verb
present participle of depilate
diplotegia
empaneling
enclasping
enclasping
verb
present participle of enclasp
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epiglottal
epiglottal
adj
(phonetics) Produced using the epiglottis.
Pertaining to the epiglottis.
noun
(phonetics) An epiglottal consonant.
epilogical
epilogical
Adjective
Of or relating to an epilogue.
epipelagic
epipelagic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the water from the surface of the sea down to 200 metres.
escaloping
escapingly
explaining
explaining
noun
explanation
verb
present participle of explain
explanting
explanting
verb
present participle of explant
exploitage
exploitage
noun
exploitation
flappering
forepaling
galipidine
gallophile
gallophile
Noun
One who loves France or the French.
geoponical
geoponical
adj
Alternative form of geoponic
glycopexia
graecophil
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.
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.
hepatalgia
hepatalgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the liver
hypalgesia
hypalgesia
noun
Alternative form of hypoalgesia
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
hyperalgia
hyperalgia
noun
Synonym of hyperalgesia
impaneling
impaneling
verb
present participle of impanel
impearling
impearling
verb
present participle of impearl
impleading
impleading
verb
present participle of implead
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
impregable
impugnable
impugnable
adj
That can be impugned; open to (verbal) attack, open to question.
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.
lepargylic
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.
lightplane
lightplane
noun
A small, lightweight aeroplane.
lineograph
lipreading
lipreading
noun
The act of reading lips.
verb
present participle of lipread
megalopine
megalopsia
megalopsia
noun
macropsia
meliphagan
monoplegia
monoplegia
noun
(pathology) Complete paralysis of a single limb (or muscle)
nephralgia
nephralgia
noun
Neuralgia (i.e. pain) of the kidneys.
nephralgic
nephralgic
adj
Relating to nephralgia.
nonpelagic
nonpelagic
adj
Not pelagic.
opalescing
opalescing
verb
present participle of opalesce
outleaping
outleaping
verb
present participle of outleap
paelignian
pagodalike
pagodalike
adj
Resembling a pagoda.
palagonite
palagonite
noun
(mineralogy) A material similar to basalt formed by the action of water on volcanic ash
palavering
palavering
noun
gerund of palaver: the act of one who palavers.
verb
present participle of palaver
palingenic
palingenic
adj
Relating to palingenesis.
palmigrade
palmigrade
adj
(zoology) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals do.
paraglider
paraglider
noun
One who paraglides.
The complete equipment used for paragliding, consisting of a paraglider wing and a harness.
The wing used for paragliding, which can be separated from the harness.
paralgesia
paralgesia
noun
abnormal sensibility or insensibility to pain
paralgesic
paralgesic
adj
Of or relating to paralgesia.
paralogize
paralogize
verb
To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises.
paraplegia
paraplegia
noun
(pathology) A condition where the lower half of a patient's body is paralyzed and cannot move.
paraplegic
paraplegic
adj
Of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia.
noun
A person who suffers from paraplegia.
parcelling
parcelling
noun
(nautical) One of the long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used also in mousing on the stays, etc.
verb
(Britain) present participle of parcel
peculating
peculating
verb
present participle of peculate
pelargikon
pelargonic
pelargonic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to pelargonic acid or its derivatives
Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Pelargonium
pelargonin
pelargonin
noun
(organic chemistry) An anthocyanin that is a glucoside of pelargonidin
pelasgikon
pellagroid
pellagroid
adj
Resembling pellagra.
pelvigraph
pelvigraph
noun
An instrument for producing scale drawings of the pelvis.
penalising
penalising
verb
present participle of penalise
penalizing
penalizing
verb
present participle of penalize
perigemmal
perigemmal
adj
(botany) Surrounding a bud
perigonial
perigonial
adj
of or related to the perigonium
perigynial
periungual
periungual
adj
(anatomy) Around the nail.
perlingual
permillage
permillage
noun
The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 1000.
persiflage
persiflage
noun
Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic.
Good-natured banter; raillery.
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
phlebalgia
phlegmasia
phlegmasia
noun
(medicine) An inflammation, especially of the internal organs.
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.
pianologue
pianologue
noun
A performance where one person plays a piano with a long speech.
pigeonable
pigeonable
adj
Capable of being deceived; gullible.
pigeontail
pilgrimage
pilgrimage
noun
(by extension) A visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event.
A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.
verb
To go on a pilgrimage.
piliganine
pinguecula
pinguecula
noun
A yellow-white deposit on the conjunctiva of the eye, adjacent to the limbus, caused by exposure to ultraviolet.
pipelaying
pipelaying
Noun
The laying of pipes or a pipeline.
plagiaries
plagiaries
noun
plural of plagiary
plagiarise
plagiarise
verb
Alternative spelling of plagiarize
plagiarize
plagiarize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.
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
pleadingly
pleadingly
adv
In an pleading manner; with pleas.
pleasingly
pleasingly
adv
In a pleasing manner; agreeably; favourably.
pleasuring
pleasuring
noun
An act of giving (sometimes sexual) pleasure.
verb
present participle of pleasure
pleuralgia
pleuralgia
noun
(medicine) Pain in the side or region of the ribs.
pleuralgic
plexiglass
plexiglass
noun
polymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass.
plumbagine
polygamies
polygamies
noun
plural of polygamy
polygamize
polygamize
verb
(intransitive) To practice polygamy: to marry more than one wife or husband.
(rare, transitive) To marry (multiple spouses).
polyplegia
portglaive
portingale
postgenial
preallying
preambling
preambling
verb
present participle of preamble
predealing
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
preglacial
preglacial
adj
Before an ice age (usually referring to the Pliocene)
pregracile
preleasing
preleasing
verb
present participle of prelease
prelingual
prelingual
adj
(anatomy) anterior to the tongue
Before learning language.
prelogical
prelogical
adj
Before the development of logical thought.
preplacing
preplacing
verb
present participle of preplace
prevailing
prevailing
adj
Predominant; of greatest force.
Prevalent, common, widespread.
verb
present participle of prevail
prevaluing
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.