(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
antespring
aphorising
aphorising
verb
present participle of aphorise
appraising
appraising
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) Alternative form of apprising
verb
present participle of appraise
asparagine
asparagine
Noun
A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
aspirating
aspirating
verb
present participle of aspirate
aspiringly
aspiringly
adv
In an aspiring manner.
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
disparting
disparting
verb
present participle of dispart
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
gingersnap
gingersnap
noun
A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger.
grapevines
grapevines
noun
plural of grapevine
graspingly
graspingly
adv
In a grasping manner.
hairspring
hairspring
noun
A spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch.
handspring
handspring
noun
A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
lastspring
mainspring
mainspring
noun
(figuratively) The most important reason for, or element of, something.
(horology) The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling.
misparsing
misparsing
noun
An instance of incorrect parsing.
verb
present participle of misparse
misparting
misparting
verb
present participle of mispart
nonsparing
nonsparing
adj
Not sparing.
panegyrics
panegyrics
noun
plural of panegyric
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
paragneiss
paragneiss
noun
(geology) A gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock.
paragnosia
paralysing
paralysing
adj
Alternative spelling of paralyzing
verb
present participle of paralyse
pastorling
patterings
patterings
noun
plural of pattering
persuading
persuading
noun
An act of persuasion.
verb
present participle of persuade
pingrasses
pingrasses
noun
plural of pingrass
plastering
plastering
noun
A covering of plaster; plasterwork.
The act or process of overlaying with plaster.
verb
present participle of plaster
pleasuring
pleasuring
noun
An act of giving (sometimes sexual) pleasure.
verb
present participle of pleasure
polarising
polarising
adj
That which polarises or is polarised
verb
present participle of polarise
practising
practising
noun
The act of one who practises.
verb
present participle of practise
praisingly
praisingly
adv
With praise.
preachings
preachings
noun
plural of preaching
preassigns
preassigns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preassign
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
preleasing
preleasing
verb
present participle of prelease
presagient
preshaping
preshaping
verb
present participle of preshape
presharing
presoaking
presoaking
noun
The soaking of something in advance.
verb
present participle of presoak
prestating
pretasting
pretasting
verb
present participle of pretaste
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
prolapsing
prolapsing
verb
present participle of prolapse
propagines
ptarmigans
ptarmigans
noun
plural of ptarmigan
purchasing
purchasing
noun
(business, government) A complex, organized process in large organizations for obtaining goods that may include identification of requirements, approvals, supplier management, negotiation, receipt of goods, and payment.
A part of an organization that manages such processes
An act or process of making a purchase.
verb
present participle of purchase
purgations
purgations
noun
plural of purgation
rangership
rangership
noun
The role or status of keeper of a forest or park.
reclasping
reclasping
verb
present participle of reclasp
rephrasing
rephrasing
noun
Something differently phrased.
verb
present participle of rephrase
repraising
resampling
resampling
noun
(statistics) Any technique or instance of generating a new sample from an existing dataset.
verb
present participle of resample
restamping
restamping
noun
The act of stamping something again.
verb
present participle of restamp
saprogenic
saprogenic
adj
Causing or resulting from putrefaction.
scampering
scampering
noun
A quick, light running motion.
verb
present participle of scamper
scarpering
scarpering
verb
present participle of scarper
scrapingly
scrapingly
adv
With a scraping sound or motion.
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
sharpening
sharpening
noun
(in the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened.
The act by which something is sharpened.
verb
present participle of sharpen
sparganium
sparganium
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Sparganium.
sparkingly
sparkingly
adv
With or by sparks.
sparringly
sparringly
adv
As if sparring; in a combative manner.
spattering
spattering
noun
Something spattered.
verb
present participle of spatter
spinigrade
spinigrade
adj
(zoology) Moving by means of spines.
spiralling
spiralling
noun
Movement in a spiral.
verb
(British spelling) present participle of spiral
spirignath
sporangial
sporangial
adj
Relating to the sporangium.
sporangite
sporangium
sporangium
noun
(botany, mycology) A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.
sporogonia
sporogonia
noun
plural of sporogonium
spraddling
spraddling
verb
present participle of spraddle
sprangling
sprangling
verb
present participle of sprangle
sprattling
sprattling
verb
present participle of sprattle
spreadings
spreadings
noun
plural of spreading
springdale
springhaas
springhaas
noun
(South Africa) A springhare.
springhalt
springhalt
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of stringhalt.
springhead
springhead
noun
(figuratively) A source.
A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.
The source of a natural spring.
springtail
springtail
noun
Any of various wingless hexapods, of the subclass Collembola, with spring-like legs.
springtrap
springvale
stuprating
stuprating
verb
present participle of stuprate
supergiant
supergiant
noun
(astronomy) A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses.
surpassing
surpassing
adj
Becoming superior to others; becoming excellent; exceptional; exceeding.
noun
The act or process by which something is surpassed; a bettering.
verb
present participle of surpass
tapestring
unaspiring
unaspiring
adj
Lacking ambition; not aspiring to any goal.
ungrasping
ungrasping
verb
present participle of ungrasp
unpraising
unpraising
adj
Not giving praise.
unscraping
unsharping
unsharping
verb
present participle of unsharp
upstarting
upstarting
verb
present participle of upstart
vaporising
vaporising
verb
present participle of vaporise
wingspread
wingspread
noun
The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.