An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiospasm
angiospasm
noun
(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(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
appanagist
appanagist
noun
A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.
appetising
appetising
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
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
asphalting
asphalting
noun
An application of asphalt.
verb
present participle of asphalt
aspirating
aspirating
verb
present participle of aspirate
aspiringly
aspiringly
adv
In an aspiring manner.
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
caponising
caponising
verb
present participle of caponise
collapsing
collapsing
verb
present participle of collapse
compagnies
compassing
compassing
adj
(shipbuilding) curved; bent
noun
(dated) The forming of plots or schemes; machination.
verb
present participle of compass
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
diapausing
diapausing
adj
Undergoing a diapause
disparting
disparting
verb
present participle of dispart
displacing
displacing
verb
present participle of displace
displaying
displaying
verb
present participle of display
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
eigenspace
eigenspace
noun
(linear algebra) The linear subspace consisting of all eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue, together with the zero vector.
enclasping
enclasping
verb
present participle of enclasp
escaloping
escapingly
espionages
espionages
noun
plural of espionage
gaspinsula
gingersnap
gingersnap
noun
A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger.
gossampine
grapevines
grapevines
noun
plural of grapevine
graspingly
graspingly
adv
In a grasping manner.
gunmanship
gunmanship
noun
The art or skill of using a gun.
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.
happenings
happenings
noun
plural of happening
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.
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
inclasping
inclasping
verb
present participle of inclasp
inspanning
inspanning
verb
present participle of inspan
inspeaking
lagniappes
lagniappes
noun
plural of lagniappe.
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
misplacing
misplacing
noun
Incorrect placement.
verb
present participle of misplace
misplaying
misplaying
verb
present participle of misplay
misshaping
misshaping
verb
present participle of misshape
misspacing
misspacing
verb
present participle of misspace
nonsparing
nonsparing
adj
Not sparing.
opalescing
opalescing
verb
present participle of opalesce
outpassing
outpassing
verb
present participle of outpass
outshaping
outshaping
verb
present participle of outshape
packagings
packagings
noun
plural of packaging
paganishly
paganishly
adv
In a paganish manner.
paganising
paganising
verb
present participle of paganise
paganistic
paganistic
adj
Involving or resembling paganism.
palisading
palisading
noun
A row of palisades set in the ground.
verb
present participle of palisade
panegyrics
panegyrics
noun
plural of panegyric
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
pangasinan
pangasinan
Proper noun
a province of the Philippines located on the west central area of the island of Luzon along Lingayen Gulf and South China Sea. Capital: Lingayen. Population: 2.4 million (Census 2000).
a language of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian family of languages; it is one of the major languages of the Philippines and the primary language in the province or region of Pangasinan.
the people of Pangasinan or people of Pangasinan heritage.
the indigenous speakers of the Pangasinan language.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Pangasinan people, language, or province
pangenesis
pangenesis
noun
A mechanism for heredity proposed by Charles Darwin by which the cells of the body shed "gemmules" which collect in the reproductive organs prior to fertilization.
panglossic
paragneiss
paragneiss
noun
(geology) A gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock.
paragnosia
paralysing
paralysing
adj
Alternative spelling of paralyzing
verb
present participle of paralyse
passsaging
pastilling
pastorling
patterings
patterings
noun
plural of pattering
peastaking
pelasgikon
penalising
penalising
verb
present participle of penalise
persuading
persuading
noun
An act of persuasion.
verb
present participle of persuade
phalangist
phalangist
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Phalangist
pingrasses
pingrasses
noun
plural of pingrass
planishing
planishing
noun
(countable) The action of the verb "to planish".
(uncountable) A metalworking technique for smoothly finishing a surface.
verb
present participle of planish
plashingly
plashingly
adv
With a plashing sound.
plastering
plastering
noun
A covering of plaster; plasterwork.
The act or process of overlaying with plaster.
verb
present participle of plaster
playthings
playthings
noun
plural of plaything
pleasingly
pleasingly
adv
In a pleasing manner; agreeably; favourably.
pleasuring
pleasuring
noun
An act of giving (sometimes sexual) pleasure.
verb
present participle of pleasure
pogoniasis
polarising
polarising
adj
That which polarises or is polarised
verb
present participle of polarise
postdating
postdating
noun
(lexicography) A later citation of a lexical item.
verb
present participle of postdate
postgenial
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
pugnacious
pugnacious
adj
Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
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
salpingian
salpingian
adj
Synonym of salpingeal.
salpingion
saprogenic
saprogenic
adj
Causing or resulting from putrefaction.
scalloping
scalloping
noun
A scalloped pattern.
verb
present participle of scallop
scampering
scampering
noun
A quick, light running motion.
verb
present participle of scamper
scampingly
scampingly
adv
Dated form of skimpingly.
scarpering
scarpering
verb
present participle of scarper
scrapingly
scrapingly
adv
With a scraping sound or motion.
seakeeping
seakeeping
noun
Effective operation of a ship at sea; remaining seaworthy.
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.
shaganappi
shaganappi
noun
A rawhide strap, e.g. as used to hold together Red River carts.
shampooing
shampooing
noun
The act of cleaning something with shampoo.
verb
present participle of shampoo
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
siphonogam
slopmaking
snappingly
snappingly
adv
Accompanied by a snapping action or sound
soapmaking
soapmaking
noun
The business or process of producing soap
spanceling
spangliest
spangliest
adj
superlative form of spangly: most spangly
spangolite
spangolite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark green, basic aluminosilicate mineral of copper
spankingly
spankingly
adv
In a spanking manner; vigorously; freshly.
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.
spatangida
spatangina
spatangoid
spatangoid
noun
(zoology) Any echinoderm of the order Spatangoida, of heart urchins.