(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
antespring
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologizer
apologizer
noun
Agent noun of apologize: one who apologizes.
appareling
appareling
noun
clothing
verb
present participle of apparel
appleringy
apterygial
apterygial
adj
(zoology) That lacks limbs, fins or wings.
areopagist
areopagite
argiopidae
arpeggioed
arpeggioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggio
asparagine
asparagine
Noun
A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
aspergilla
aspergilli
aspergilli
noun
plural of aspergillus
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
biographee
biographee
noun
One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
calipering
calipering
verb
present participle of caliper
campaigner
campaigner
noun
(by extension) A military veteran.
A person who campaigns for a person running for political office or works, or supports, in an organised and active way towards a goal; an activist.
A person who has served in a military campaign.
Someone with experience in a certain field.
caperingly
caperingly
adv
in a capering manner
carpogenic
carpogenic
adj
(botany) Producing fruit, or causing fruit to develop.
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
chemigraph
clappering
clappering
verb
present participle of clapper
creophagia
creophagia
noun
Alternative form of kreophagy
dapperling
dapperling
noun
(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
disparaged
disparaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disparage
disparager
disparager
noun
One who disparages.
disparages
disparages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disparage
dispergate
entrapping
entrapping
verb
present participle of entrap
enwrapping
enwrapping
noun
That which enwraps; a wrapping.
verb
present participle of enwrap
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
epigrapher
epigrapher
noun
epigraphist
epigraphic
epigraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy.
ergophobia
ergophobia
noun
A fear or aversion to work
flappering
forepaling
frangipane
frangipane
noun
(countable) A pastry filled with this cream
(uncountable) A cream made from ground almonds used in confectionery
Alternative form of frangipani (“type of perfume”)
gaugership
gaugership
noun
The rank or office of a gauger.
gemmipares
geographic
geographic
adj
Determined by geography, as opposed to magnetic (i.e. North)
Pertaining to geography (or to geographics)
gingersnap
gingersnap
noun
A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger.
graecophil
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.
grapeville
grapevines
grapevines
noun
plural of grapevine
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
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.
gravipause
handygripe
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.
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.
herpangina
herpangina
noun
(medicine) mouth blisters; a painful mouth infection caused by coxsackieviruses
hierograph
hierograph
noun
A sacred symbol.
hyperalgia
hyperalgia
noun
Synonym of hyperalgesia
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
ideography
ideography
noun
The use of ideograms; logography.
impearling
impearling
verb
present participle of impearl
impregable
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.
jeoparding
jeoparding
verb
present participle of jeopard
lageniporm
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.
lineograph
lipreading
lipreading
noun
The act of reading lips.
verb
present participle of lipread
megasporic
megasporic
adj
Pertaining to a megaspore.
microphage
microphage
noun
(biology) A small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte)
mimeograph
mimeograph
noun
(historical) A machine for making printed copies using typed stencil, eventually superseded by photocopying.
verb
To make mimeograph copies.
neographic
neographic
adj
Of or relating to innovative forms of writing.
nephralgia
nephralgia
noun
Neuralgia (i.e. pain) of the kidneys.
nephralgic
nephralgic
adj
Relating to nephralgia.
overpaying
overpaying
verb
present participle of overpay
paguroidea
palavering
palavering
noun
gerund of palaver: the act of one who palavers.
verb
present participle of palaver
palmigrade
palmigrade
adj
(zoology) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals do.
panegyrica
panegyrics
panegyrics
noun
plural of panegyric
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
panegyrize
panegyrize
verb
(transitive) To praise, especially in an eloquent speech or in writing.
parageusia
parageusia
noun
(medicine) The abnormal presence of an unpleasant taste in the mouth, sometimes caused by medications.
parageusic
parageusic
adj
Of or relating to parageusia.
parageusis
parageusis
noun
Alternative form of parageusia
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.
paragneiss
paragneiss
noun
(geology) A gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock.
paragogize
paragonite
paragonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral related to muscovite.
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
paregorics
paregorics
noun
plural of paregoric
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
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
pearisburg
pearisburg
Proper noun
a town in Virginia, USA
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
pellagroid
pellagroid
adj
Resembling pellagra.
pelvigraph
pelvigraph
noun
An instrument for producing scale drawings of the pelvis.
perigemmal
perigemmal
adj
(botany) Surrounding a bud
perigonial
perigonial
adj
of or related to the perigonium
perigonnia
perigynial
periungual
periungual
adj
(anatomy) Around the nail.
perlingual
permeating
permeating
verb
present participle of permeate
permillage
permillage
noun
The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 1000.
perorating
perorating
verb
present participle of perorate
persiflage
persiflage
noun
Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic.
Good-natured banter; raillery.
persuading
persuading
noun
An act of persuasion.
verb
present participle of persuade
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.
petrissage
petrissage
noun
(massage) A form of massage involving kneading or wringing the skin with one's fingers, knuckles and thumbs.
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
phryganeid
phryganeid
noun
(zoology) Any caddis fly belonging to the family Phryganeidae.
pigeongram
pigeongram
noun
A message sent by carrier pigeon.
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
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.
pingrasses
pingrasses
noun
plural of pingrass
pinnigrade
pinnigrade
noun
(zoology) An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve as paddles.
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.
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
pleuralgia
pleuralgia
noun
(medicine) Pain in the side or region of the ribs.
pleuralgic
podargidae
podarginae
portglaive
portingale
pragmarize
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.