(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
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.
caprimulgi
chemigraph
climograph
climograph
noun
A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation
comparting
comparting
verb
present participle of compart
crampingly
crampingly
adv
So as to cramp or confine.
diaphragms
diaphragms
noun
plural of diaphragm
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
gamotropic
gemmipares
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
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.
lageniporm
limnograph
limnograph
noun
An instrument for measuring water level
macropygia
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.
megasporic
megasporic
adj
Pertaining to a megaspore.
micrograph
micrograph
noun
A pantograph instrument for executing minute writing or engraving.
An image such as a photograph that presents the microscopic at a macroscopic scale; an image produced with a microscope
verb
To produce such an image by micrography.
microphage
microphage
noun
(biology) A small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte)
microphagy
microphagy
noun
(biology) The condition of being microphagous
mimeograph
mimeograph
noun
(historical) A machine for making printed copies using typed stencil, eventually superseded by photocopying.
verb
To make mimeograph copies.
mimography
mimography
noun
(archaic) The art of writing sign language by means of pictorial symbols constituting ideographs.
misparsing
misparsing
noun
An instance of incorrect parsing.
verb
present participle of misparse
misparting
misparting
verb
present participle of mispart
mogigraphy
mogigraphy
noun
Alternative form of mogigraphia (“writer's cramp”)
multigraph
multigraph
noun
(graph theory) A set V (whose elements are called vertices or nodes), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements (called an edge or line) is a cardinality-two multisubset of V.
(graph theory, less commonly) A set V (as before), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements is a cardinality-two subset of V.
(historical, printing) A combined rotary typesetting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
(linguistics) A specific sequence of letters treated as a (phonemic) unit.
verb
(historical, transitive) To print using a multigraph machine.
myographic
myographic
adj
Pertaining to myography.
palmigrade
palmigrade
adj
(zoology) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals do.
paralogism
paralogism
noun
A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.
parmigiana
parmigiana
adj
(cooking) Cooked or served with Parmesan cheese and tomato sauce.
noun
(in combination) Any dish in which a main ingredient is combined with cheese and coated with tomato sauce before being baked.
parmigiano
perigemmal
perigemmal
adj
(botany) Surrounding a bud
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.
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
phragmosis
phragmosis
noun
Positioning behind a barrier (or down a hole, etc.) as a means of defense.
pigeongram
pigeongram
noun
A message sent by carrier pigeon.
pigmentary
pigmentary
adj
Of a colour, produced by pigments.
Of or pertaining to pigment.
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.
pistolgram
pistolgram
noun
(historical) Synonym of pistolgraph
plagiarism
plagiarism
noun
(countable) The instance of plagiarism.
(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.
(uncountable) Text or other work resulting from this act.
pragmarize
pragmatica
pragmatics
pragmatics
noun
(linguistics, translation studies) The study of the use of language in a social context.
plural of pragmatic
pragmatism
pragmatism
noun
(philosophy) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.
(politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
The habit of interfering in other people's affairs; meddlesomeness.
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.
pragmatist
pragmatist
adj
(politics) Advocating pragmatism.
noun
(linguistics) one who studies pragmatics.
(politics) An advocate of pragmatism.
One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism.
One who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who is willing to ignore their ideals to accomplish goals.
One who belongs to the philosophic school of pragmatism; one who holds that the meaning of beliefs are the actions they entail, and that the truth of those beliefs consist in the actions they entail successfully leading a believer to their goals.
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.
preambling
preambling
verb
present participle of preamble
preimagine
preimagine
verb
(transitive) To imagine in advance.
premiating
premiating
verb
present participle of premiate
prewarming
prewarming
verb
present participle of prewarm
programing
programing
verb
Alternative spelling of programming
programist
programist
noun
Alternative form of programmist
ptarmigans
ptarmigans
noun
plural of ptarmigan
pyramiding
pyramiding
noun
(finance) Synonym of pyramid trading
A form of tax evasion in which an employer that withholds payroll taxes from employees intentionally fails to remit those withholdings to the taxing authority, often then filing for bankruptcy to repeat the fraud under a new name.
A shell deformity in captive turtles, leading to a pyramid shape underlying each scute.
The practice of an athlete progressively increasing the dosage of an illicit drug to a maximum, and then progressively lowering it, between competitions so as to reduce the chances of being caught.
verb
present participle of pyramid
rampagious
rampagious
adj
Alternative form of rampageous
ramparting
ramparting
verb
present participle of rampart
recampaign
recampaign
verb
(intransitive) To campaign again.
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
ropemaking
ropemaking
noun
The manufacture of rope.
scampering
scampering
noun
A quick, light running motion.
verb
present participle of scamper
sigmaspire
sigmaspire
noun
A spicule (of a sponge) that has a sigmoid, twisted form
sparganium
sparganium
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Sparganium.
sporangium
sporangium
noun
(botany, mycology) A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.