(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
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
appraising
appraising
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) Alternative form of apprising
verb
present participle of appraise
areopagist
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
aspirating
aspirating
verb
present participle of aspirate
aspiringly
aspiringly
adv
In an aspiring manner.
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
diaphragms
diaphragms
noun
plural of diaphragm
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
disparting
disparting
verb
present participle of dispart
dispergate
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
dysgraphia
dysgraphia
noun
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
gasparillo
gaugership
gaugership
noun
The rank or office of a gauger.
gemmipares
gingersnap
gingersnap
noun
A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger.
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
graspingly
graspingly
adv
In a grasping manner.
gravipause
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.
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
isographic
isographic
adj
Of or pertaining to isography.
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.
megasporic
megasporic
adj
Pertaining to a megaspore.
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.
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
paragneiss
paragneiss
noun
(geology) A gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock.
paragnosia
paralgesia
paralgesia
noun
abnormal sensibility or insensibility to pain
paralgesic
paralgesic
adj
Of or relating to paralgesia.
paralogism
paralogism
noun
A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.
paralogist
paralogist
noun
One who makes fallacious arguments or draws illogical conclusions.
paralysing
paralysing
adj
Alternative spelling of paralyzing
verb
present participle of paralyse
paregorics
paregorics
noun
plural of paregoric
parisology
parisology
noun
The use of equivocal or ambiguous words.
partridges
partridges
noun
plural of partridge
pasigraphy
pasigraphy
noun
(linguistics) A writing system where concepts are written instead of words. The system is not phonetic and uses ideograms, such as mathematical symbols. It is intended to be universally understood.
pastorling
patterings
patterings
noun
plural of pattering
pearisburg
pearisburg
Proper noun
a town in Virginia, USA
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
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.
phragmosis
phragmosis
noun
Positioning behind a barrier (or down a hole, etc.) as a means of defense.
piatigorsk
pingrasses
pingrasses
noun
plural of pingrass
pistolgram
pistolgram
noun
(historical) Synonym of pistolgraph
plagiaries
plagiaries
noun
plural of plagiary
plagiarise
plagiarise
verb
Alternative spelling of plagiarize
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.
plagiarist
plagiarist
noun
One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief
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
podgoritsa
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
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.
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
programist
programist
noun
Alternative form of programmist
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
purgatives
purgatives
noun
plural of purgative
pyatigorsk
pyatigorsk
Proper noun
spa city in south-Stavropol krai, administrative center of the of Russia
rachipagus
rachipagus
noun
(medicine, obstetrics) A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the back.
rampagious
rampagious
adj
Alternative form of rampageous
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.
sarcophagi
sarcophagi
noun
plural of sarcophagus
scampering
scampering
noun
A quick, light running motion.
verb
present participle of scamper
scarpering
scarpering
verb
present participle of scarper
sciagraphy
sciagraphy
noun
(obsolete) A vertical section through a building.
Radiography.
The art of representing shadows as realistically as possible.
The making of sundials.
sciography
sciography
noun
Alternative form of sciagraphy
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.