(historical) A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.
disparting
disparting
verb
present participle of dispart
dispergate
dittograph
dittograph
noun
An instance of dittography in a text.
entrapping
entrapping
verb
present participle of entrap
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
gamotropic
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.
graphitize
graphitize
verb
To coat with graphite.
To convert to graphite.
graphitoid
graphitoid
adj
Resembling 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.
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.
intragroup
intragroup
adj
Taking place within a group, especially within a social group.
lastspring
lithograph
lithograph
noun
A printed image produced by lithography.
verb
To create a copy of an image through lithography.
misparting
misparting
verb
present participle of mispart
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.
outpraying
outpraying
verb
present participle of outpray
outrapping
outrapping
verb
present participle of outrap
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
paragonite
paragonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral related to muscovite.
paralogist
paralogist
noun
One who makes fallacious arguments or draws illogical conclusions.
pargetting
pargetting
noun
Alternative form of pargeting
verb
present participle of parget
parqueting
parqueting
verb
present participle of parquet
parrington
partnering
partnering
noun
The formation of a partnership.
verb
present participle of partner
partridges
partridges
noun
plural of partridge
pastorling
patrolling
patrolling
noun
The act of going on patrol.
verb
present participle of patrol
patrologic
patrologic
adj
Alternative form of patrological
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
permeating
permeating
verb
present participle of permeate
perorating
perorating
verb
present participle of perorate
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.
piatigorsk
pictograph
pictograph
noun
A graph that represents numerical data using pictures.
A graphic character.
A picture that represents a word or an idea.
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
pistolgram
pistolgram
noun
(historical) Synonym of pistolgraph
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
playwright
playwright
noun
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
plowgraith
podgoritsa
portglaive
portingale
portraying
portraying
verb
present participle of portray
practicing
practicing
adj
Actively engaged in a profession.
Participating in the rituals and mores of a religion.
noun
The act of one who practices.
verb
present participle of practice
practising
practising
noun
The act of one who practises.
verb
present participle of practise
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.
preagitate
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
predigital
predigital
adj
Preceding the advent of digital technology
pregenital
pregenital
adj
(psychiatry) Describing psychosexual development prior to the genital phase
(zoology) In front of the genital region
pregranite
pregratify
preheating
preheating
verb
present participle of preheat
premiating
premiating
verb
present participle of premiate
presagient
prestating
pretanning
pretanning
verb
present participle of pretan
pretasting
pretasting
verb
present participle of pretaste
pretracing
probathing
proctalgia
proctalgia
noun
(medicine) Pain in the anal or rectal region.
profligate
profligate
adj
(obsolete) Overthrown, ruined.
Immoral; abandoned to vice.
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
noun
An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.
An overly wasteful or extravagant individual.
verb
(obsolete) To drive away; to overcome.
progenital
progenital
adj
Deriving from or otherwise related to progeny or a progenitor or the anatomical region employed for progeneration.
prognathic
prognathic
adj
prognathous
programist
programist
noun
Alternative form of programmist
protogenia
ptarmigans
ptarmigans
noun
plural of ptarmigan
pteryrygia
purgations
purgations
noun
plural of purgation
purgatives
purgatives
noun
plural of purgative
purgatorio
pyatigorsk
pyatigorsk
Proper noun
spa city in south-Stavropol krai, administrative center of the of Russia
pythagoric
pythagoric
Adjective
Pythagorean.
Noun
Pythagorean.
ramparting
ramparting
verb
present participle of rampart
ratepaying
ratepaying
adj
Paying rates or taxes.
readapting
readapting
verb
present participle of readapt
readopting
readopting
verb
present participle of readopt
rectigraph
repaginate
repaginate
verb
To paginate again or in a different way.
repainting
repainting
noun
The act of painting something again.
verb
present participle of repaint
replanting
replanting
noun
The planting of new plants to replace those that have been harvested.
verb
present participle of replant
restamping
restamping
noun
The act of stamping something again.
verb
present participle of restamp
ridgeplate
ridgeplate
noun
Alternative form of ridgepiece
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
spaewright
spattering
spattering
noun
Something spattered.
verb
present participle of spatter
spirignath
sporangite
sprattling
sprattling
verb
present participle of sprattle
springhalt
springhalt
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of stringhalt.
springtail
springtail
noun
Any of various wingless hexapods, of the subclass Collembola, with spring-like legs.
springtrap
stauropgia
straightup
stuprating
stuprating
verb
present participle of stuprate
supergiant
supergiant
noun
(astronomy) A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses.
taperingly
taperingly
adv
In a tapering manner; growing thinner towards one end.
tapestring
telligraph
tetraspgia
torsigraph
trapanning
trapanning
verb
present participle of trapan
trapmaking
trapmaking
noun
The manufacture of traps.
trappingly
trappingly
adv
(rare) So as to trap someone or something.
trepanning
trepanning
noun
The act of one who trepans.
triglyphal
trigraphic
trigraphic
adj
Of or relating to a trigraph.
untapering
untapering
adj
Not tapering.
uprightman
upstarting
upstarting
verb
present participle of upstart
upstraight
vagotropic
vagotropic
adj
Stimulating the vagus nerve.
vaportight
vaportight
adj
impermeable to vapor
varityping
varityping
verb
present participle of varitype
walpurgite
walpurgite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated arsenate/oxide of bismuth and uranium.