(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
amphigaea
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
angelship
apogamies
apologiae
apologies
apologies
intj
Alternative form of my apologies
noun
A list of people unable to attend a meeting, typically presented as the first item on the agenda.
plural of apologie
plural of apology
apologise
apologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologize.
apologize
apologize
verb
(intransitive) To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
(intransitive, dated) To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.
(intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
appealing
appealing
adj
Having appeal; attractive.
noun
The act of making an appeal.
verb
present participle of appeal
appearing
appearing
noun
appearance; act of coming into view
verb
present participle of appear
appeasing
appeasing
verb
present participle of appease
appending
appending
noun
The act by which something is appended.
verb
present participle of append
arpeggios
arpeggios
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arpeggio
aspergill
aspergill
noun
Alternative form of aspergillum
aspersing
aspersing
verb
present participle of asperse
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
becapping
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
beleaping
beleaping
verb
present participle of beleap
carpeting
carpeting
noun
(informal) A severe reprimand or telling-off.
Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.
Cloth or materials for carpets.
verb
present participle of carpet
chapeling
coliphage
coliphage
noun
Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli
compagnie
dampening
dampening
noun
The act of making or becoming damp.
verb
present participle of dampen
decamping
decamping
verb
present participle of decamp
demipagan
departing
departing
adj
that is leaving
while leaving
noun
The act by which somebody or something departs.
verb
present participle of depart
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
deplaning
deplaning
verb
present participle of deplane
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
diapering
diapering
noun
A regular pattern of the same shape, evenly spaced.
The act of clothing somebody in a diaper.
verb
present participle of diaper
diplegias
diplegias
noun
plural of diplegia
disparage
disparage
noun
(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
verb
(obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
To ridicule, mock, discredit.
egyptians
eidograph
eidograph
noun
An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of pantograph.
emplacing
emplacing
verb
present participle of emplace
emplaning
emplaning
verb
present participle of emplane
encamping
encamping
verb
present participle of encamp
engraphia
engraphic
engraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an engram
enplaning
enplaning
verb
present participle of enplane
enrapting
epigaeous
epigaeous
adj
Alternative form of epigeous
epigaster
epigaster
noun
(anatomy, archaic) The hindgut; the primitive large intestine.
epigramme
epigramme
noun
Alternative form of epigram
epigraphs
epigraphs
noun
plural of epigraph
epigraphy
epigraphy
noun
Inscriptions collectively.
The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.
epilating
epilating
verb
present participle of epilate
epilogate
epiphragm
epiphragm
noun
(botany) The dilated apex of the columella in urn mosses.
(zoology) A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation.
equipages
equipages
noun
plural of equipage
escarping
escarping
verb
present participle of escarp
espionage
espionage
noun
The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
espringal
espringal
noun
Alternative form of springald
euspongia
exampling
exampling
verb
present participle of example
expanding
expanding
verb
present participle of expand
expiating
expiating
verb
present participle of expiate
frappeing
gagership
galeopsis
gamolepis
gaposises
gasperoni
gaspiness
gaspiness
noun
The quality of being gaspy.
gaziantep
gaziantep
Proper noun
A city in Turkey
gemmipara
genapping
genapping
verb
present participle of genappe
geocarpic
geocarpic
adj
Relating to geocarpy.
geophagia
geophagia
noun
Consumption of clay, chalk or dirt.
giddypate
gipsyhead
grapelike
grapelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grape.
grapeline
graperies
graperies
noun
plural of grapery
grapeskin
grapeskin
noun
The skin of a grape.
grapeview
grapevine
grapevine
noun
(skating) A move in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other, while both remaining on the ice or ground, incorporating half-turns.
(wrestling) A leglock.
A rumor.
An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.
The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.
verb
(transitive, wrestling) To restrain in a leglock.
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
graphemic
graphemic
adj
Being or that is a grapheme; being or that is an irreducibly meaningful unit of written language.
Of or pertaining to graphemes or their study.
graphiter
graphites
graphites
noun
plural of graphite
graplines
graplines
noun
plural of grapline
grappelli
grapsidae
graveship
guineapig
hampering
hampering
noun
That which hampers; an impediment.
verb
present participle of hamper
happening
happening
adj
(slang, of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.
(slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
noun
A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.
Something that happens.
verb
present participle of happen
heptagrid
heptagrid
noun
(mathematics) A tiling of the hyperbolic plane with regular heptagons
hospitage
hospitage
noun
(obsolete) hospitality
hypogaeic
ideograph
ideograph
noun
An ideogram.
ingrapple
ingrapple
verb
(obsolete) To seize; to clutch; to grapple.
integraph
integraph
noun
(mathematics) A device that determines the value of an integral by measuring the area under a curve (and drawing the curve of its integral)
interpage
interpage
adj
Between the pages of a document.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To insert or include between the pages of another document; to interleave.
iphagenia
iphigenia
iphigenia
Proper noun
The daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra, who narrowly escapes sacrifice by her father to ensure the safe journey of the Greeks to Troy.
iphlgenia
japygidae
lagniappe
lagniappe
noun
(chiefly Louisiana, Mississippi, Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.
langspiel
langspiel
noun
(music) A traditional Icelandic or Shetlandian drone zither.
lapageria
lappering
lappering
verb
present participle of lapper
leapingly
leapingly
adv
With a leaping motion; in bounds.
logopedia
maggotpie
magpieish
magpieish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a magpie, especially in having the desire to take and conceal attractive objects.
megalopia
megalopic
megalopic
adj
Having, or resembling large eyes
Relating to megalopses
megapolis
megapolis
noun
A very large city or urban complex; a metropolis.
oesophagi
oesophagi
noun
plural of oesophagus
oligopnea
oligopnea
noun
shallow breathing
operating
operating
adj
In operation; that operates.
Involved in an operation.
verb
present participle and gerund of operate
packeting
packeting
verb
present participle of packet
paganised
paganised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paganise
paganiser
paganiser
noun
Alternative form of paganizer
paganises
paganises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paganise
paganized
paganized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paganize
paganizer
paganizer
noun
Agent noun of paganize: one who paganizes.
paganizes
paganizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paganize
pageantic
pageantic
adj
Of or relating to a pageant.
paginated
paginated
adj
(of text) Whose pages have been numbered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paginate
paginates
paginates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paginate
paguridae
paguridea
pagurinea
palingeny
palingeny
noun
palingenesis; regeneration
palleting
palleting
verb
present participle of pallet
paltering
paltering
noun
Prevarication; dishonest bargaining, haggling.
verb
present participle of palter
pampering
pampering
noun
The act by which somebody is pampered.
verb
present participle of pamper
pamplegia
pamplegia
noun
Alternative form of panplegia
pandering
pandering
verb
present participle of pander
panegoism
panegoism
noun
solipsism
panegoist
panegoist
noun
A solipsist.
panegyric
panegyric
adj
panegyrical
noun
A formal speech publicly praising someone or something.
Someone who writes or delivers such a speech.
panegyris
panegyris
noun
(obsolete) A festival; a public assembly.
In Ancient Greek religion, a religious festival on a fixed day in honor of a god, often including prayers, games, and panegyrics.
panelings
panelings
noun
plural of paneling
panelling
panelling
noun
(British spelling) The panels with which a surface (especially an indoor wall) is covered, considered collectively.
verb
present participle of panel
panplegia
panplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of all four extremities
papergirl
papergirl
noun
(Britain) a girl who delivers newspapers; a female paperboy
paperings
paperings
noun
plural of papering
paragenic
paragenic
adj
(biology) Originating in the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an individual; said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc.
parceling
parceling
noun
(nautical) Alternative form of parcelling
verb
present participle of parcel
paregoric
paregoric
adj
Assuaging or soothing pain.
noun
A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or relieves pain; specifically the traditional patent medicine consisting of camphorated tincture of opium.
parenting
parenting
noun
The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.
verb
present participle of parent
parfilage
parfilage
noun
The unravelling of woven fabrics, to save gold or silver threads.
pargasite
pargasite
noun
(mineralogy) A complex inosilicate mineral of the amphibole group.
pargeting
pargeting
noun
(construction) A form of decorative plasterwork used on exterior walls of buildings.
(construction, loosely) parging
pargyline
pargyline
noun
(pharmacology) the monoamine oxidase inhibitor N-benzyl-N-methyl-prop-2-yn-1-amine.
parigenin
parigenin
noun
(organic chemistry) A curdy white substance obtained by the decomposition of parillin.