(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
appeasingly
appeasingly
adv
in an appeasing manner
argiphontes
asparagines
asparagines
noun
plural of asparagine
aspergation
aspergillin
aspergillin
noun
A black pigment obtained from Aspergillus.
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
beekeepings
bespangling
bespangling
verb
present participle of bespangle
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
calcisponge
calcisponge
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.
campaigners
campaigners
noun
plural of campaigner
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
copingstone
copingstone
noun
Alternative form of coping stone
decomposing
decomposing
verb
present participle of decompose
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depolishing
depolishing
verb
present participle of depolish
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
despisingly
despisingly
adv
Contemptuously; with scorn.
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
diphosgenes
dispeopling
dispeopling
verb
present participle of dispeople
displeasing
displeasing
adj
Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
verb
present participle of displease
dispreading
dispreading
verb
present participle of dispread
egyptianise
egyptianism
emhpasizing
empathising
empathising
verb
present participle of empathise
emphasising
emphasising
verb
present participle of emphasise
emphasizing
emphasizing
verb
present participle of emphasize
empoisoning
empoisoning
verb
present participle of empoison
encapsuling
encapsuling
verb
present participle of encapsule
epigenesist
epigenesist
noun
(biology) One who believes in, or advocates the theory of, epigenesis.
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
epimerising
epirogenies
epitomising
epitomising
verb
present participle of epitomise
equipoising
equipoising
verb
present participle of equipoise
escalloping
espaliering
espaliering
verb
present participle of espalier
euphemising
euphemising
verb
present participle of euphemise
euphonising
euphonising
verb
present participle of euphonise
expertising
expertising
verb
present participle of expertise
expiscating
expiscating
verb
present participle of expiscate
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
fingerposts
fingerposts
noun
plural of fingerpost
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frangipanes
frangipanes
noun
plural of frangipane
gainspeaker
gainspeaker
noun
(obsolete) A gainsayer; opponent.
genarchship
generalship
generalship
noun
By extension, leadership, good management.
The position or office of a general.
The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy.
The term of office of a military general.
genioplasty
genioplasty
noun
(surgery) mentoplasty
genospecies
genospecies
noun
(genetics, taxonomy) A species (group of organisms that can interbreed) identified and characterised by means of genetics.
gingersnaps
gingersnaps
noun
plural of gingersnap
gingerspice
gonepoiesis
gossipiness
gossipiness
noun
The state or condition of being gossipy.
grandeeship
grandeeship
noun
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship.
graphicness
graphicness
noun
The quality of being graphic: grotesqueness or vividness
grapinesses
greasepaint
greasepaint
noun
A mixture of grease and colouring matter used as theatrical makeup
grippleness
grippleness
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being gripple.
guttersnipe
guttersnipe
noun
(dated, slang) A small poster, suitable for a kerbstone.
(dated, slang, US) A broker who sold securities in the street.
(derogatory) A person of the lowest social or economic class.
headsprings
headsprings
noun
plural of headspring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headspring
hotpressing
hotpressing
verb
present participle of hotpress
hyphenising
hypnologies
hypogenesis
hypogenesis
noun
(pathology) A congenital defect characterized by underdevelopment of parts or organs of the body
impregnants
impregnants
noun
plural of impregnant
impregnates
impregnates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impregnate
innerspring
innerspring
adj
That is constructed using springs enclosed within a padded fabric cover
intergossip
interposing
interposing
verb
present participle of interpose
isogenotype
isopulegone
jasperizing
jasperizing
verb
present participle of jasperize
kinescoping
kinescoping
verb
present participle of kinescope
lightplanes
lightplanes
noun
plural of lightplane
limpingness
limpingness
noun
The quality of having a limping motion or progression.
lipogeneses
lipogeneses
noun
plural of lipogenesis
lipogenesis
lipogenesis
noun
(biochemistry) The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce
lipreadings
magnateship
managership
managership
noun
The office or period of a manager.
megalopenis
megalopenis
noun
The condition of having an abnormally large penis; macropenis
mispleading
mispleading
noun
(law) An error in pleading.
verb
present participle of misplead
misspeaking
misspeaking
noun
(obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
The fact or instance of speaking falsely or unclearly.
misspelling
misspelling
noun
(countable) A misspelt word.
verb
present participle of misspell
misspending
misspending
noun
Improper, wasteful, or incorrect spending; squandering
verb
present participle of misspend
misstepping
misstepping
verb
present participle of misstep
monophagies
mudspringer
musophagine
necropsying
necropsying
verb
present participle of necropsy
neopaganism
neopaganism
noun
A modern or revived form of paganism; modern pagan religion.
nephologies
nephologist
nephologist
noun
One who studies nephology.
nightscopes
nightscopes
noun
plural of nightscope
nonpressing
nonspeaking
nonspeaking
adj
Not speaking.
openglopish
operagoings
outpleasing
outpleasing
verb
present participle of outplease
outpressing
outpressing
verb
present participle of outpress
outsleeping
outsleeping
verb
present participle of outsleep
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
outspeeding
outspeeding
verb
present participle of outspeed
outspelling
outspelling
verb
present participle of outspell
outspending
outspending
verb
present participle of outspend
outstepping
outstepping
verb
present participle of outstep
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
overpassing
overpassing
verb
present participle of overpass
overprasing
oversparing
oversparing
adj
Excessively sparing.
overspicing
overspicing
verb
present participle of overspice
overstoping
oversupping
oversupping
verb
present participle of oversup
pacemakings
pacesetting
pacesetting
adj
Defining a pace
pageantries
pageantries
noun
plural of pageantry
palingenesy
palingenesy
noun
(archaic, rare) Rebirth; regeneration.
palingenist
palletising
palletising
verb
present participle of palletise
palsgravine
palsgravine
noun
The consort or widow of a palsgrave.
panegyrists
panegyrists
noun
plural of panegyrist
panegyrizes
panegyrizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of panegyrize
paneulogism
paneulogism
noun
eulogy of everything; indiscriminate praise
paragenesia
paragenesis
paragenesis
noun
(biology) Hybridism.
(geology) An ordered chronological sequence of mineral formations.
(geology) The formation of minerals in contact, so as to affect one another's development.
passingness
passingness
noun
The quality of passing.
pathogenies
pathogenies
noun
plural of pathogeny
patternings
patternings
noun
plural of patterning
pauperising
pauperising
verb
present participle of pauperise
peasticking
pedestaling
pedogenesis
pedogenesis
noun
(biology) Larval or preadult reproduction in some insects.
(geology) Process of the formation of soil.
pelagianism
pelagianism
Noun
A Christian belief that denies the view of original sin and the necessity of grace, asserting that man is capable of achieving salvation by his own efforts.