(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
asphalting
asphalting
noun
An application of asphalt.
verb
present participle of asphalt
aspirating
aspirating
verb
present participle of aspirate
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
composting
composting
verb
present participle of compost
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
disparting
disparting
verb
present participle of dispart
disporting
disporting
noun
The act of one who disports.
verb
present participle of disport
disrupting
disrupting
adj
That disrupts; disruptive.
verb
present participle of disrupt
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
hempstring
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
hotsprings
hotsprings
noun
plural of hotspring
impresting
impresting
verb
present participle of imprest
inspecting
inspecting
noun
An act of inspection.
verb
present participle of inspect
knightship
knightship
noun
(mathematics, computing) A spaceship, in a cellular automaton, which moves knightwise (i.e., moving two spaces along the x-axis for every space it moves along the y-axis [or vice versa], in the manner of a chess knight); a spaceship which moves with slope 2; a (2,1) spaceship.
Honorific formal address to a knighted person. Usually used with the relevant possessive pronoun.
The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
lastspring
misparting
misparting
verb
present participle of mispart
misputting
misputting
verb
present participle of misput
present participle of misputt
mistypings
mistypings
noun
plural of mistyping
nightspots
nightspots
noun
plural of nightspot
optimising
optimising
verb
present participle of optimise
outpassing
outpassing
verb
present participle of outpass
outpushing
outpushing
noun
A part that pushes outward; a protuberance.
verb
present participle of outpush
outshaping
outshaping
verb
present participle of outshape
outspruing
paganistic
paganistic
adj
Involving or resembling paganism.
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
pastilling
pastorling
patterings
patterings
noun
plural of pattering
peastaking
penologist
penologist
noun
A student of, or expert in, penology.
persisting
persisting
noun
persistence
verb
present participle of persist
perstringe
perstringe
verb
(now archaic or literary) To censure; criticize.
phalangist
phalangist
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Phalangist
phlogiston
phlogiston
noun
(chemistry, historical) The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.
phosgenite
phosgenite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
pigmentose
pistolling
plastering
plastering
noun
A covering of plaster; plasterwork.
The act or process of overlaying with plaster.
verb
present participle of plaster
playthings
playthings
noun
plural of plaything
poetiising
polygenist
polygenist
noun
One who maintains that animals of the same species are descended from more than one original pair.
polygynist
polygynist
noun
One who practices or advocates polygyny
postdating
postdating
noun
(lexicography) A later citation of a lexical item.
verb
present participle of postdate
postfixing
postfixing
verb
present participle of postfix
postgenial
postponing
postponing
verb
present participle of postpone
postsigner
practising
practising
noun
The act of one who practises.
verb
present participle of practise
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
presagient
presenting
presenting
verb
present participle of present
presetting
presetting
verb
present participle of preset
presifting
presifting
verb
present participle of presift
prestating
prestoring
pretasting
pretasting
verb
present participle of pretaste
pretesting
pretesting
verb
present participle of pretest
priestling
priestling
noun
(derogatory) A petty, insignificant priest.
prognostic
prognostic
adj
Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.
noun
(rare, medicine) prognosis
A prediction of the future.
A sign by which a future event may be known or foretold.
One who predicts the future.
promptings
promptings
noun
plural of prompting
prosecting
prosecting
verb
present participle of prosect
proslyting
prostigmin
protesting
protesting
noun
Protestation.
verb
present participle of protest
ptarmigans
ptarmigans
noun
plural of ptarmigan
purgations
purgations
noun
plural of purgation
regentship
regentship
noun
The office of a regent; regency.
repositing
repositing
verb
present participle of reposit
respecting
respecting
prep
regarding; considering
verb
present participle of respect
restamping
restamping
noun
The act of stamping something again.
verb
present participle of restamp
sceptering
sceptering
verb
present participle of scepter
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
septuagint
septuagint
noun
(now rare) A group of 70 people or a collection of 70 things.
septupling
septupling
verb
present participle of septuple
sextupling
sextupling
verb
present participle of sextuple
signposted
signposted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of signpost
singlestep
slipstring
slipstring
noun
(obsolete) A wastefully extravagant person; a prodigal; a spendthrift.
spangliest
spangliest
adj
superlative form of spangly: most spangly
spangolite
spangolite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark green, basic aluminosilicate mineral of copper
spatangida
spatangina
spatangoid
spatangoid
noun
(zoology) Any echinoderm of the order Spatangoida, of heart urchins.
spattering
spattering
noun
Something spattered.
verb
present participle of spatter
speciating
speciating
verb
present participle of speciate
spectating
spectating
verb
present participle of spectate
spirignath
spirketing
spirketing
noun
(nautical) The planking from the waterways up to the portsills.
splittings
splittings
noun
plural of splitting
splotching
splotching
noun
A splotch mark.
verb
present participle of splotch
spoliating
spoliating
verb
present participle of spoliate
sporangite
sportingly
sportingly
adv
In a sporting manner, demonstrating good sportsmanship.
sprattling
sprattling
verb
present participle of sprattle
springhalt
springhalt
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of stringhalt.
springiest
springiest
adj
superlative form of springy: most springy
springport
springtail
springtail
noun
Any of various wingless hexapods, of the subclass Collembola, with spring-like legs.
springtide
springtide
noun
(literary, poetic) The springtime.
Alternative spelling of spring tide.
springtime
springtime
noun
The season of spring, between winter and summer.
springtown
springtrap
springwort
springwort
noun
The plant St John's wort.
sproutling
sproutling
noun
A small or young sprout
sputtering
sputtering
noun
A noise that sputters.
The ejection of atoms from the surface of a solid or liquid following bombardment with ions, atoms or molecules; used to prepare a thin layer of material on an object.
verb
present participle of sputter
stampeding
stampeding
verb
present participle of stampede
steepening
steepening
noun
The process of becoming steeper.
verb
present participle of steepen
stingproof
stingproof
adj
Resistant to being stung.
stompingly
stompingly
adv
In a stomping manner.
stoopingly
stoopingly
adv
With a stooping posture.
stoppering
stoppering
verb
present participle of stopper
striplings
striplings
noun
plural of stripling
stroppings
stroppings
noun
plural of stropping
stupefying
stupefying
adj
That causes stupefaction.
verb
present participle of stupefy
stuprating
stuprating
verb
present participle of stuprate
sulphating
sulphating
verb
present participle of sulphate
supergiant
supergiant
noun
(astronomy) A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses.
supinating
supinating
verb
present participle of supinate
supporting
supporting
adj
That supports.
noun
That which supports something else; a support.
verb
present participle of support
suspecting
suspecting
verb
present participle of suspect
tapestring
tempesting
tempesting
verb
present participle of tempest
topognosia
topognosis
topsoiling
topsoiling
noun
The removal of topsoil before an excavation or embankment is begun.