A fan, especially a young female fan of a male singer or rock group; a person who seeks intimacy (most often physical, sometimes emotional) with a celebrity, usually a rock 'n' roll artist or band member.
A group photo including the photographer; a group self-portrait.
guipure
guipure
noun
A kind of bobbin lace that connects the motifs with bars or plaits rather than net or mesh.
gulpier
harping
harping
noun
(nautical) singular of harpings
verb
present participle of harp
igarape
igarape
noun
Alternative form of igarapé
impregn
impregn
verb
(now rare, poetic) To impregnate; to make fruitful.
ingroup
ingroup
noun
(sociology) The social group that one belongs to.
(systematics) In cladistics, the monophyletic group that includes all taxa of interest to the current study.
verb
To form an ingroup.
padraig
pagurid
pagurid
noun
(zoology) Any hermit crab, any member of superfamily Paguroidea.
(zoology) Any of the hermit crabs of family Paguridae, a right-handed hermit crab.
pairing
pairing
noun
(politics) An agreement between two members of a legislative body holding opposite opinions to refrain from voting, so that both may absent themselves.
The combination or union of two things.
verb
present participle of pair
parangi
parangi
noun
The tropical disease yaws.
parging
parging
noun
(construction) A coat of cement mortar on the face of rough masonry, the earth side of foundation and basement walls; a parge.
(construction, loosely) Pargeting.
verb
present participle of parge.
parings
parings
noun
plural of paring
parking
parking
noun
Space in which to park a car or other vehicle.
The action of the verb to park.
verb
present participle of park
parling
parling
verb
present participle of parle
parring
parring
verb
present participle of par
parsing
parsing
noun
(countable) An instance of that act or process; a parse.
(countable) Any result of such an instance; a parse; an acceptation.
(uncountable) The act or process in which an agent (person or computer) parses something (a text, a program).
verb
present participle of parse
parting
parting
noun
(Britain) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions; part (US)
(chemistry) The separation and determination of alloys; especially, the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.
(founding) The surface of the sand of one section of a mould where it meets that of another section.
(geology) A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.
(mineralogy) Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellae.
(nautical) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.
A farewell, the act of departing politely.
The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation.
verb
present participle of part
peering
peering
noun
(Internet) The act of carrying communications traffic terminating on one's own network on an equivalency basis to and from another network, usually without charge or payment.
The act of one who peers; a looking around.
verb
present participle of peer
pelargi
pergrim
perigee
perigee
noun
(astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
(astronomy, more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite.
(possibly archaic outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.
perigon
perigon
noun
(dated) A perianth or a perigonium.
(geometry) A round angle; a full circle.
periwig
periwig
noun
(now historical) A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as formerly worn by men and women.
verb
(transitive) To dress with a periwig, or with false hair; to bewig.
perking
perking
noun
The act of something being perked.
verb
present participle of perk
perling
perming
perming
verb
present participle of perm
perugia
phrygia
phrygia
Proper noun
Ancient kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now modern-day Turkey.
pibgorn
pibgorn
noun
(music) A Welsh single-reed wind instrument or pipe with a horn at each end.
piegari
pierage
pierage
noun
wharfage
pierogi
pierogi
noun
(Canada, US) A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.
piggery
piggery
noun
a place, such as a farm, where pigs are kept or raised
piggish behaviour
piggier
piggier
adj
comparative form of piggy: more piggy
pigherd
pigherd
noun
A swineherd.
pignora
pignora
noun
plural of pignus
pigroot
pigroot
noun
A area of soil where pigs have turned up the ground with their snouts looking for worms, insects, and plant roots to eat.
An instance of pigrooting
Any plant of the genus Sisyrinchium.
verb
(of a horse or other steed) To stick its rump in the air and lower its forequarters.
pigyard
pigyard
noun
Synonym of swineyard (“yard for keeping pigs”)
pilgrim
pilgrim
noun
(historical) A silk screen formerly attached to the back of a woman's bonnet to protect the neck.
(slang) A newcomer.
One who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance.
verb
(intransitive) To journey; to wander; to ramble.
pingers
pingers
noun
plural of pinger
pingler
pingler
noun
(rare) One who plays with his food, but does not eat.
pingree
piragua
piragua
noun
A Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup.
Alternative form of periagua (“type of boat”)
piranga
pirogen
piroghi
pirogue
pirogue
noun
(Cajun cooking) A boat-shaped food that is stuffed with seafood.
A canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.
A small flat-bottom boat of shallow draft.
podgier
podgier
adj
comparative form of podgy: more podgy
poligar
poligar
noun
(historical) A territorial administrative and military governor appointed by the Nayaka rulers of South India during the 16th–18th centuries.
porgies
porgies
noun
plural of porgie
plural of porgy
porrigo
porrigo
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Any of various skin diseases.
porting
porting
verb
present participle of port
potgirl
potgirl
noun
Alternative form of pot-girl
pouring
pouring
noun
The act by which something is poured.
verb
present participle of pour
prating
prating
noun
foolish chatter
verb
present participle of prate
praying
praying
noun
An act of saying a prayer.
verb
present participle of pray
preeing
preeing
verb
present participle of pree
pregain
presign
preying
preying
verb
present participle of prey
pricing
pricing
noun
The level at which a price is set.
verb
present participle of price
priding
priding
verb
present participle of pride
prigdom
prigged
prigged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prig
prigger
prigman
primage
primage
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) An additional import duty levied by customs.
(archaic) A payment made for loading or unloading a ship, or for care of goods during transit by ship.
(archaic, UK) An import duty levied by a guild of harbour pilots (especially at Kingston-upon-Hull and Newcastle-upon-Tyne).
(engineering, rare) Droplets of water suspended in steam (especially in the cylinder of a steam engine).
priming
priming
noun
(psychology) The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
A substance used as a primer.
The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder.
The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
verb
present participle of prime
pringle
pringle
verb
(intransitive) To prickle or tingle.
prisage
prisage
noun
(law, UK, obsolete) A right belonging to the crown of England, of taking two tuns of wine from every ship importing twenty tuns or more: one before and one behind the mast.
(obsolete) The share of merchandise taken as lawful prize at sea which belongs to the king or admiral.
prising
prising
verb
present participle of prise
prizing
prizing
noun
(philosophy) The act or state of prizing something, valuing it highly.
verb
(obsolete) prizefighting (abbreviation)
present participle of prize
probing
probing
adj
That investigates or explores deeply; that attempts to elicit information that is concealed.
noun
The action of investigating or exploring.
verb
present participle of probe
prodigy
prodigy
noun
(now rare) An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent.
A wonderful example of something.
An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.
An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
An extremely talented person, especially a child.
prologi
prosing
prosing
adj
Writing prose; speaking or writing in a tedious or prosy manner.
noun
Tedious talk or writing.
verb
present participle of prose
proving
proving
noun
(homeopathy) Experimentation to determine which substances cause which effects when ingested.
verb
present participle of prove
pruning
pruning
noun
(computer science) A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.
(countable) Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.
A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
verb
present participle of prune
prurigo
prurigo
noun
(medicine) A papular disease of the skin, with intense itching as the main symptom.
pudgier
pudgier
adj
comparative form of pudgy: more pudgy
puggier
puggier
adj
comparative form of puggy: more puggy
purging
purging
noun
(chiefly chemistry) The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.
(chiefly medicine) Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.
(chiefly politics) A removal of undesirable people.
(medicine) The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.
(obsolete and rare) Synonym of purgation: the act or an instance of removing guilt or suspicion of a misdeed.
(obsolete and rare) That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.
(premodern medicine) The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomitting, etc.
verb
present participle of purge
purling
purling
adj
That purls; rippling, eddying.
noun
The motion of a small stream among obstructions; flowing with a murmuring sound.
verb
present participle of purl
purring
purring
noun
(sports) Synonym of shin-kicking
A sound that purrs.
verb
present participle of purr
pursing
pursing
noun
An expression or motion that purses.
verb
present participle of purse
ramping
ramping
noun
(Australia) The practice of leaving ambulances parked outside hospitals while crew wait with patients for admission to the emergency department.
(archaic) Violent behaviour; raging.
A steady change in value.
verb
present participle of ramp
rapping
rapping
adj
(colloquial, dated) Remarkably large; whopping.
noun
(music) Musical speech accompanied by a rhythm, most commonly as part of hip-hop music.
The sound of a rap or knock.
verb
present participle of rap
rasping
rasping
adj
exasperating
raspy
noun
A sound that rasps.
The act of rasping as with a file.
verb
present participle of rasp
reaping
reaping
noun
The act by which something is reaped.
verb
present participle of reap
ripping
ripping
adj
(dated, slang) Excellent.
That rips, or can be removed by ripping.
noun
(Australia) The process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep furrows as a form of feral control.
(bodybuilding) The use of diet and exercise to reduce body fat and emphasize muscle mass.
(woodworking) Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the grain).
The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc. to a hard disk.
verb
present participle of rip
romping
romping
noun
The act of one who romps.
verb
present participle of romp
rouping
rouping
verb
present participle of roup
sergipe
serpigo
serpigo
noun
(archaic) A dry, scaly eruption on the skin; especially, a ringworm.
spairge
sparing
sparing
adj
Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.
noun
The act by which something or someone is spared.
verb
present participle of spare
spidger
spiring
spiring
verb
present participle of spire
sporing
sporing
verb
present participle of spore
spraing
spriggy
spriggy
adj
Full of sprigs, or small branches.
spright
spright
noun
(obsolete) A kind of short arrow.
(obsolete) A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a ghost.
(obsolete) Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood.
Obsolete spelling of sprite
verb
(obsolete) To haunt.
springe
springe
noun
(obsolete) A snare.
verb
(obsolete) To sprinkle; to scatter.
(transitive) To catch in a springe; to ensnare.
springs
springs
noun
plural of spring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spring
springy
springy
adj
Characteristic of the spring season.
Lively; bouncy.
Of land, having many springs (of water).
That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.
ungripe
upbring
upbring
verb
(obsolete) To bring up.
upgirds
upgirds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upgird
upridge
upridge
verb
(transitive) To raise up in ridges.
upright
upright
adj
(figuratively) Of good morals; practicing ethical values.
(of a golf club) Having the head approximately at a right angle with the shaft.
Greater in height than breadth.
In its proper orientation; not overturned.
Vertical; erect
adv
In or into an upright position.
noun
(informal) An upright arcade game cabinet.
(informal) An upright piano.
(slang) A leg
(sports) A goal post.
A word clued by the successive initial, middle, or final letters of the cross-lights in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
Any vertical part of a structure.
Short for upright vacuum cleaner.
verb
(transitive) To set upright or stand back up (something that has fallen).