(countable) An organization or person engaged in disseminating such propaganda.
(uncountable, also attributively) Political propaganda disseminated through art, drama, literature, etc., especially communist propaganda; (specifically, communism, historical) such propaganda formerly disseminated by the Department for Agitation and Propaganda of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, politics) To disseminate (something as) political propaganda, especially communist propaganda, through art, drama, literature, etc.
agraphia
agraphia
noun
(pathology) A loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury).
The inability to write.
agraphic
agraphic
adj
(medicine) Affected with or pertaining to agraphia.
agripina
agrypnia
agrypnia
noun
(psychiatry, pathology) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.
airgraph
airgraph
noun
(UK, historical) A form of airmail used to send messages to servicemen during the Second World War.
angiport
angiport
noun
(obsolete) A narrow road passing between two houses or a row of houses, or an alley leading to a single house.
aproning
aproning
noun
Material for making aprons.
verb
present participle of apron
arpeggio
arpeggio
noun
(music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.
verb
(intransitive) To produce arpeggios; to produce sounds resembling arpeggios.
(transitive) To play (a chord) as an arpeggio; to play (a piece of music) with arpeggios.
(transitive, intransitive, figurative) To move (the hand or fingers) against a surface as if playing arpeggios on a keyboard; to touch different points in succession along a surface.
aspergil
aspiring
aspiring
adj
Hoping to become.
noun
(archaic) Aspiration.
verb
present participle of aspire
bagpiper
bagpiper
noun
One who plays the bagpipes.
bespring
biograph
biograph
noun
(rare) A biographical essay.
An early device to show moving pictures on a screen.
verb
(rare, transitive) To write a biography of.
blurping
capering
capering
noun
The motion of one who capers.
verb
present participle of caper
caprifig
caprifig
noun
A hermaphrodite fruit, inedible to humans, of certain usually uncultivated species of Ficus, which is the source of the pollen with which fig wasps pollinate edible female fruit in both cultivated and uncultivated Ficus trees.
carpings
carpings
noun
plural of carping
chirping
chirping
noun
(gerund of chirp) The act, or an instance of, chirping.
verb
present participle of chirp
cramping
cramping
noun
The action of something that cramps.
verb
present participle of cramp
crapping
crapping
verb
present participle of crap
creeping
creeping
noun
The act of something that creeps.
verb
present participle of creep
crimpage
crimpage
noun
Money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men.
The act or practice of crimping, or entrapping soldiers or sailors into service.
crimping
crimping
noun
The act by which something is crimped.
verb
present participle of crimp
crisping
crisping
noun
(archaic) A process of curling or forming into ringlets.
(topology) A crisp, clearly-defined object that exists within a more vaguely defined object.
verb
present participle of crisp
cropping
cropping
noun
(agriculture) The growing of crops.
(mining) An outcrop that is mined for the ore it contains.
The act by which something is cut short or truncated.
verb
present participle of crop
crumping
crumping
verb
present participle of crump
diagraph
diagraph
noun
(dated) A drawing instrument that combines a protractor and scale.
digraphs
digraphs
noun
plural of digraph
disperge
disperge
verb
(obsolete) To sprinkle.
drapping
drapping
verb
present participle of drap
drippage
drippage
noun
A dripping; something that drips.
dripping
dripping
noun
Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
The sound or action of something that drips.
The use of a drip tip to drip e-liquid directly onto the atomizer of an e-cigarette.
verb
present participle of drip
drooping
drooping
adj
That droops or droop.
noun
An instance of something drooping.
verb
present participle of droop
dropling
dropping
dropping
noun
(usually in the plural) A piece of animal excrement; dung.
Something dropped; a droplet.
The act of something that drops or falls.
verb
present participle of drop
epigrams
epigrams
noun
plural of epigram
epigraph
epigraph
noun
(mathematics, of a function) The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.
A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.
An inscription, especially on a building.
verb
(transitive) To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph.
erupting
erupting
verb
present participle of erupt
expiring
expiring
adj
Ending, terminating, dying.
verb
present participle of expire
fireplug
fireplug
noun
A fire hydrant.
footgrip
frapping
frapping
noun
(nautical, usually in the plural) Rope lashed tightly over the rigging or other area.
verb
present participle of frap
garpikes
garpikes
noun
plural of garpike
geropiga
geropiga
noun
Alternative form of jeropiga
giftwrap
giftwrap
verb
Alternative form of gift-wrap
gleipnir
glimpser
glimpser
noun
One who glimpses something.
glumpier
gossiper
gossiper
noun
A person who gossips.
gossipry
gossipry
noun
Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
grafship
grafship
noun
The rank or position of a graf (German or Austrian count).
grampian
grampian
Proper noun
a former local government region in north-east Scotland, which was created in 1975 and abolished in 1996.
graphics
graphics
noun
(computing) The art or visual representations displayed by a computer.
(computing) The pictorial representation and manipulation of data; the process by which a computer displays data.
The graphic arts.
The making of architectural or design drawings.
graphing
graphing
verb
present participle of graph
graphite
graphite
noun
A grey colour, resembling graphite or the marks made with a graphite pencil.
An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors.
Short for graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness.
verb
(transitive) To apply graphite to.
graphium
graphium
noun
A butterfly of the genus Graphium.
A stylus (for writing).
grapiest
grapiest
adj
superlative form of grapey: most grapey
grapline
grapline
noun
A grapnel (small anchor).
graplins
graplins
noun
plural of graplin
grapsoid
grapsoid
adj
(zoology) Relating to the genus Grapsus or family Grapsidae.
noun
(zoology) Any of the crabs in the genus Grapsus or family Grapsidae
grasping
grasping
adj
Greedy, eager for wealth.
noun
The act of one who grasps or covets.
verb
present participle and gerund of grasp
gripeful
gripeful
adj
Disposed to gripe; extortionate.
griphite
griphite
noun
A vitreous, resinous, yellow or dark-brown, molecular compound that is both diploidal and isometric.
gripiest
gripless
gripless
adj
Lacking a grip.
gripment
grippers
grippers
noun
plural of gripper
grippier
grippier
adj
comparative form of grippy: more grippy
gripping
gripping
adj
Which catches someone's attention; exciting
noun
Obsolete form of griping (“pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines”).
The act of forming a grip.
verb
present participle of grip
gripsack
gripsack
noun
(colloquial, dated) A traveller's bag.
grisping
groupies
groupies
noun
plural of groupie
plural of groupy
grouping
grouping
noun
A collection of things or people united as a group.
Shot grouping.
The action of the verb to group.
verb
present participle of group
groupist
groupist
noun
A proponent of groupism.
groupoid
groupoid
noun
(algebra and category theory) A set with a partial binary operation that is associative and has identities and inverses.
(algebra) A magma: a set with a total binary operation.
grumphie
grumphie
noun
(Scotland) A sow (female pig).
grumpier
grumpier
adj
comparative form of grumpy: more grumpy
grumpily
grumpily
adv
In a grumpy manner; in a cranky manner.
grumping
grumping
verb
present participle of grump
grumpish
grumpish
adj
surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
gryphite
gryphite
noun
(paleontology) A shell of the genus Gryphea.
gryposis
guipures
guipures
noun
plural of guipure
guruship
guruship
noun
The status of a guru.
hairgrip
hairgrip
noun
A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
handgrip
handgrip
noun
A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
A grasp or grip; a close struggle.
A handle.
A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
The ability of a person (or other animal with hands) to grip something with a hand.
harpings
harpings
noun
(nautical) The front part of the wales of a vessel, around the bow and fastened to the stem; used to provide protection from the seas.
heelgrip
hirpling
hirpling
verb
present participle of hirple
impinger
impinger
noun
Any of several instruments in which fine particles (dust) in a gas are analysed by blowing them through a jet onto a wetted plate, prior to being counted. Typically used for particle analysis
impregns
impregns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impregn
impugner
impugner
noun
One who impugns; one who opposes or contradicts.
ingroups
ingroups
noun
plural of ingroup
insperge
isograph
isograph
noun
(sociolinguistics) A line indicating the geographical boundaries within which a particular feature of a written script is used.
jeropiga
jeropiga
noun
A liqueur made from partially fermented malt or wine, found mainly in Portugal.
kopfring
laspring
laspring
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A smolt, or young salmon.
lipogram
lipogram
noun
(literature) A word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols.
paginary
paginary
adj
Synonym of paginal
pagurian
pagurids
pagurids
noun
plural of pagurid
pagurine
paguroid
paguroid
noun
Any hermit crab of the superfamily Paguroidea
pairings
pairings
noun
plural of pairing
palpiger
palpiger
noun
(zoology) The portion of the labium that bears the palpi in insects.
panurgic
panurgic
adj
Skilled in all kinds of work.
papering
papering
noun
(law) A technique of boycotting a judge by the Public Defender's Office by filing a request for a different judge in every case assigned to this judge.
Wallpaper.
verb
present participle of paper
paradigm
paradigm
noun
(linguistics) A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.
A pattern, a way of doing something, especially (now often derogatory) a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
An example serving as the model for such a pattern.
parading
parading
noun
The act of one who parades.
verb
present participle of parade
parawing
parawing
noun
Synonym of Rogallo wing
parching
parching
adj
Causing something or someone to parch; extremely drying.
Very thirsty; parched.
noun
The condition of being parched; absolute dryness.
The process of parching or roasting something, such as corn.
verb
present participle of parch
parergic
pargings
pargings
noun
plural of parging.
pariglin
parkings
parkings
noun
plural of parking
paroling
paroling
verb
present participle of parole
parridge
parrying
parrying
noun
The act of one who parries.
verb
present participle of parry
parsings
parsings
noun
plural of parsing
partigen
partings
partings
noun
plural of parting
partying
partying
verb
present participle of party
patridge
patridge
noun
(now dialectal) Alternative form of partridge
pearling
pearling
noun
The process by which grain is pearled.
The voyage of hunting for pearls.
verb
present participle of pearl
pedigree
pedigree
adj
Having a pedigree.
Purebred.
noun
(uncountable) Good breeding or ancestry.
A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.
The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.
verb
(transitive) To determine the pedigree of (an animal).
peerling
peignoir
peignoir
noun
A cape worn to protect the clothes at the barbers / hairdressers
A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear
pelargic
pelargic
adj
(rare) Relating to the stork (bird).
perching
perching
noun
(textiles) Inspection of cloth before finishing.
The act of something that perches.
verb
present participle of perch
peregrin
peregrin
noun
Obsolete form of peregrine.
pergamic
periergy
periergy
noun
Excessive caution or diligence.
perigeal
perigeal
adj
Relating to the perigee.
perigean
perigean
adj
Pertaining to the perigee.
perigees
perigees
noun
plural of perigee
perigeum
perigeum
noun
Archaic form of perigee.
perigone
perigone
noun
(botany) perianth
(zoology) A sac surrounding the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.
In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower.
perigons
perigons
noun
plural of perigon
perigord
perigune
perigyny
perigyny
noun
(botany) The quality of being perigynous.
periling
periling
verb
present participle of peril
periwigs
periwigs
noun
plural of periwig
pershing
perugian
perugian
Adjective
Pertaining to Perugia.
Noun
A native or resident of Perugia.
perugino
perusing
perusing
noun
A process of studying something carefully.
verb
present participle of peruse
petering
petering
verb
present participle of peter
phrasing
phrasing
noun
The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.
verb
present participle of phrase
phrygian
phrygian
Adjective
Of or relating to Phrygia, its people or their culture.
In the Phrygian language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Phrygia.
Proper noun
The language of the Phrygian people.
Phrygian mode
phrygium
picogram
picogram
noun
A unit of mass equal to 0.000 000 000 001 grams. Symbol: pg
piercing
piercing
adj
Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating.
Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.
Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
noun
A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it.
An item of jewellery designed to be fitted through a piercing (sense 2).