Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agomphosis
agomphosis
Noun
Looseness of the teeth.
agriotypus
alongships
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiospasm
angiospasm
noun
(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
antespring
aphorising
aphorising
verb
present participle of aphorise
apiologies
apiologist
apiologist
noun
A person who studies apiology, the science of bees and honey-making.
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologists
apologists
noun
plural of apologist
apologizes
apologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apologize
appanagist
appanagist
noun
A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.
appendages
appendages
noun
plural of appendage
appetising
appetising
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
appraising
appraising
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) Alternative form of apprising
verb
present participle of appraise
areopagist
asparagine
asparagine
Noun
A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
aspergilla
aspergilli
aspergilli
noun
plural of aspergillus
asphalting
asphalting
noun
An application of asphalt.
verb
present participle of asphalt
aspirating
aspirating
verb
present participle of aspirate
aspiringly
aspiringly
adv
In an aspiring manner.
astrograph
astrograph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope designed and used for astronomical photography.
attapulgus
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
barographs
barographs
noun
plural of barograph
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
bespangles
bespangles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespangle
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
biophagism
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
campagnols
campagnols
noun
plural of campagnol
caponising
caponising
verb
present participle of caponise
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
collapsing
collapsing
verb
present participle of collapse
compagnies
compassing
compassing
adj
(shipbuilding) curved; bent
noun
(dated) The forming of plots or schemes; machination.
verb
present participle of compass
daugavpils
daugavpils
Proper noun
A city in Latvia on the Western Dvina (Daugava) river.
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
desponsage
desponsage
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of betrothal
diapausing
diapausing
adj
Undergoing a diapause
diaphragms
diaphragms
noun
plural of diaphragm
disparaged
disparaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disparage
disparager
disparager
noun
One who disparages.
disparages
disparages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disparage
disparting
disparting
verb
present participle of dispart
dispergate
displacing
displacing
verb
present participle of displace
displaying
displaying
verb
present participle of display
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drosograph
dysgraphia
dysgraphia
noun
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.
eigenspace
eigenspace
noun
(linear algebra) The linear subspace consisting of all eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue, together with the zero vector.
empennages
empennages
noun
plural of empennage
enclasping
enclasping
verb
present participle of enclasp
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
escaloping
escapingly
escapology
escapology
noun
(figurative) Escape from a difficult situation.
The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.
esophageal
esophageal
adj
Of or pertaining to the esophagus.
esophagean
esophagean
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to a oesophagus; esophageal.
esophagism
espionages
espionages
noun
plural of espionage
exophagous
exophagous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to exophagy.
expressage
expressage
noun
The fee for carrying a parcel by express.
expurgates
expurgates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expurgate
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
gallipolis
gallipolis
Proper noun
a chartered village in Ohio, USA
gangplanks
gangplanks
noun
plural of gangplank
gasparillo
gaspereaus
gaspergous
gaspergous
noun
plural of gaspergou
gaspinsula
gasteropod
gasteropod
noun
Alternative form of gastropod
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
gastropoda
gastropods
gastropods
noun
plural of gastropod
gastropore
gastropore
noun
A pore, in a hydrozoan coral, containing a gastrozooid
gastrosoph
gastrosoph
noun
Synonym of gastrosopher
gaugership
gaugership
noun
The rank or office of a gauger.
gemmipares
genyplasty
genyplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the cheek
geophagies
geophagism
geophagism
noun
The act or habit of eating earth.
geophagist
geophagist
noun
One who eats earth, clay, chalk, etc.
geophagous
geophagous
adj
Eating earth.
gingersnap
gingersnap
noun
A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger.
gloeocapsa
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
gomphiasis
gomphiasis
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A disease of the teeth that causes them to loosen and fall out of their sockets.
gossampine
grapestalk
grapestone
grapestone
noun
(geology) A botryolite or other cluster of sand-sized grains cemented together shortly after deposition to form a botryoidal clump.
A seed of the grape.
grapevines
grapevines
noun
plural of grapevine
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
graspingly
graspingly
adv
In a grasping manner.
gravipause
gunmanship
gunmanship
noun
The art or skill of using a gun.
gymnoplast
gymnoplast
noun
(biology) A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope, such as a white blood corpuscle.
gypsophila
gypsophila
noun
Any of the many flowering plants of the genus Gypsophila, which have a profusion of small pink or white flowers.
gypsoplast
gypsoplast
noun
A cast taken in plaster of Paris, or in white lime.
hagioscope
hagioscope
noun
(architecture) A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar.
hairspring
hairspring
noun
A spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch.
handspring
handspring
noun
A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
happenings
happenings
noun
plural of happening
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
holographs
holographs
noun
plural of holograph
homographs
homographs
noun
plural of homograph
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hygroplasm
hygroplasm
noun
(biology, archaic) The fluid portion of the cell protoplasm, in opposition to stereoplasm, the solid or insoluble portion.
hypalgesia
hypalgesia
noun
Alternative form of hypoalgesia
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
hypogeusia
hypogeusia
noun
Reduced sense of taste
hypostigma
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
inclasping
inclasping
verb
present participle of inclasp
inspanning
inspanning
verb
present participle of inspan
inspeaking
isographic
isographic
adj
Of or pertaining to isography.
lagniappes
lagniappes
noun
plural of lagniappe.
lagopodous
lastspring
legateship
legateship
noun
The office or authority of a legate.
logansport
magnascope
magnascope
noun
A large optical instrument used to get a close-up of small objects.
mainspring
mainspring
noun
(figuratively) The most important reason for, or element of, something.
(horology) The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling.
margaropus
mastigopod
mastigopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) A member of the Mastigopoda (protozoans which possess cilia or flagella).
megalopsia
megalopsia
noun
macropsia
megaparsec
megaparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to a million parsecs
megaphones
megaphones
noun
plural of megaphone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of megaphone