Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agriotypus
antespring
apiologist
apiologist
noun
A person who studies apiology, the science of bees and honey-making.
apologists
apologists
noun
plural of apologist
appanagist
appanagist
noun
A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.
appetising
appetising
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
areopagist
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
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
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
disparting
disparting
verb
present participle of dispart
dispergate
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
expurgates
expurgates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expurgate
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
genyplasty
genyplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the cheek
geophagist
geophagist
noun
One who eats earth, clay, chalk, etc.
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
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.
gymnoplast
gymnoplast
noun
(biology) A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope, such as a white blood corpuscle.
gypsoplast
gypsoplast
noun
A cast taken in plaster of Paris, or in white lime.
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
hypostigma
lastspring
legateship
legateship
noun
The office or authority of a legate.
logansport
mastigopod
mastigopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) A member of the Mastigopoda (protozoans which possess cilia or flagella).
misparting
misparting
verb
present participle of mispart
omophagist
omophagist
noun
One who eats raw meat.
osteophage
outpassing
outpassing
verb
present participle of outpass
outshaping
outshaping
verb
present participle of outshape
paganistic
paganistic
adj
Involving or resembling paganism.
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
paragaster
paragaster
noun
(zoology) The cavity of the sac of a sponge.
paragnaths
paragnaths
noun
plural of paragnath
paralogist
paralogist
noun
One who makes fallacious arguments or draws illogical conclusions.
parentages
parentages
noun
plural of parentage
partridges
partridges
noun
plural of partridge
pastilling
pastorling
patronages
patronages
noun
plural of patronage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patronage
patterings
patterings
noun
plural of pattering
peastaking
pedagogist
pedagogist
noun
A pedagogical teacher
pendergast
pentagrams
pentagrams
noun
plural of pentagram
petrissage
petrissage
noun
(massage) A form of massage involving kneading or wringing the skin with one's fingers, knuckles and thumbs.
phalangist
phalangist
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Phalangist
phantasmag
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
piatigorsk
pistolgram
pistolgram
noun
(historical) Synonym of pistolgraph
plagiarist
plagiarist
noun
One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief
plastering
plastering
noun
A covering of plaster; plasterwork.
The act or process of overlaying with plaster.
verb
present participle of plaster
plastogamy
plastogamy
noun
Synonym of plasmogamy
plastogene
plastogene
noun
(genetics) The equivalent of a simple gene in plastids
plattsburg
playthings
playthings
noun
plural of plaything
podgoritsa
polygamist
polygamist
noun
One who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.
postdating
postdating
noun
(lexicography) A later citation of a lexical item.
verb
present participle of postdate
postgenial
practising
practising
noun
The act of one who practises.
verb
present participle of practise
pragmatics
pragmatics
noun
(linguistics, translation studies) The study of the use of language in a social context.
plural of pragmatic
pragmatism
pragmatism
noun
(philosophy) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.
(politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
The habit of interfering in other people's affairs; meddlesomeness.
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.
pragmatist
pragmatist
adj
(politics) Advocating pragmatism.
noun
(linguistics) one who studies pragmatics.
(politics) An advocate of pragmatism.
One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism.
One who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who is willing to ignore their ideals to accomplish goals.
One who belongs to the philosophic school of pragmatism; one who holds that the meaning of beliefs are the actions they entail, and that the truth of those beliefs consist in the actions they entail successfully leading a believer to their goals.
prattsburg
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
pregustant
presagient
prestating
prestorage
prestorage
adj
Prior to storage.
pretasting
pretasting
verb
present participle of pretaste
programist
programist
noun
Alternative form of programmist
propagates
propagates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of propagate
protagoras
protostega
ptarmigans
ptarmigans
noun
plural of ptarmigan
purgations
purgations
noun
plural of purgation
purgatives
purgatives
noun
plural of purgative
pyatigorsk
pyatigorsk
Proper noun
spa city in south-Stavropol krai, administrative center of the of Russia
pythagoras
reportages
reportages
noun
plural of reportage
restamping
restamping
noun
The act of stamping something again.
verb
present participle of restamp
sampaguita
scapegoats
scapegoats
noun
plural of scapegoat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scapegoat
scatophagy
scatophagy
noun
Synonym of coprophagy
scotograph
scotograph
noun
(obsolete, rare) An instrument for writing in the dark, or by the blind.
(occultism) An image of a ghost or other apparition appearing on unexposed film.
(photography, obsolete, rare) An impression made on a photographic plate by a radioactive substance without the intervention of any opaque object other than the screen of the plate.
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
septangled
septuagint
septuagint
noun
(now rare) A group of 70 people or a collection of 70 things.
spaewright
spaghettis
spaghettis
noun
plural of spaghetti
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spaghetti
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
spoliating
spoliating
verb
present participle of spoliate
sporangite
sprattling
sprattling
verb
present participle of sprattle
springhalt
springhalt
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of stringhalt.
springtail
springtail
noun
Any of various wingless hexapods, of the subclass Collembola, with spring-like legs.
springtrap
stampeding
stampeding
verb
present participle of stampede
stauropgia
steatopyga
steatopyga
noun
(archaic) A remarkable accretion of fat upon the buttocks of Africans of certain tribes, especially Khoekhoe women.
steatopygy
steepgrass
steganopod
steganopod
noun
(zoology) Any of the Steganopodes.
stenograph
stenograph
noun
A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand.
A shorthand character.
A stenography machine.
verb
To write or report in stenographic characters.
stigmatypy
stigmatypy
noun
(printing, historical) A technique of printing with points, consisting of their arrangement in pictures.
straightup
stuprating
stuprating
verb
present participle of stuprate
stylograph
stylograph
noun
A fountain pen that has a thin hollow tube or needle instead of a nib, and which releases ink when pressed against the paper.
sugarplate
sulphating
sulphating
verb
present participle of sulphate
supergiant
supergiant
noun
(astronomy) A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses.
supergrant
superstage
supinating
supinating
verb
present participle of supinate
tapestring
telegraphs
telegraphs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of telegraph