(botany) Any member of the grass genus Andropogon.
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
dapperling
dapperling
noun
(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
depressing
depressing
adj
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
Causing depression or sadness.
verb
present participle of depress
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
disparting
disparting
verb
present participle of dispart
dispersing
dispersing
verb
present participle of disperse
disporting
disporting
noun
The act of one who disports.
verb
present participle of disport
disprizing
disprizing
verb
present participle of disprize
disproving
disproving
verb
present participle of disprove
disrupting
disrupting
adj
That disrupts; disruptive.
verb
present participle of disrupt
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
droopingly
droopingly
adv
In a drooping manner.
droppingly
droppingly
adv
In drops; one drop at a time.
bit by bit; one at a time
endophragm
flapdragon
flapdragon
noun
A game in which the players snatch raisins out of burning brandy and swallow them blazing.
Any of the raisins in this game.
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
goldenpert
goldenpert
noun
The plant Gratiola aurea, the golden hedgehyssop.
grandpappy
grandpappy
noun
(informal) grandfather.
groundplot
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
handspring
handspring
noun
A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
handygripe
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.
jeoparding
jeoparding
verb
present participle of jeopard
lipreading
lipreading
noun
The act of reading lips.
verb
present participle of lipread
paradingly
paradingly
adv
Like a parade; ostentatiously; triumphantly.
pedicuring
pedicuring
verb
present participle of pedicure
pendergast
peroxiding
peroxiding
verb
present participle of peroxide
perpending
perpending
verb
present participle of perpend
persuading
persuading
noun
An act of persuasion.
verb
present participle of persuade
phryganeid
phryganeid
noun
(zoology) Any caddis fly belonging to the family Phryganeidae.
pignorated
pignorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pignorate
pinnigrada
pinnigrade
pinnigrade
noun
(zoology) An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve as paddles.
placarding
placarding
verb
present participle of placard
playground
playground
noun
(figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.
(outdoors) A large open space for children to play on, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
plunderage
plunderage
noun
(maritime law) The embezzlement of goods on shipboard.
plundering
plundering
noun
The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.
verb
present participle of plunder
podarginae
pollarding
pollarding
verb
present participle of pollard
ponderling
poniarding
poniarding
verb
present participle of poniard
portending
portending
verb
present participle of portend
prebidding
prebinding
prebinding
verb
present participle of prebind
preceeding
precluding
precluding
verb
present participle of preclude
predealing
predefying
predenying
predicting
predicting
verb
present participle of predict
predrawing
predriving
preengaged
preengaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preengage
preevading
pregladden
preglenoid
preglenoid
adj
(anatomy) in front of the glenoid fossa
pregrading
preguiding
preholding
preindulge
prejudging
prejudging
verb
present participle of prejudge
premolding
premolding
verb
present participle of premold
prepending
prepending
noun
The act by which something is prepended.
verb
present participle of prepend
pretending
pretending
noun
The act of imagining; make-believe
verb
present participle of pretend
probonding
proceeding
proceeding
noun
(always in plural) A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.
(law) Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.
A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction
An event or happening; something that happens
Progress or movement from one thing to another.
The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction
verb
present participle of proceed
pronograde
pronograde
adj
(zoology) Walking with the length of the body parallel to the ground.
propaganda
propaganda
noun
A concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people.
propending
propending
verb
present participle of propend
propoganda
propoganda
noun
Misspelling of propaganda.
protending
protending
verb
present participle of protend
protruding
protruding
verb
present participle of protrude
pundigrion
pyramiding
pyramiding
noun
(finance) Synonym of pyramid trading
A form of tax evasion in which an employer that withholds payroll taxes from employees intentionally fails to remit those withholdings to the taxing authority, often then filing for bankruptcy to repeat the fraud under a new name.
A shell deformity in captive turtles, leading to a pyramid shape underlying each scute.
The practice of an athlete progressively increasing the dosage of an illicit drug to a maximum, and then progressively lowering it, between competitions so as to reduce the chances of being caught.
verb
present participle of pyramid
readapting
readapting
verb
present participle of readapt
readopting
readopting
verb
present participle of readopt
repeddling
repeddling
verb
present participle of repeddle
repleading
repleading
verb
present participle of replead
repledging
repledging
verb
present participle of repledge
responding
responding
noun
response
verb
present participle of respond
snapdragon
snapdragon
noun
(countable) Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum, with showy yellow, white or red flowers.
(uncountable) A game in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; the substance snatched and eaten during the playing of the game; the vessel used for the game.
spiderling
spiderling
noun
An immature spider.
Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Boerhavia.
spinigrade
spinigrade
adj
(zoology) Moving by means of spines.
spraddling
spraddling
verb
present participle of spraddle
spreadings
spreadings
noun
plural of spreading
springdale
springhead
springhead
noun
(figuratively) A source.
A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.
The source of a natural spring.
springtide
springtide
noun
(literary, poetic) The springtime.
Alternative spelling of spring tide.
springwood
springwood
noun
The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
superdying
torpedoing
torpedoing
noun
The act of firing a torpedo.
verb
present participle of torpedo
undergrope
undripping
undrooping
undrooping
adj
Not drooping.
ungrappled
ungrappled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ungrapple
unpargeted
unpargeted
adj
Not pargeted.
unpoignard
unpresaged
unpresaged
adj
Not presaged.
upbraiding
upbraiding
adj
Reproachful; chiding; censorious.
noun
An instance of severe criticism or rebuke.
verb
present participle of upbraid
upfingered
uphoarding
uphoarding
verb
present participle of uphoard
wingspread
wingspread
noun
The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.