Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
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.
pendergast
persuading
persuading
noun
An act of persuasion.
verb
present participle of persuade
spinigrade
spinigrade
adj
(zoology) Moving by means of spines.
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.
unpresaged
unpresaged
adj
Not presaged.
wingspread
wingspread
noun
The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.