An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
antespring
apiologies
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologizes
apologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apologize
appendages
appendages
noun
plural of appendage
appetising
appetising
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
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
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
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
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
compagnies
crispening
crispening
verb
present participle of crispen
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
depressing
depressing
adj
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
Causing depression or sadness.
verb
present participle of depress
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
desponding
desponding
adj
That causes despondency; disheartening.
noun
A feeling or expression of despondency.
verb
present participle of despond
desponsage
desponsage
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of betrothal
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
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
dispelling
dispelling
verb
present participle of dispel
dispending
dispending
verb
present participle of dispend
dispensing
dispensing
noun
The act by which something is dispensed or served out.
verb
present participle of dispense
dispergate
disperiwig
dispersing
dispersing
verb
present participle of disperse
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
ensignship
ensignship
noun
The state or rank of an ensign.
ensphering
ensphering
verb
present participle of ensphere
epexegeses
epexegeses
noun
plural of epexegesis
epexegesis
epexegesis
noun
(rhetoric) An additional explanation or explanatory material.
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
epigenesis
epigenesis
noun
(biology) The theory that an organism develops by differentiation from an unstructured egg rather than by simple enlarging of something preformed.
(geology) Changes in the mineral content of rock after its formation.
epiglottis
epiglottis
noun
(anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
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
espiglerie
espionages
espionages
noun
plural of espionage
exophagous
exophagous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to exophagy.
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
expressage
expressage
noun
The fee for carrying a parcel by express.
expressing
expressing
adj
(biochemistry) That translates or transcribes nucleic acid.
verb
present participle of express
expurgates
expurgates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expurgate
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fingerspin
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
gaspereaus
gaspergous
gaspergous
noun
plural of gaspergou
gasteropod
gasteropod
noun
Alternative form of gastropod
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
gastropore
gastropore
noun
A pore, in a hydrozoan coral, containing a gastrozooid
gaugership
gaugership
noun
The rank or office of a gauger.
gemmipares
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
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.
geophilous
geophilous
adj
(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.
(phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements to a class of fungi.
Fruiting underground.
Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails.
geophysics
geophysics
noun
A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
geothlypis
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
gingersnap
gingersnap
noun
A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger.
gipsyesque
gloeocapsa
glossopode
glossotype
glossotype
noun
A particular phonetic writing system.
glumpiness
glumpiness
noun
The quality of being glumpy.
glycopexis
gobstopper
gobstopper
noun
A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
gonosphere
gospellike
gospellike
adj
(Christianity) Like a proper Christian; according to the gospel.
(music) Similar to gospel music.
gossampine
gossipries
gossipries
noun
plural of gossipry
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
gravipause
grieveship
grippiness
grippiness
noun
(Scotland) Stinginess, miserliness.
The state, quality, or condition of being affected by or feeling as if one had the grippe (influenza).
The state, quality, or condition of being grippy.
grumpiness
grumpiness
noun
The state, or act, of being grumpy.
guideposts
guideposts
noun
plural of guidepost
guidership
gunnership
gunnership
noun
The office or role of a gunner.
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gymnosperm
gymnosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary.
gymnospore
gymnospore
noun
A type of spore that does not have a protective envelope, especially one not produced in a sporangium
gypsyesque
gypsyesque
adj
Synonym of gypsyish
gyroscopes
gyroscopes
noun
plural of gyroscope
hagioscope
hagioscope
noun
(architecture) A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar.
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.
hempstring
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
hiphuggers
hiphuggers
noun
Jeans which have a tight waistline.
hopperings
hopperings
noun
The gravel that remains in the hopper of a cradle while panning for gold.
hygroscope
hygroscope
noun
An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity
hypalgesia
hypalgesia
noun
Alternative form of hypoalgesia
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
hypogenous
hypogenous
adj
(botany) Produced or growing on the undersurface.
hypogeusia
hypogeusia
noun
Reduced sense of taste
hypogynies
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
impressing
impressing
verb
present participle of impress
impresting
impresting
verb
present participle of imprest
inspeaking
inspecting
inspecting
noun
An act of inspection.
verb
present participle of inspect
insphering
insphering
verb
present participle of insphere
insweeping
judgeships
judgeships
noun
plural of judgeship
kiplingese
kiplingese
Noun
Language characteristic of the writer (1865-1936), characterised by realism, jingoism, etc.
kriegspiel
kriegspiel
noun
A board game used to train military tactics and strategy.
A variant of chess in which the player cannot see their opponent's pieces.
lagniappes
lagniappes
noun
plural of lagniappe.
legateship
legateship
noun
The office or authority of a legate.
lifespring
lifespring
noun
A spring or source of life.
lipogenous
lipperings
logopedics
logopedics
noun
The study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.