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springhead
springhead
noun
(figuratively) A source.
A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.
The source of a natural spring.
springhope
springiest
springiest
adj
superlative form of springy: most springy
springless
springless
adj
Without a spring or springs (bouncing motion, engineering component, etc).
Without the season of spring.
springlike
springlike
adj
(chiefly of the weather) Typical of spring (the season).
Resembling a spring (coiled-shaped usually metal object).
springtide
springtide
noun
(literary, poetic) The springtime.
Alternative spelling of spring tide.
springtime
springtime
noun
The season of spring, between winter and summer.
springvale
spurgalled
spurgalled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spurgall
spurgewort
spurgewort
noun
Any euphorbiaceous plant.
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
sputtering
sputtering
noun
A noise that sputters.
The ejection of atoms from the surface of a solid or liquid following bombardment with ions, atoms or molecules; used to prepare a thin layer of material on an object.
verb
present participle of sputter
spyglasses
spyglasses
noun
plural of spyglass
stampeding
stampeding
verb
present participle of stampede
steatopyga
steatopyga
noun
(archaic) A remarkable accretion of fat upon the buttocks of Africans of certain tribes, especially Khoekhoe women.
steatopygy
steepening
steepening
noun
The process of becoming steeper.
verb
present participle of steepen
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.
stoppering
stoppering
verb
present participle of stopper
stupefying
stupefying
adj
That causes stupefaction.
verb
present participle of stupefy
subpackage
subpackage
noun
(object-oriented programming) A package situated hierarchically below another package.
A physical package contained within another package.
verb
(transitive) To place (an object) in a package which is itself inside a package.
subpassage
subpassage
noun
The passage (movement) of a strain of microorganism through the gut of an animal in order to increase its virulence
subpenaing
subpenaing
verb
present participle of subpena
sugarplate
sulphurage
supercargo
supercargo
noun
An officer on board a merchant ship who has charge of the cargo and its turnover (or the senior of two if one has two, the other being the subcargo; usually historical, since nowadays a person with such a job would remain on shore).
superdying
supergiant
supergiant
noun
(astronomy) A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses.
supergrant
supergroup
supergroup
noun
(geology) A sequence of groups of formations that compose a coherent unit.
(mathematics) The group to which a subgroup belongs.
(music) A group of musicians, each a star of another band (especially in rock music).
(physics) A generalization of groups, used in the study of supersymmetry.
(telecommunications) In the L-carrier system, a multiplexed group of channel groups.
superlying
superlying
verb
present participle of superlie
superregal
superregal
adj
(rare) More than regal; worthy of one greater than a king.
superstage
supertight
supertight
adj
Extremely tight.
supertough
supertough
adj
Exceptionally tough.
superwager
supralegal
surgeproof
surgeproof
adj
Resistant to electrical surges.
surplusage
surplusage
noun
(finance) A greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant amounts to.
(law) Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and may be rejected.
(now rare) A surplus; a superabundance.
suspecting
suspecting
verb
present participle of suspect
suspending
suspending
verb
present participle of suspend
sweepingly
sweepingly
adv
In an encompassing manner.
tapestring
telegraphs
telegraphs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of telegraph
tempesting
tempesting
verb
present participle of tempest
tetraspgia
tightropes
tightropes
noun
plural of tightrope
topologies
topologies
noun
plural of topology
typeseting
typologies
typologies
noun
plural of typology
unglimpsed
unglimpsed
adj
Not glimpsed.
unpleasing
unpleasing
adj
Not pleasing; unpleasant.
unpresaged
unpresaged
adj
Not presaged.
unreposing
unreposing
adj
Not resting.
unsleeping
unsleeping
adj
(figurative) Remaining constantly alert.
Not sleeping.
Remaining constantly active.
verb
past participle of unsleep
unspangled
unspangled
adj
Not spangled.
unspeaking
unspeaking
adj
Mute, unable to speak for physical or psychological reasons.
Silent, not talking.
verb
present participle of unspeak
unspelling
unspelling
verb
present participle of unspell
unspending
unspending
verb
present participle of unspend
unsphering
unsphering
verb
present participle of unsphere
unstepping
unstepping
verb
present participle of unstep
upstepping
upstepping
verb
present participle of upstep
upstruggle
upsurgence
upsweeping
upsweeping
verb
present participle of upsweep
upswelling
upswelling
noun
That which upswells.
verb
present participle of upswell
vergership
vergership
noun
An appointment as verger.
wellspring
wellspring
noun
(figurative) A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource.
The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.
whispering
whispering
adj
associated with whispers
that whispers
noun
Something that is whispered; gossip; a rumor.
verb
present participle of whisper
wingspread
wingspread
noun
The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.
zygopteris
zygosphene
zygosphene
noun
(anatomy) A median process on the front part of the neural arch of the vertebrae of most snakes and some lizards, which fits into a fossa called the zygantrum on the back part of the arch in front
zygosphere
zygosphere
noun
(botany) A plant's gamete which can form a zygospore by uniting with a similar one.