(dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
appetising
appetising
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
appetizing
appetizing
adj
(by extension) Appealing or enticing.
That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.
noun
any food traditionally eaten with a bagel, as an accompaniment, topping or filling; including dairy products and pareve but not meat
verb
present participle of appetize
apterygial
apterygial
adj
(zoology) That lacks limbs, fins or wings.
areopagist
areopagite
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
attempting
attempting
verb
present participle of attempt
bepainting
bepainting
verb
present participle of bepaint
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
centupling
centupling
verb
present participle of centuple
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
completing
completing
verb
present participle of complete
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
depainting
depainting
verb
present participle of depaint
depilating
depilating
verb
present participle of depilate
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deputizing
deputizing
verb
present participle of deputize
diplotegia
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
dispergate
egypticity
eightpenny
eightpenny
adj
Having a value or cost of eightpence.
encrypting
encrypting
verb
present participle of encrypt
entrapping
entrapping
verb
present participle of entrap
epexegetic
epexegetic
adj
Serving as an epexegesis or as epexegeses.
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
epigenetic
epigenetic
adj
(genetics) Of or relating to epigenetics.
(genetics, mineralogy) Of or relating to epigenesis.
epiglottal
epiglottal
adj
(phonetics) Produced using the epiglottis.
Pertaining to the epiglottis.
noun
(phonetics) An epiglottal consonant.
epiglottic
epiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
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.
epinglette
epinglette
noun
(military) An iron needle for piercing the cartridge of a cannon before priming.
excerpting
excerpting
noun
The act of taking an excerpt.
verb
present participle of excerpt
expediting
expediting
verb
present participle of expedite
explanting
explanting
verb
present participle of explant
exploitage
exploitage
noun
exploitation
exploiting
exploiting
verb
present participle of exploit
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
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.
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
geophagist
geophagist
noun
One who eats earth, clay, chalk, etc.
geopolitic
geopolitic
adj
Alternative form of geopolitical
geopolitik
geothlypis
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
gliderport
gliderport
noun
(aviation) An airport for gliders.
grapefruit
grapefruit
noun
The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of pomelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange.
graphitize
graphitize
verb
To coat with graphite.
To convert to graphite.
grapholite
grapholite
noun
Any species of slate suitable to be written on.
graptolite
graptolite
noun
Any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods.
guideposts
guideposts
noun
plural of guidepost
hempstring
hepatalgia
hepatalgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the liver
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
hepatizing
hepatizing
verb
present participle of hepatize
heptagynia
ignipotent
ignipotent
adj
(poetic) Presiding over fire; fiery.
impinguate
impinguate
verb
(obsolete) To fatten; to make fat.
impregnant
impregnant
adj
(obsolete) Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile.
noun
(obsolete) That which impregnates.
impregnate
impregnate
verb
(intransitive, dated) To become pregnant.
(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.
(transitive) To fertilize.
(transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
(transitive) To saturate, or infuse.
impresting
impresting
verb
present participle of imprest
impugnment
impugnment
noun
The act of impugning, or the state of being impugned.
inspecting
inspecting
noun
An act of inspection.
verb
present participle of inspect
interglyph
interglyph
noun
(architecture) The space between glyphs.
intergroup
intergroup
adj
Taking place between groups, especially between social groups.
noun
(politics) A group of members of the European Parliament of no particular party or committee, to facilitate the exchange of views.
legateship
legateship
noun
The office or authority of a legate.
lightplane
lightplane
noun
A small, lightweight aeroplane.
logotypies
magneoptic
magneoptic
adj
(archaic) magnetooptical
outkeeping
outkeeping
verb
present participle of outkeep
outleaping
outleaping
verb
present participle of outleap
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
outyelping
outyelping
verb
present participle of outyelp
palagonite
palagonite
noun
(mineralogy) A material similar to basalt formed by the action of water on volcanic ash
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
pangenetic
pangenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to pangenesis.
paragonite
paragonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral related to muscovite.
pargetting
pargetting
noun
Alternative form of pargeting
verb
present participle of parget
parqueting
parqueting
verb
present participle of parquet
partnering
partnering
noun
The formation of a partnership.
verb
present participle of partner
partridges
partridges
noun
plural of partridge
pathogenic
pathogenic
adj
(music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
patterings
patterings
noun
plural of pattering
patterning
patterning
noun
(UK, slang, neologism, uncountable) An assault or act of humiliation that is deliberately filmed to be shared on social media.
A pattern; the production of a pattern; the process of forming a pattern.
Emulation, following as a model; frequently with after.
verb
present participle of pattern
peastaking
pectinogen
peculating
peculating
verb
present participle of peculate
pedagogist
pedagogist
noun
A pedagogical teacher
pedologist
pedologist
noun
A scientist who specializes in pedology.
A scientist who studies origins, composition and distribution of soils and the materials from which soils are formed.
A scientist who studies soil as a component of natural systems.
pegmatitic
pegmatitic
adj
Containing or characteristic of pegmatite
pendanting
pennington
pennington
Proper noun
A town in Alabama.
One of two villages in England.
A borough in New Jersey.
A coastal town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
penologist
penologist
noun
A student of, or expert in, penology.
pentagynia
peptogenic
peptogenic
adj
(biochemistry) Producing peptones or pepsin
(medicine) Aiding digestion
perfecting
perfecting
noun
(printing) The process of printing on both sides of the printed-on material during its single pass through the printing press.
verb
present participle of perfect
periegetic
periegetic
adj
(rare) Relating to a periegesis.
permeating
permeating
verb
present participle of permeate
permitting
permitting
noun
An act or instance of permitting something.
verb
present participle of permit
perorating
perorating
verb
present participle of perorate
persisting
persisting
noun
persistence
verb
present participle of persist
perstringe
perstringe
verb
(now archaic or literary) To censure; criticize.
pertaining
pertaining
noun
Something that pertains; an appurtenance.
verb
present participle of pertain
perturbing
perturbing
verb
present participle of perturb
perverting
perverting
verb
present participle of pervert
petitgrain
petitgrain
noun
An essential oil that is extracted from the green twigs of the bitter orange plant.
petnapping
petnapping
noun
The abduction of a pet
verb
present participle of petnap
petrifying
petrifying
adj
Causing immense fear; extremely scary
verb
present participle of petrify
petrissage
petrissage
noun
(massage) A form of massage involving kneading or wringing the skin with one's fingers, knuckles and thumbs.
petrogenic
petrogenic
adj
(of hydrocarbons etc) Produced by the incomplete combustion of petroleum
Of or pertaining to the formation of rock.
petrolling
petrologic
petrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to petrology.
phalangite
phalangite
noun
(historical) Specifically, a pikeman fighting in a Macedonian phalanx, armed with a two-handed pike and using a smaller shield than the hoplite's aspis.
(obsolete) A soldier belonging to a phalanx.
philogeant
philtering
philtering
verb
present participle of philter
phlegmatic
phlegmatic
adj
(archaic) Abounding in phlegm.
Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
noun
One who has a phlegmatic disposition.
phlegmiest
phlegmiest
adj
superlative form of phlegmy: most phlegmy
phlogopite
phlogopite
noun
(mineralogy) A mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator
phosgenite
phosgenite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
photogenic
photogenic
adj
Generated or caused by light.
Looking good when photographed.
Producing or emitting light, luminescent.
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
phytogenic
phytogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to natural growth promoters used as animal feed additives.
pigeonfoot
pigeonfoot
noun
The dovesfoot geranium (Geranium molle).
pigeontail
pigmentary
pigmentary
adj
Of a colour, produced by pigments.
Of or pertaining to pigment.
pigmenting
pigmenting
verb
present participle of pigment
pigmentize
pigmentose
pignorated
pignorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pignorate
pigsticked
pigsticker
pigsticker
noun
(UK, India) A horse well-suited to hunt wild boar.
(UK, India) A hunter of wild boar.
(US, dialect) A sled with a pointed front.
A large knife, used as a weapon.
A pork butcher.
A spike bayonet
pinguitude
pinguitude
noun
fatness; obesity; the process of growing fat
pisteology
pisteology
noun
(philosophy, rare) The science or study of faith.
plagionite
plagionite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, lead, and sulfur.
plastering
plastering
noun
A covering of plaster; plasterwork.
The act or process of overlaying with plaster.
verb
present participle of plaster
plateauing
plateauing
verb
present participle of plateau
plummeting
plummeting
verb
present participle of plummet
poetiising
polygenist
polygenist
noun
One who maintains that animals of the same species are descended from more than one original pair.