(games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.
Encrypted text.
gamotropic
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
hempstring
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
imprinting
imprinting
noun
(psychology, ethology) Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.
verb
present participle of imprint
metagraphy
metagraphy
noun
(art, countable) metagraphics; hypergraphy
(linguistics, uncountable) Symbolism that has no counterpart in speech.
(obsolete, rare, uncountable) Synonym of transliteration
metaphragm
meteograph
misparting
misparting
verb
present participle of mispart
multigraph
multigraph
noun
(graph theory) A set V (whose elements are called vertices or nodes), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements (called an edge or line) is a cardinality-two multisubset of V.
(graph theory, less commonly) A set V (as before), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements is a cardinality-two subset of V.
(historical, printing) A combined rotary typesetting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
(linguistics) A specific sequence of letters treated as a (phonemic) unit.
verb
(historical, transitive) To print using a multigraph machine.
palatogram
palatogram
noun
An image produced by palatography
paramagnet
paramagnet
noun
(physics) Any paramagnetic material
peltmonger
peltmonger
noun
A dealer in pelts (animal skins).
pentagrams
pentagrams
noun
plural of pentagram
permeating
permeating
verb
present participle of permeate
permitting
permitting
noun
An act or instance of permitting something.
verb
present participle of permit
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
pigmentary
pigmentary
adj
Of a colour, produced by pigments.
Of or pertaining to pigment.
pistolgram
pistolgram
noun
(historical) Synonym of pistolgraph
plegometer
plegometer
noun
(historical) A device for measuring the force of a blow or stroke.
pragmatica
pragmatics
pragmatics
noun
(linguistics, translation studies) The study of the use of language in a social context.
plural of pragmatic
pragmatism
pragmatism
noun
(philosophy) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.
(politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
The habit of interfering in other people's affairs; meddlesomeness.
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.
pragmatist
pragmatist
adj
(politics) Advocating pragmatism.
noun
(linguistics) one who studies pragmatics.
(politics) An advocate of pragmatism.
One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism.
One who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who is willing to ignore their ideals to accomplish goals.
One who belongs to the philosophic school of pragmatism; one who holds that the meaning of beliefs are the actions they entail, and that the truth of those beliefs consist in the actions they entail successfully leading a believer to their goals.
pragmatize
pragmatize
verb
(intransitive) To behave in a pragmatic manner; to focus on the material or practical rather than abstractions.
(intransitive) To consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact; to materialize.
preempting
preempting
verb
present participle of preempt
premiating
premiating
verb
present participle of premiate
programist
programist
noun
Alternative form of programmist
promptings
promptings
noun
plural of prompting
promulgate
promulgate
verb
(transitive) To make known or public.
(transitive) To put into effect as a regulation.
prostigmin
protegulum
ptarmigans
ptarmigans
noun
plural of ptarmigan
pteropegum
pterygiums
pterygodum
pumpwright
ramparting
ramparting
verb
present participle of rampart
restamping
restamping
noun
The act of stamping something again.
verb
present participle of restamp
rhegmatype
rhegmatypy
springtime
springtime
noun
The season of spring, between winter and summer.
tomography
tomography
noun
Imaging by sections or sectioning.
trapmaking
trapmaking
noun
The manufacture of traps.
triumphing
triumphing
noun
A display of triumph.
verb
present participle of triumph
trumpeting
trumpeting
noun
(mining) A channel cut behind the brick lining of a shaft.