Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agriotypus
antespring
apiologist
apiologist
noun
A person who studies apiology, the science of bees and honey-making.
apologists
apologists
noun
plural of apologist
appanagist
appanagist
noun
A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.
appetising
appetising
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
areopagist
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
asphalting
asphalting
noun
An application of asphalt.
verb
present participle of asphalt
aspirating
aspirating
verb
present participle of aspirate
astrograph
astrograph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope designed and used for astronomical photography.
attapulgus
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
composting
composting
verb
present participle of compost
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
disparting
disparting
verb
present participle of dispart
dispergate
disporting
disporting
noun
The act of one who disports.
verb
present participle of disport
disrupting
disrupting
adj
That disrupts; disruptive.
verb
present participle of disrupt
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
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.
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
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.
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
gasteropod
gasteropod
noun
Alternative form of gastropod
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
gastropoda
gastropods
gastropods
noun
plural of gastropod
gastropore
gastropore
noun
A pore, in a hydrozoan coral, containing a gastrozooid
gastrosoph
gastrosoph
noun
Synonym of gastrosopher
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
genyplasty
genyplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the cheek
geophagist
geophagist
noun
One who eats earth, clay, chalk, etc.
geothlypis
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
glossotype
glossotype
noun
A particular phonetic writing system.
gobstopper
gobstopper
noun
A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
godparents
godparents
noun
plural of godparent
goluptious
goluptious
adj
splendid, delightful, magnificent
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.
guideposts
guideposts
noun
plural of guidepost
gymnoplast
gymnoplast
noun
(biology) A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope, such as a white blood corpuscle.
gypsoplast
gypsoplast
noun
A cast taken in plaster of Paris, or in white lime.
hempstring
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
hotsprings
hotsprings
noun
plural of hotspring
hypostigma
impresting
impresting
verb
present participle of imprest
inspecting
inspecting
noun
An act of inspection.
verb
present participle of inspect
knightship
knightship
noun
(mathematics, computing) A spaceship, in a cellular automaton, which moves knightwise (i.e., moving two spaces along the x-axis for every space it moves along the y-axis [or vice versa], in the manner of a chess knight); a spaceship which moves with slope 2; a (2,1) spaceship.
Honorific formal address to a knighted person. Usually used with the relevant possessive pronoun.
The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
lastspring
legateship
legateship
noun
The office or authority of a legate.
lightships
lightships
noun
plural of lightship
logansport
logotypies
mastigopod
mastigopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) A member of the Mastigopoda (protozoans which possess cilia or flagella).
mightyship
misparting
misparting
verb
present participle of mispart
misputting
misputting
verb
present participle of misput
present participle of misputt
mistypings
mistypings
noun
plural of mistyping
nightspots
nightspots
noun
plural of nightspot
omophagist
omophagist
noun
One who eats raw meat.
optimising
optimising
verb
present participle of optimise
optologist
optologist
noun
One who studies optology.
osteophage
outpassing
outpassing
verb
present participle of outpass
outpushing
outpushing
noun
A part that pushes outward; a protuberance.
verb
present participle of outpush
outshaping
outshaping
verb
present participle of outshape
outspruing
paganistic
paganistic
adj
Involving or resembling paganism.
panegyrist
panegyrist
noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
paragaster
paragaster
noun
(zoology) The cavity of the sac of a sponge.
paragnaths
paragnaths
noun
plural of paragnath
paralogist
paralogist
noun
One who makes fallacious arguments or draws illogical conclusions.
parentages
parentages
noun
plural of parentage
partridges
partridges
noun
plural of partridge
pastilling
pastorling
patronages
patronages
noun
plural of patronage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patronage
patterings
patterings
noun
plural of pattering
peastaking
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.
pendergast
penologist
penologist
noun
A student of, or expert in, penology.
pentagrams
pentagrams
noun
plural of pentagram
persisting
persisting
noun
persistence
verb
present participle of persist
perstringe
perstringe
verb
(now archaic or literary) To censure; criticize.
petersburg
petersburg
Proper noun
An independent city in Virginia, USA.
Various other towns and cities, including:
A CDP in Alaska, and the borough seat of
A city in Illinois
A city in Indiana
A small city in Michigan.
A small city in North Dakota.
A town in and Tennessee.
A small city in Texas.
A city in West Virginia
a campaign in the American Civil War
Saint Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, a city in Russia
petrissage
petrissage
noun
(massage) A form of massage involving kneading or wringing the skin with one's fingers, knuckles and thumbs.
phalangist
phalangist
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Phalangist
phantasmag
phlegmiest
phlegmiest
adj
superlative form of phlegmy: most phlegmy
phlogistic
phlogistic
adj
(chemistry, physics, now historical) Pertaining to or containing phlogiston.
(medicine) Inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers.
(obsolete) Burning, fiery.
phlogiston
phlogiston
noun
(chemistry, historical) The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.
phosgenite
phosgenite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
piatigorsk
pigmentose
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
pisteology
pisteology
noun
(philosophy, rare) The science or study of faith.
pistiology
pistolgram
pistolgram
noun
(historical) Synonym of pistolgraph
pistolling
pittsburgh
pittsburgh
Proper noun
A city in Pennsylvania, USA, and the county seat of Allegheny County.
plagiarist
plagiarist
noun
One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief
plastering
plastering
noun
A covering of plaster; plasterwork.
The act or process of overlaying with plaster.
verb
present participle of plaster
plastogamy
plastogamy
noun
Synonym of plasmogamy
plastogene
plastogene
noun
(genetics) The equivalent of a simple gene in plastids
plattsburg
playthings
playthings
noun
plural of plaything
podgoritsa
poetiising
polygamist
polygamist
noun
One who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.
polygenist
polygenist
noun
One who maintains that animals of the same species are descended from more than one original pair.
polygnotus
polygynist
polygynist
noun
One who practices or advocates polygyny
pomologist
pomologist
noun
A person involved in pomology.
portuguese
portuguese
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the region of Portugal.
Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.
Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.
Noun
A person native to, or living in, Portugal.
Proper noun
A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of and
posologist
posologist
noun
One who studies posology.
postdating
postdating
noun
(lexicography) A later citation of a lexical item.
verb
present participle of postdate
postfixing
postfixing
verb
present participle of postfix
postflight
postflight
adj
After a flight.
postgenial
postplegic
postponing
postponing
verb
present participle of postpone
postsigner
practising
practising
noun
The act of one who practises.
verb
present participle of practise
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.
prattsburg
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
predigests
predigests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of predigest