(transitive) To lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp.
biprong
burping
burping
noun
The act by which a baby, or a container of fermenting substance, is burped.
The sound of a burp.
verb
present participle of burp
carping
carping
adj
complaining excessively.
noun
Excessive complaining.
verb
present participle of carp
compreg
compreg
noun
A compressed and impregnated wood; a wood-based composite made in various forms from panel to solid profiles.
craping
craping
verb
present participle of crape
creping
creping
verb
present participle of crepe
depurge
digraph
digraph
noun
(computing) A two-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.
(divination of the Taixuanjing) a sequence of two lines, each of which may be unbroken, broken once, or broken twice.
(graph theory) A directed graph.
(linguistics) A pair of letters, especially a pair representing a single phoneme.
draping
draping
noun
Material used as a drape.
That which drapes.
verb
present participle of drape
dugspur
earplug
earplug
noun
A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water.
verb
(transitive) To fit with earplugs.
engrasp
engrasp
verb
(obsolete) To grasp; to grip.
epergne
epergne
noun
A table centerpiece, usually made of silver, generally consisting of a central bowl with radiating dishes or holders.
epigram
epigram
noun
(obsolete) An inscription in stone.
A brief but witty saying.
A short, witty or pithy poem.
expurge
expurge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To purge away.
galtrap
gaperon
gapperi
gappier
gappier
adj
comparative form of gappy: more gappy
gardnap
gariepy
garlopa
garpike
garpike
noun
(especially UK) A saltwater fish in the family Belonidae.
(especially US) A freshwater fish in the family Lepisosteidae.
garrupa
garrupa
noun
One of several species of California market fishes, of the genus Sebastes; a rockfish.
gaspard
gasparo
gasperi
gaspers
gaspers
noun
plural of gasper
gasport
geswarp
gimpier
gimpier
adj
comparative form of gimpy: more gimpy
gippers
gippers
noun
plural of gipper
gipsire
gipsyry
gompers
goopier
goopier
adj
comparative form of goopy: more goopy
gophers
gophers
noun
plural of gopher
gosport
gosport
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England, next to Portsmouth.
gramper
grampus
grampus
noun
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus, with a blunt nose.
The hellbender salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis.
The killer whale, Orcinus orca.
giant whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus giganteus)
grandpa
grandpa
noun
(informal) grandfather
grapery
grapery
noun
A place used for grape cultivation.
grapeys
graphed
graphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of graph
graphic
graphic
adj
(geology) Having a texture that resembles writing, commonly created by exsolution, devitrification and immiscibility processes in igneous rocks.
Drawn, pictorial.
Vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence.
noun
(mostly in plural) A computer-generated image as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
A drawing or picture.
graphis
grapier
grapier
adj
comparative form of grapey: more grapey
graping
graping
verb
present participle of grape
graplin
graplin
Noun
A grapnel (small anchor).
grapnel
grapnel
noun
(nautical) A grappling iron.
(nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.
A device with a multiple hook at one end and attached to a rope, which is thrown or hooked over a firm mooring to secure an object attached to the other end of the rope.
verb
(transitive, nautical) To connect (ships) with a grapnel.
grappas
grappas
noun
plural of grappa
grapple
grapple
noun
(marketing) A combination of grape and apple flavors.
(nautical) A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grappling iron.
(nautical) A grapnel (“type of anchor”).
A close hand-to-hand struggle.
The act of grappling. (uncountable)
verb
(figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
(intransitive) To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
(intransitive) To wrestle or tussle.
(transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
(transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
(transitive, intransitive) To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
(transitive, intransitive) To hook and raise with a grapple.
grapsus
grasped
grasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grasp
grasper
grasper
noun
A hand
A person who grasps
A tool used for grasping
graupel
graupel
noun
(meteorology, countable) The result of this process, a small ball of rime.
(meteorology, uncountable) A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.
greenup
greenup
Proper noun
a village in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Kentucky, USA
griecep
gripers
gripers
noun
plural of griper
griphus
gripier
griping
griping
noun
Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe.
verb
present participle of gripe
gripman
gripman
noun
A man employed to manipulate the grip of a cable car.
gripmen
gripmen
noun
plural of gripman
grippal
gripped
gripped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grip
gripper
gripper
noun
(curling) A rubber or other material attached to a curling shoe to improve traction on the ice.
(graphical user interface) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.
(rail transport, slang) A ticket collector.
A cover on the handle of a bicycle, tool, etc, that makes it easier to grip.
(UK, informal, birdwatching) The grasshopper warbler.
gropple
gropple
verb
(intransitive, archaic, rare) To grope about.
grouped
grouped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of group
grouper
grouper
noun
(dated) groupie
Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.
One who groups things.
groupie
groupie
noun
(military, slang) A group captain.
A fan, especially a young female fan of a male singer or rock group; a person who seeks intimacy (most often physical, sometimes emotional) with a celebrity, usually a rock 'n' roll artist or band member.
A group photo including the photographer; a group self-portrait.
grownup
grownup
noun
Alternative form of grown-up
grumped
grumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grump
grumphy
grumphy
noun
Alternative form of grumphie (“a sow”)
gryphon
gryphon
noun
Alternative form of griffin
guapore
guarapo
guepard
guepard
noun
(archaic) A cheetah.
guipure
guipure
noun
A kind of bobbin lace that connects the motifs with bars or plaits rather than net or mesh.
gulpers
gulpers
noun
plural of gulper
gulpier
gumdrop
gumdrop
noun
A small chewy candy made with corn syrup, gelatin, and flavouring.
gunport
gunport
noun
A hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired.
gyplure
gyplure
noun
A potent gypsy moth attractant synthesized from ricinoleic acid.
gyppers
gyppery
gypster
gypster
noun
A trickster or swindler.
gypsyry
hagrope
harpago
harping
harping
noun
(nautical) singular of harpings
verb
present participle of harp
igarape
igarape
noun
Alternative form of igarapé
impregn
impregn
verb
(now rare, poetic) To impregnate; to make fruitful.
ingroup
ingroup
noun
(sociology) The social group that one belongs to.
(systematics) In cladistics, the monophyletic group that includes all taxa of interest to the current study.
verb
To form an ingroup.
legrope
legrope
noun
(surfing) Alternative spelling of leg rope
oograph
oograph
noun
A mechanical device for drawing the outline of a bird's egg.
padraig
pagador
paganry
paganry
noun
(countable) A body of pagans.
Paganism.
pagurid
pagurid
noun
(zoology) Any hermit crab, any member of superfamily Paguroidea.
(zoology) Any of the hermit crabs of family Paguridae, a right-handed hermit crab.
pagurus
pairing
pairing
noun
(politics) An agreement between two members of a legislative body holding opposite opinions to refrain from voting, so that both may absent themselves.
The combination or union of two things.
verb
present participle of pair
pangara
pangaro
panurge
panurgy
panurgy
noun
Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft.
paragon
paragon
noun
(obsolete) A companion; a match; an equal.
(obsolete) Comparison; competition.
(typography, printing, dated) The size of type between great primer and double pica, standardized as 20-point.
A flawless diamond of at least 100 carats.
A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others.
verb
To be equal; to hold comparison.
To compare with; to equal; to rival.
To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with.
To serve as a model for; to surpass.
parangi
parangi
noun
The tropical disease yaws.
parangs
parangs
noun
plural of parang
paregal
parerga
parergy
parergy
noun
(obsolete) Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous.
pargana
pargana
noun
(India) An administrative unit of India, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil.
pargets
pargets
noun
plural of parget
parging
parging
noun
(construction) A coat of cement mortar on the face of rough masonry, the earth side of foundation and basement walls; a parge.
(construction, loosely) Pargeting.
verb
present participle of parge.
parings
parings
noun
plural of paring
parking
parking
noun
Space in which to park a car or other vehicle.
The action of the verb to park.
verb
present participle of park
parling
parling
verb
present participle of parle
parring
parring
verb
present participle of par
parsing
parsing
noun
(countable) An instance of that act or process; a parse.
(countable) Any result of such an instance; a parse; an acceptation.
(uncountable) The act or process in which an agent (person or computer) parses something (a text, a program).
verb
present participle of parse
partage
partage
noun
(historical, archaeology) The formerly standard practice of dividing up artifacts between archaeologists, their patrons, and the host territory.
(now rare) Division, sharing; the act of portioning out or dividing up.
(obsolete) A part, portion or share.
parting
parting
noun
(Britain) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions; part (US)
(chemistry) The separation and determination of alloys; especially, the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.
(founding) The surface of the sand of one section of a mould where it meets that of another section.
(geology) A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.
(mineralogy) Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellae.
(nautical) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.
A farewell, the act of departing politely.
The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation.
verb
present participle of part
peerage
peerage
noun
A book listing such people and their families.
Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.
The rank or title of a peer or peeress.
peering
peering
noun
(Internet) The act of carrying communications traffic terminating on one's own network on an equivalency basis to and from another network, usually without charge or payment.
The act of one who peers; a looking around.
verb
present participle of peer
pegador
pegador
noun
(zoology, dated) A species of remora (Echeneis naucrates).
pelagra
pelargi
pergola
pergola
noun
A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants.
Such a framework employed to provide shade, especially over a patio.
pergrim
perigee
perigee
noun
(astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
(astronomy, more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite.
(possibly archaic outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.
perigon
perigon
noun
(dated) A perianth or a perigonium.
(geometry) A round angle; a full circle.
periwig
periwig
noun
(now historical) A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as formerly worn by men and women.
verb
(transitive) To dress with a periwig, or with false hair; to bewig.
perking
perking
noun
The act of something being perked.
verb
present participle of perk
perling
perming
perming
verb
present participle of perm
perugia
pgnttrp
phragma
phragma
noun
A septum, especially on the wall of the thorax of an insect.