Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
alongships
aphorising
aphorising
verb
present participle of aphorise
asphalting
asphalting
noun
An application of asphalt.
verb
present participle of asphalt
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
esophagean
esophagean
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to a oesophagus; esophageal.
gunmanship
gunmanship
noun
The art or skill of using a gun.
hairspring
hairspring
noun
A spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch.
handspring
handspring
noun
A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
happenings
happenings
noun
plural of happening
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
hepatising
hepatising
verb
present participle of hepatise
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
megaphones
megaphones
noun
plural of megaphone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of megaphone
misshaping
misshaping
verb
present participle of misshape
monographs
monographs
noun
plural of monograph
nosography
nosography
noun
(pathology, medicine, countable) A treatise on diseases.
(pathology, medicine, uncountable) The systematic naming and description of diseases.
orphanages
orphanages
noun
plural of orphanage
outshaping
outshaping
verb
present participle of outshape
paganishly
paganishly
adv
In a paganish manner.
panhygrous
paragnaths
paragnaths
noun
plural of paragnath
phalangist
phalangist
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Phalangist
phantasmag
phosphagen
phosphagen
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of energy storage compounds, chiefly found in muscular tissue in animals, allowing a high-energy phosphate pool to be maintained in a concentration range, which, if it all were ATP, would create problems due to the ATP consuming reactions in these tissues.
planishing
planishing
noun
(countable) The action of the verb "to planish".
(uncountable) A metalworking technique for smoothly finishing a surface.
verb
present participle of planish
plashingly
plashingly
adv
With a plashing sound.
playthings
playthings
noun
plural of plaything
preachings
preachings
noun
plural of preaching
preshaping
preshaping
verb
present participle of preshape
presharing
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
purchasing
purchasing
noun
(business, government) A complex, organized process in large organizations for obtaining goods that may include identification of requirements, approvals, supplier management, negotiation, receipt of goods, and payment.
A part of an organization that manages such processes
An act or process of making a purchase.
verb
present participle of purchase
rangership
rangership
noun
The role or status of keeper of a forest or park.
rephrasing
rephrasing
noun
Something differently phrased.
verb
present participle of rephrase
scenograph
scenograph
noun
A perspective representation or general view of an object.
shaganappi
shaganappi
noun
A rawhide strap, e.g. as used to hold together Red River carts.
shaganappy
shampooing
shampooing
noun
The act of cleaning something with shampoo.
verb
present participle of shampoo
sharpening
sharpening
noun
(in the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened.
The act by which something is sharpened.
verb
present participle of sharpen
siphonogam
sonography
sonography
noun
night writing
ultrasonography
sphagnales
sphenogram
sphenogram
noun
A cuneiform character.
sphingidae
spirignath
splashwing
springhaas
springhaas
noun
(South Africa) A springhare.
springhalt
springhalt
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of stringhalt.
springhead
springhead
noun
(figuratively) A source.
A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.
The source of a natural spring.
stenograph
stenograph
noun
A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand.