A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.
A part that is joined to something larger.
An external body part that projects from the body.
appending
appending
noun
The act by which something is appended.
verb
present participle of append
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bridgepot
copending
dampening
dampening
noun
The act of making or becoming damp.
verb
present participle of dampen
dasypygal
dasypygal
adj
(rare) Having hairy buttocks.
dayspring
dayspring
noun
(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
decamping
decamping
verb
present participle of decamp
decoupage
decoupage
noun
An art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated
An artwork made by this technique
verb
To perform or use the art technique of decoupage.
decupling
decupling
verb
present participle of decuple
deepening
deepening
noun
The act of becoming deeper.
verb
present participle of deepen
deepgoing
demipagan
departing
departing
adj
that is leaving
while leaving
noun
The act by which somebody or something departs.
verb
present participle of depart
depending
depending
verb
present participle of depend
deperming
deperming
verb
present participle of deperm
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
depicting
depicting
verb
present participle of depict
depigment
depigment
verb
To reduce pigmentation
deplaning
deplaning
verb
present participle of deplane
depleting
depleting
verb
present participle of deplete
deploring
deploring
verb
present participle of deplore
deploying
deploying
verb
present participle of deploy
depluming
depluming
verb
present participle of deplume
deporting
deporting
verb
present participle of deport
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
depriving
depriving
verb
present participle of deprive
deprogram
deprogram
verb
(transitive) To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult.
depurging
despising
despising
noun
An act of despising.
verb
present participle of despise
despiting
despiting
verb
present participle of despite
diagraphs
diagraphs
noun
plural of diagraph
diapering
diapering
noun
A regular pattern of the same shape, evenly spaced.
The act of clothing somebody in a diaper.
verb
present participle of diaper
diaphragm
diaphragm
noun
(acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
(anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.
(chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
(construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, having a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems.
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
verb
(optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.
diglyphic
digraphic
digraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to a digraph.
diphthong
diphthong
noun
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
(rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.
diplegias
diplegias
noun
plural of diplegia
disgospel
disparage
disparage
noun
(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
verb
(obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
To ridicule, mock, discredit.
disponing
disponing
verb
present participle of dispone
disposing
disposing
noun
The act by which things are disposed, or set out.
verb
present participle of dispose
disputing
disputing
noun
dispute; argument
verb
present participle of dispute
dogeships
dogeships
noun
plural of dogeship
dognapers
dognapers
noun
plural of dognaper
dognaping
dognaping
verb
present participle of dognap
dognapped
dognapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dognap
dognapper
dognapper
noun
agent noun of dognap; one who dognaps.
doppelger
dragropes
dragropes
noun
plural of dragrope
drippings
drippings
noun
plural of dripping
dropforge
droplight
droplight
noun
Alternative spelling of drop light
droppings
droppings
noun
plural of dropping
dumplings
dumplings
noun
plural of dumpling
duplexing
duplexing
verb
present participle of duplex
dynagraph
dysphagia
dysphagia
noun
(pathology) Difficulty in swallowing.
dysphagic
dysphagic
adj
Having or relating to dysphagia.
noun
A person who has dysphagia.
eidograph
eidograph
noun
An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of pantograph.
endophagy
endophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, within a group.
epilogued
epilogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of epilogue
expanding
expanding
verb
present participle of expand
expending
expending
noun
expenditure
verb
present participle of expend
exploding
exploding
noun
explosion
verb
present participle of explode
fringepod
fringepod
noun
Any of various herbs of the genus Thysanocarpus.
gallopade
gallopade
noun
(obsolete) gallop
A type of dance, also known as the galop.
The music for this kind of dance.
verb
To gallop, as on horseback.
To perform the dance called gallopade.
galopades
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
gapeseeds
gapeseeds
noun
plural of gapeseed
gastropod
gastropod
noun
Any member of a class of mollusks (Gastropoda) that includes snails and slugs; univalve mollusk.
geepounds
geepounds
noun
plural of geepound
geophilid
giddypate
gippsland
gipsyhead
gipsyhood
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
glyptodon
glyptodon
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of glyptodontid
(paleontology) A member of the genus Glyptodon of extinct giant armadillos.
gnathopod
gnathopod
noun
(zoology) A maxilliped.
godolphin
godparent
godparent
noun
A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.
goldentop
goldentop
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Euthamia.
goldspink
goldspink
noun
(obsolete) The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
gonopodia
gonopodia
noun
plural of gonopodium
goodspeed
goodyship
goodyship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state or quality of a goody or goodwife.
gossipdom
gossipped
gossipred
gossipred
noun
Idle talk; gossip.
Relationship by baptismal rites; spiritual affinity or parentage; sponsorship.
grandpapa
grandpapa
noun
grandfather
grapeland
grapsidae
groupoids
groupoids
noun
plural of groupoid
guadalupe
guadalupe
Proper noun
Any of several places in Iberia and the Americas, chiefly an island off Baja California.
guadeloup
guardship
guardship
noun
(obsolete) Care; protection.
A warship stationed at a port etc. to act as a guard.
guidepost
guidepost
noun
(by extension) Anything that provides guidance; a guideline.
A signpost.
guideship
guideship
noun
The role or status of guide.
guildship
guildship
noun
A guild (group of tradespeople).
gunpowder
gunpowder
noun
(India, informal) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Short for gunpowder tea.
gypsydoms
gypsyhead
gypsyhood
gypsyweed
gypsyweed
noun
Speedwell, Veronica officinalis.
handgrasp
handgrasp
noun
Synonym of handgrip (“grasping with the hand”)
handgrips
handgrips
noun
plural of handgrip
handygrip
hedgehops
hedgehops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hedgehop
hedgepigs
hedgepigs
noun
plural of hedgepig
heptagrid
heptagrid
noun
(mathematics) A tiling of the hyperbolic plane with regular heptagons
hodograph
hodograph
noun
(physics, mathematics) A curve described by the moving extremity of a line whose other end is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly proportional to the velocity of, a point moving in any path; used in investigations respecting central forces.
ideoglyph
ideoglyph
noun
A symbol expressing an idea.
ideograph
ideograph
noun
An ideogram.
idiograph
idiograph
noun
A mark or signature peculiar to an individual.
impending
impending
adj
Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.
noun
Something that impends or threatens; an expected event.
verb
present participle of impend
impledged
impledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impledge
impledges
impledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impledge
imploding
imploding
verb
present participle of implode
impregned
impregned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impregn
japygidae
judgeship
judgeship
noun
The office or status of a judge
kidnaping
kidnaping
noun
(US, proscribed) Alternative spelling of kidnapping
verb
(US) Alternative spelling of kidnapping
(US) present participle of kidnap
lodgepole
lodgepole
noun
A lodgepole pine or its wood.
logopedia
logopedic
logopedic
adj
Relating to logopedics.
megapodes
megapodes
noun
plural of megapode
odographs
odographs
noun
plural of odograph
ondagraph
ondograph
ondograph
noun
An instrument for autographically recording the waveforms of varying currents, especially rapidly varying alternating currents.