(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aggappera
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agrypnode
agueproof
agueproof
adj
Resistant to the ague.
amperages
amperages
noun
plural of amperage
appearing
appearing
noun
appearance; act of coming into view
verb
present participle of appear
apteryges
areopagus
areopagus
Noun
The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens
arpeggios
arpeggios
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arpeggio
aspergill
aspergill
noun
Alternative form of aspergillum
aspersing
aspersing
verb
present participle of asperse
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
bargepole
bargepole
noun
Alternative spelling of barge pole
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bridgepot
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
carpetbag
carpetbag
adj
(chiefly US) Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.
noun
A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.
verb
(chiefly US) To come to a place or organisation with which one has no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
carpeting
carpeting
noun
(informal) A severe reprimand or telling-off.
Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.
Cloth or materials for carpets.
verb
present participle of carpet
carpogone
cecograph
cerograph
cerograph
noun
A writing on wax.
ciphering
ciphering
noun
(archaic) A calculation or computation.
(music) A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).
verb
present participle of cipher
compering
compering
verb
present participle of compere
cooperage
cooperage
noun
(countable) A cooper's workshop.
(uncountable) The art, trade, or products of a cooper (barrelmaker).
(uncountable) The price paid to a cooper for work carried out.
coopering
coopering
noun
The vocation of, or output of, a cooper (barrelmaker): synonym of cooperage.
verb
present participle of cooper
coppering
coppering
noun
An envelope or covering of copper.
The act of covering with copper.
verb
present participle of copper
coppinger
creepages
creepages
noun
plural of creepage
creophagy
creophagy
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagy
cyphering
cyphering
noun
Skill in arithmetic.
verb
present participle of cypher
departing
departing
adj
that is leaving
while leaving
noun
The act by which somebody or something departs.
verb
present participle of depart
deperming
deperming
verb
present participle of deperm
deploring
deploring
verb
present participle of deplore
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
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
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.
dognapers
dognapers
noun
plural of dognaper
dognapper
dognapper
noun
agent noun of dognap; one who dognaps.
doppelger
dragropes
dragropes
noun
plural of dragrope
dropforge
echograph
echograph
noun
An instrument that uses ultrasound to produce an echogram as a diagnostic aid.
eidograph
eidograph
noun
An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of pantograph.
engraphia
engraphic
engraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an engram
engrapple
engrapple
verb
(obsolete) To grapple.
enrapting
epigaster
epigaster
noun
(anatomy, archaic) The hindgut; the primitive large intestine.
epigramme
epigramme
noun
Alternative form of epigram
epigraphs
epigraphs
noun
plural of epigraph
epigraphy
epigraphy
noun
Inscriptions collectively.
The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.
epiphragm
epiphragm
noun
(botany) The dilated apex of the columella in urn mosses.
(zoology) A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation.
epirogeny
ergograph
ergograph
noun
A graph that shows a relation between human activities, or agricultural/climate factors, and a seasonal year.
An instrument for measuring and recording the work done by a single muscle or set of muscles, the rate of fatigue, etc.
ergophile
ergophile
noun
A person who enjoys working.
ergoplasm
escarping
escarping
verb
present participle of escarp
espringal
espringal
noun
Alternative form of springald
euryphage
euryphage
noun
(ecology) Any animal that eats a large variety of food.
eurypygae
experting
exploring
exploring
noun
The action of the verb explore.
verb
present participle of explore
exporting
exporting
verb
present participle and gerund of export
expungers
expungers
noun
plural of expunger
expurgate
expurgate
verb
(transitive) To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.
(transitive) To undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from (a book or other publication); to cleanse; to purge.
figpecker
figpecker
noun
A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
fingertip
fingertip
noun
The tip of the human finger.
verb
(transitive) to move or deflect with the fingertips
fireplugs
fireplugs
noun
plural of fireplug
frappeing
fringepod
fringepod
noun
Any of various herbs of the genus Thysanocarpus.
gagership
galeproof
galeproof
adj
Capable of resisting a gale.
gallopers
gallopers
noun
plural of galloper
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
gaspereau
gaspereau
noun
(Canada, dated) An alewife (type of fish).
gaspergou
gaspergou
noun
A fish, the freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens).
gasperoni
gemmipara
geocarpic
geocarpic
adj
Relating to geocarpy.
geography
geography
noun
(archaic) an atlas or gazetteer.
(astronomy) Similar books, studies, or regions concerning other planets.
(chiefly business and marketing) A territory: a geographical area as a field of business or market sector.
(chiefly upper-class UK, euphemistic) The lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
(figuratively) The relative arrangement of the parts of anything.
A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography
Any subject considered in terms of its physical distribution.
Terrain: the physical properties of a region of the earth.
The physical arrangement of any place, particularly (UK, slang) a house.
The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
geomorphy
geomorphy
noun
geodesy
geomorphology
geosphere
geosphere
noun
the solid body of the Earth
geotropic
geotropic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to geotropism.
gephyrean
gephyrean
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the class Gephyrea of worms.
noun
(zoology, obsolete) Any of the Gephyrea.
germproof
germproof
adj
Resistant to germs.
gimmerpet
gjellerup
glassrope
glimpsers
glimpsers
noun
plural of glimpser
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.
gomphrena
gomphrena
noun
Any plant of the genus Gomphrena, the globe amaranths.
gonophore
gonophore
noun
(botany) An elongated receptacle above the corolla to elevate the stamens and carpels.
(zoology) A medusoid bud on a hydroid.
gonopores
gonopores
noun
plural of gonopore
gopherman
gospelers
gospelers
noun
plural of gospeler
gospeller
gospeller
noun
Alternative spelling of gospeler
gossipers
gossipers
noun
plural of gossiper
gossipper
gossipper
noun
Alternative spelling of gossiper
gossipred
gossipred
noun
Idle talk; gossip.
Relationship by baptismal rites; spiritual affinity or parentage; sponsorship.
grampuses
grampuses
noun
plural of grampus
grapeland
grapeless
grapeless
adj
Of wine: lacking the flavour of grapes.
Without grapes.
grapelike
grapelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grape.
grapeline
grapenuts
graperies
graperies
noun
plural of grapery
graperoot
grapeshot
grapeshot
noun
(historical) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.
grapeskin
grapeskin
noun
The skin of a grape.
grapeview
grapevine
grapevine
noun
(skating) A move in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other, while both remaining on the ice or ground, incorporating half-turns.
(wrestling) A leglock.
A rumor.
An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.
The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.
verb
(transitive, wrestling) To restrain in a leglock.
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
grapewort
graphemes
graphemes
noun
plural of grapheme
graphemic
graphemic
adj
Being or that is a grapheme; being or that is an irreducibly meaningful unit of written language.
Of or pertaining to graphemes or their study.
graphiter
graphites
graphites
noun
plural of graphite
graplines
graplines
noun
plural of grapline
grappelli
grapplers
grapplers
noun
plural of grappler
grapsidae
graspable
graspable
adj
Able to be grasped
Able to be understood or comprehended; understandable
graspless
graspless
adj
Unable to be grasped or handled; insubstantial.
Without a grasp; relaxed.
graveship
grecophil
greenport
grippiest
grippiest
adj
superlative form of grippy: most grippy
groupable
groupable
adj
(sciences, by extension from the basic sense) Compatible mathematically or (more generally) scientifically.
Capable of being grouped together.
groupment
groupment
noun
(military) A temporary, improvised grouping of forces.
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
grumphies
grumphies
noun
plural of grumphie
plural of grumphy
grumpiest
grumpiest
adj
superlative form of grumpy: most grumpy
gruppetto
gruppetto
noun
(cycle racing) Synonym of autobus (“a large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton (“main group of riders”) in a race”)
(music) A trill or turn.
gunpapers
gunpapers
noun
plural of gunpaper
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.
gynophore
gynophore
noun
(botany) The stalk of a pistil; the stalk, present in certain flowers (such as those of the genera Telopea and Brachychiton), which supports the gynoecium.
gynospore
gyroplane
gyroplane
noun
Any aircraft that obtains lift from both rotating blades and small wings.
gyroscope
gyroscope
noun
An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.
hampering
hampering
noun
That which hampers; an impediment.
verb
present participle of hamper
heptagrid
heptagrid
noun
(mathematics) A tiling of the hyperbolic plane with regular heptagons
highspire
hopfinger
hypergamy
hypergamy
noun
Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself.