The base of a religious sect established in Sussex by the Rev. Henry James Prince in the mid-19th century, or a successor establishment in London, which were associated with free love and polygamy.
Any community characterised by mutual love or free love.
amperages
amperages
noun
plural of amperage
amphigaea
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphogeny
apogamies
apophlegm
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
champagne
champagne
adj
Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
champagne:
noun
(countable) A glass of champagne.
(countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.
verb
(intransitive) To drink champagne.
(transitive) To ply or treat with champagne.
coempting
compagnie
companage
compering
compering
verb
present participle of compere
competing
competing
adj
Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
verb
present participle of compete
compiegne
dampening
dampening
noun
The act of making or becoming damp.
verb
present participle of dampen
decamping
decamping
verb
present participle of decamp
demipagan
deperming
deperming
verb
present participle of deperm
depigment
depigment
verb
To reduce pigmentation
depluming
depluming
verb
present participle of deplume
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.
empennage
empennage
noun
The feathers of an arrow or the tail fins of a bomb or rocket used to stabilize the longitudinal axis of the projectile parallel to the flight path.
The tail assembly of an aircraft.
emplacing
emplacing
verb
present participle of emplace
emplaning
emplaning
verb
present participle of emplane
employing
employing
verb
present participle of employ
encamping
encamping
verb
present participle of encamp
epigonism
epigonism
noun
An artistic or literary imitation of an artist by a later generation; stereotyped repetition.
The product of an epigone.
epigonium
epigramme
epigramme
noun
Alternative form of epigram
epilogism
epilogism
noun
(archaic) enumeration; computation
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.
ergoplasm
estampage
estampage
noun
A pattern stamped on clay or other material by a press
exampling
exampling
verb
present participle of example
exempting
exempting
verb
present participle of exempt
galempong
galempung
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
gamolepis
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
gemmipara
geomorphy
geomorphy
noun
geodesy
geomorphology
germproof
germproof
adj
Resistant to germs.
gimmerpet
glimpsers
glimpsers
noun
plural of glimpser
glumpiest
gomphoses
gomphoses
noun
plural of gomphosis
gomphrena
gomphrena
noun
Any plant of the genus Gomphrena, the globe amaranths.
gopherman
grampuses
grampuses
noun
plural of grampus
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.
groupment
groupment
noun
(military) A temporary, improvised grouping of forces.
grumphies
grumphies
noun
plural of grumphie
plural of grumphy
grumpiest
grumpiest
adj
superlative form of grumpy: most grumpy
guelphism
hampering
hampering
noun
That which hampers; an impediment.
verb
present participle of hamper
hemiglyph
hemiglyph
noun
(architecture) The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order.
hemiplegy
hemiplegy
noun
Dated form of hemiplegia.
hemophage
hemophagy
hemophagy
noun
The condition of being hemophagous
hypergamy
hypergamy
noun
Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself.
impelling
impelling
verb
present participle of impel
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
impetigos
impingent
impingent
adj
Striking against or upon.
impingers
impingers
noun
plural of impinger
impledged
impledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impledge
impledges
impledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impledge
impregned
impregned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impregn
impugners
impugners
noun
plural of impugner
ishpeming
maggotpie
magpieish
magpieish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a magpie, especially in having the desire to take and conceal attractive objects.
megalopia
megalopic
megalopic
adj
Having, or resembling large eyes
Relating to megalopses
megampere
megampere
noun
A unit of electrical current, equal to a million amperes.
megaphone
megaphone
noun
(figuratively) Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another.
(organic chemistry) A cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla.
A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone.
megapodes
megapodes
noun
plural of megapode
megapolis
megapolis
noun
A very large city or urban complex; a metropolis.
megaptera
megascope
megascope
noun
(photography) An enlarging camera.
A modification of the magic lantern, used especially for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.
megaspore
megaspore
noun
(botany) The larger spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a female gametophyte
melograph
melograph
noun
A device designed for analysing and plotting the frequency characteristics of ethnic music.
mughopine
nephogram
nephogram
noun
(physics) A graphical depiction of a physical quantity that resembles a cloud.
A picture of a cloud.
palembang
palembang
Proper noun
A city in Indonesia, located on South Sumatra.
pampering
pampering
noun
The act by which somebody is pampered.
verb
present participle of pamper
pamplegia
pamplegia
noun
Alternative form of panplegia
panegoism
panegoism
noun
solipsism
parapegma
parapegma
noun
A device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.
pathogerm
peggymast
pegmatite
pegmatite
noun
A coarsely crystalline igneous or plutonic rock composed primarily of feldspar and quartz, normally with muscovite and/or biotite mica.
pegmatize
pegmatize
verb
(transitive) To convert into pegmatite.
pegmatoid
pegmatoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling pegmatite
noun
Such a mineral
pegomancy
pegomancy
noun
divination by fountains
pemphigus
pemphigus
noun
(pathology) A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal.
penmaking
penmaking
noun
The manufacture of pens for writing.
pentagram
pentagram
noun
The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.
perfuming
perfuming
verb
present participle of perfume
pergamene
permuting
permuting
verb
present participle of permute
petrogram
petrogram
noun
(archaeology) A painting on rock, especially one made in prehistoric times.
phaenogam
phaenogam
noun
Alternative form of phenogam
phagosome
phagosome
noun
A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.
phlegmier
phlegmier
adj
comparative form of phlegmy: more phlegmy
pigeonman
pigmental
pigmental
Adjective
Of or pertaining to pigment.
pigmented
pigmented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pigment
pilgrimer
pilgrimer
noun
(obsolete) A pilgrim.
plasmagel
plasmogen
plasmogen
noun
(biochemistry) The important living portion of protoplasm, considered a chemical substance of the highest elaboration.
ploughmen
ploughmen
noun
plural of ploughman
plumagery
pogromize
pogromize
verb
Synonym of pogrom (“to persecute or massacre”)
pommeling
prearming
prearming
verb
present participle of prearm
predamage
premaking
premaking
verb
present participle of premake
premating
premating
adj
(biology) Before mating.
preminger
premising
premising
verb
present participle of premise
premixing
premixing
noun
mixing prior to use or sale
verb
present participle of premix
presuming
presuming
adj
confidently or arrogantly overstepping reasonable bounds.
verb
present participle of presume
primegilt
primigene
progamete
programed
programed
verb
Alternative spelling of programmed
programer
programer
noun
(US) Alternative form of programmer
programme
programme
noun
(Britain, rare) Alternative spelling of program (“computer program”)
Britain and New Zealand standard spelling of program.
verb
Britain standard spelling of program.
promerger
promulged
promulged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of promulge
promulger
promulger
noun
One who promulges or publishes what was before unknown.
promulges
promulges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of promulge
pterygium
pterygium
noun
(pathology) An abnormal mass of tissue in the corner of the eye that obstructs vision
(zoology) A generalized limb of a vertebrate
pugmiller
pummeling
pummeling
verb
present participle of pummel
purgament
purgament
noun
(obsolete) A cathartic; a purgative.
(obsolete) That which is excreted or purged; excretion.
pyelogram
pyelogram
noun
An image produced by means of pyelography.
pygmyweed
rampagers
rampagers
noun
plural of rampager
regmacarp
regmacarp
noun
(botany, obsolete, rare) A fruit which, when mature, splits open to release its seeds; a dehiscent fruit.
remapping
remapping
noun
A new mapping.
verb
present participle of remap
repluming
repluming
verb
present participle of replume
repriming
repriming
noun
The act of priming something again.
verb
present participle of reprime
reprogram
reprogram
verb
(government) To shift funds appropriated for one government program to a different government program.
(transitive, by extension) To make a fundamental change to the behaviour or habits of.
(transitive, computing) To program anew or differently.
revamping
revamping
noun
gerund of revamp: an act of improving, renewing, renovating, or revising something.
verb
present participle of revamp
sagapenum
sagapenum
noun
A yellow to brown bitter gum that derives from plants of the genus Ferula.
semigroup
semigroup
noun
(mathematics) Any set for which there is a binary operation that is closed and associative.