(countable) An organization or person engaged in disseminating such propaganda.
(uncountable, also attributively) Political propaganda disseminated through art, drama, literature, etc., especially communist propaganda; (specifically, communism, historical) such propaganda formerly disseminated by the Department for Agitation and Propaganda of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, politics) To disseminate (something as) political propaganda, especially communist propaganda, through art, drama, literature, etc.
agpaitic
agpaitic
adj
Of or pertaining to agpaite.
agrotype
agrotype
noun
A type of soil used for agriculture
angiport
angiport
noun
(obsolete) A narrow road passing between two houses or a row of houses, or an alley leading to a single house.
aphthong
aphthong
noun
(phonology) A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced.
apothegm
apothegm
noun
A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
bagplant
bethpage
coapting
coapting
verb
present participle of coapt
dogpatch
dogpatch
Proper noun
Any community inhabited by hillbillies.
dogplate
eggplant
eggplant
noun
(Canada, US) A dark purple color, like that of the skin of this fruit.
(Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The edible fruit of the Solanum melongena: an aubergine.
(Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena.
(US, slang, derogatory, offensive) A black person (used mainly by Italian-Americans).
(skateboarding, snowboarding) A 180 backside rotated invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall
egyptiac
egyptiac
Adjective
of or relating to Ancient Egypt, Egyptian
Noun
a mixture of vinegar, honey, verdigris and sometimes burnt alum formerly used as a detergent, Egyptian ointment
egyptian
egyptian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.
Noun
A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.
A gypsy.
Proper noun
The Afro-Asiatic language spoken in ancient Egypt.
galipots
galipots
noun
plural of galipot
gallipot
gallipot
noun
(now rare) Someone who uses such pots; an apothecary.
A small, glazed earthenware jar once used by apothecaries for holding medicine and ointment.
ganapati
ganapati
Proper noun
Lord of the demigods attending on Shiva. An epithet of Ganesha.
An epithet of Shiva.
gantlope
gantlope
noun
The military punishment known as running the gauntlet
gappiest
gappiest
adj
superlative form of gappy: most gappy
garapata
garapata
noun
(US) A kind of wood tick.
garapato
gatekeep
gatekeep
noun
A gatekeeper.
verb
(by extension, slang, Internet) To limit another party's participation in a collective identity or activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment, or overprotectiveness.
(sociology) To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much of a role another party, often a spouse, has in some task.
To control or limit access to something.
gatepost
gatepost
noun
a vertical post from which a gate is hung/attached.
gestapos
getspace
giftwrap
giftwrap
verb
Alternative form of gift-wrap
gnatsnap
goalpost
goalpost
noun
(sports) One of the two vertical side poles of a goal.
(sports, American football) The tall Y-shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order for a field goal to be scored. (They were originally H-shaped, with one wooden post on either side.)
A rule or target that is "moved" (changed) unfairly; see move the goalposts.
grapelet
grapelet
noun
A little grape.
graphite
graphite
noun
A grey colour, resembling graphite or the marks made with a graphite pencil.
An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors.
Short for graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness.
verb
(transitive) To apply graphite to.
grapiest
grapiest
adj
superlative form of grapey: most grapey
graypate
greypate
gypaetus
hagtaper
heptagon
heptagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
ketapang
ketapang
noun
The tropical tree Terminalia catappa.
megatype
megatype
noun
(dated, photography) An enlarged print
megatypy
megatypy
noun
(dated, photography) enlargement
multigap
multigap
adj
Having, or employing multiple gaps
nightcap
nightcap
noun
(US, sports, baseball) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
(by extension, figuratively) Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
(historical) A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.
A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
verb
(intransitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed.
opiating
opiating
verb
present participle of opiate
optogram
optogram
noun
(physiology) An image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple.
packtong
packtong
noun
Alternative form of paktong
paganist
paganist
noun
Pagan.
paganity
paganity
noun
(archaic) The state of being a pagan; paganism.
pagatpat
pagatpat
noun
Sonneratia alba, a mangrove tree in the family Lythraceae.
pageants
pageants
noun
plural of pageant
paginate
paginate
verb
(transitive) To number the pages of (a book or other document); to foliate.
(transitive, computing) To separate (data) into batches, so that it can be retrieved with a number of smaller requests.
pagodite
pagodite
noun
(dated, mineralogy) agalmatolite
paignton
paignton
Proper noun
A seaside town in Devon, England.
painting
painting
noun
(countable) An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
(uncountable) The action of applying paint to a surface.
(uncountable) The same activity as an art form.
verb
present participle of paint
pargeted
pargeted
adj
(now rare) Coated with parget or plaster.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parget
pargeter
pargeter
noun
A plasterer.
partigen
partings
partings
noun
plural of parting
partying
partying
verb
present participle of party
patagial
patagial
adj
Of or pertaining to the patagium.
patagium
patagium
noun
A similar membrane between the body and wing of a bird.
One of the scales affixed to the pronotum of lepidopterous insects; the tegula.
The thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals.
patching
patching
noun
The act of one who patches.
verb
present participle of patch
pathogen
pathogen
noun
(pathology, immunology) Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease.
patining
patining
verb
present participle of patine
patridge
patridge
noun
(now dialectal) Alternative form of partridge
peganite
pentagon
pentagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with five sides and five angles.
A fort with five bastions.
pentagyn
petalage
petaling
petaling
verb
present participle of petal
pigboats
pigboats
noun
plural of pigboat
pigritia
pigtails
pigtails
noun
plural of pigtail
pilotage
pilotage
noun
The fee paid to a pilot.
The occupation of a pilot.
The use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination.
pirating
pirating
verb
present participle of pirate
pitangua
pitangua
noun
The boat-billed flycatcher, Megarynchus pitangua.
plaiting
plaiting
noun
plaited material
verb
present participle of plait
plangent
plangent
adj
(rare) Beating, dashing, as waves.
Having a loud, mournful sound.
plantage
plantage
noun
Plants, vegetation; specifically, the planting or cultivation of plants.
plantago
planting
planting
noun
A plant (or clipping) that has been freshly planted.
A plantation.
The act of setting a plant in the ground for growth.
verb
present participle of plant
platings
platings
noun
plural of plating
platting
platting
noun
(archaic) plaited strips of bark, cane, straw, etc., used for making hats or the like.
verb
present participle of plat
pleating
pleating
noun
An action or arrangement in which something is pleated.
verb
present participle of pleat
plottage
plottage
noun
The increase in value of land achieved by parcelling smaller plots into a developable unit.