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.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphogeny
apogamies
apogamous
apogamous
adj
Relating to apogamy
apophlegm
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
atmograph
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bumpingly
bumpingly
adv
In a bumping way; with bumps or jolts.
bumpology
bumpology
noun
(archaic, derogatory) phrenology
campagnol
campagnol
noun
(archaic) A vole (US, Canada: field mouse), Microtus agrestis that often does great damage in fields and gardens by feeding on roots and seeds.
campaigns
campaigns
noun
plural of campaign
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of campaign
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
capmaking
capmaking
noun
The manufacture of caps (the headgear).
carpogamy
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.
champaign
champaign
adj
Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.
noun
(geography, archaic) Open countryside, or an area of open countryside.
(obsolete) A battlefield.
coempting
compagnie
companage
comparing
comparing
verb
present participle of compare
compering
compering
verb
present participle of compere
competing
competing
adj
Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
verb
present participle of compete
compiegne
compiling
compiling
verb
present participle of compile
complying
complying
verb
present participle of comply
composing
composing
adj
Conducive of a composed state, relaxing.
verb
present participle of compose
computing
computing
noun
(computer science) The use of a computer or computers.
(literally) The process or act of calculation.
The study of computers and computer programming.
verb
present participle of compute
crimpling
crimpling
verb
present participle of crimple
crumpling
crumpling
noun
A crumpled shape or structure.
A small crump
The act by which something crumples.
verb
present participle of crumple
cryptogam
cryptogam
noun
Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
cupmaking
cupmaking
noun
The manufacture of cups.
cymagraph
cymagraph
noun
An instrument for tracing the outlines of moldings.
cymograph
cymograph
noun
An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture.
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.
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.
dumplings
dumplings
noun
plural of dumpling
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
fagopyrum
frumpling
frumpling
verb
present participle of frumple
galempong
galempung
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
gamolepis
gamophagy
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
glimpsing
glimpsing
verb
present participle of glimpse
glumpiest
gomphoses
gomphoses
noun
plural of gomphosis
gomphosis
gomphosis
noun
(anatomy) a type of fibrous, immovable joint such as the one between the teeth and the alveolar bone
gomphrena
gomphrena
noun
Any plant of the genus Gomphrena, the globe amaranths.
gonoplasm
gopherman
gossipdom
gossypium
grampians
grampians
Proper noun
The Grampian Mountains, a mountain range in the Scottish Highlands.
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
gumptions
gumptions
noun
plural of gumption
gumptious
gumptious
adj
(colloquial) Having gumption.
gymnogyps
gymnosoph
gymnosoph
noun
A nudist; one who practises or promotes gymnosophy.
gypsuming
gypsydoms
gypsyisms
gypsyisms
noun
plural of gypsyism
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
homograph
homograph
noun
(computing) A text character or string that looks identical to another when rendered.
A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology.
hypergamy
hypergamy
noun
Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself.
impacting
impacting
verb
present participle of impact
impairing
impairing
noun
impairment
verb
present participle of impair
imparking
imparking
verb
present participle of impark
imparling
imparling
verb
present participle of imparl
imparting
imparting
noun
communication (a giving or sharing of information etc)
distribution (a sharing or division of something)
verb
present participle of impart
impasting
impasting
verb
present participle of impaste
impawning
impawning
verb
present participle of impawn
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
impinging
impinging
noun
An impingement.
verb
present participle of impinge
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
imploring
imploring
noun
The act of one who implores; imploration.
verb
present participle of implore
importing
importing
verb
present participle of import
imposting
impregned
impregned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impregn
improving
improving
adj
That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person).
verb
present participle of improve
impugners
impugners
noun
plural of impugner
impugning
impugning
verb
present participle of impugn
impulsing
impulsing
verb
present participle of impulse
imputting
ishpeming
jumpingly
jumpingly
adv
In a jumping way; with jumping motions.
kalumpang
kopagmiut
kymograph
kymograph
noun
A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.
lagomorph
lagomorph
noun
A member of the mammalian taxonomic order, Lagomorpha, which includes hares, rabbits, and pikas.
lamplight
lamplight
noun
The light emitted by a lamp.
limpingly
limpingly
adv
In a limping manner; with a limp.
lumpingly
lumpingly
adv
So as to lump together.
macapagal
maggotpie
magpieish
magpieish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a magpie, especially in having the desire to take and conceal attractive objects.
malpighia
malpighia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Malpighia of tropical American shrubs.
manograph
manograph
noun
An optical device for making pressure volume diagrams for high-speed engines, involving a light-tight box or camera having at one end a small convex mirror reflecting a beam of light onto the ground glass or photographic plate at the other end. The mirror is pivoted so that it can be moved so as to copy the motion of the engine piston on a smaller scale.
mapmaking
mapmaking
noun
Cartography, the making of maps and charts.
marigraph
marigraph
noun
(oceanography) A device used to measure tidal levels.
matagalpa
matagalpa
Proper noun
A department of Nicaragua
maypoling
maypoling
noun
The tradition of dancing around the maypole.
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.