(gerund of chirp) The act, or an instance of, chirping.
verb
present participle of chirp
cropshin
encipher
encipher
verb
To convert plain text into cipher; to encrypt
ephedrin
ephedrin
noun
Archaic form of ephedrine.
graphing
graphing
verb
present participle of graph
hairpins
hairpins
noun
plural of hairpin
handgrip
handgrip
noun
A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
A grasp or grip; a close struggle.
A handle.
A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
The ability of a person (or other animal with hands) to grip something with a hand.
harpings
harpings
noun
(nautical) The front part of the wales of a vessel, around the bow and fastened to the stem; used to provide protection from the seas.
heparins
heparins
noun
plural of heparin
hirpling
hirpling
verb
present participle of hirple
hornpipe
hornpipe
noun
(music) A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals.
A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time.
A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed.
Music played to the hornpipe dance
verb
(intransitive) To dance the hornpipe.
hyperion
hypernic
hypernic
noun
The wood of a tropical tree Haematoxylon brasiletto (found in Nicaragua); a red dye extracted from it
hypernik
insphere
insphere
verb
Alternative form of ensphere
maphrian
maphrian
noun
(Christianity, West Syriac) catholicos, high-ranking bishop
morphine
morphine
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.
morphins
morphins
noun
plural of morphin
nephrism
nephrism
noun
(pathology) The symptoms of kidney disease.
nephrite
nephrite
noun
(mineralogy) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).
nephroid
nephroid
adj
kidney-shaped
noun
(geometry) A plane curve resembling two intersecting ellipses
nishapur
ophiuran
ophiuran
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Ophiuroidea.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea; a brittle star.
parching
parching
adj
Causing something or someone to parch; extremely drying.
Very thirsty; parched.
noun
The condition of being parched; absolute dryness.
The process of parching or roasting something, such as corn.
verb
present participle of parch
parishen
parochin
parthian
parthian
Adjective
Relating to Parthia or Parthians.
Delivered as if in retreat. (An allusion to the Parthian battle tactic of firing arrows backwards from horseback while apparently in retreat.)
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Parthia.
An extinct Western Iranian language that was spoken in Parthia.
penthrit
penthrit
noun
Alternative form of penthrite (“pentaerythritol tetranitrate”)
perching
perching
noun
(textiles) Inspection of cloth before finishing.
The act of something that perches.
verb
present participle of perch
perianth
perianth
noun
(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
(botany, bryology) The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.
pershing
phaneric
phaneric
adj
(biology, of plumage) cryptic (used for camouflaging)
(geology) Alternative form of phaneritic
phasiron
phlorina
phoneier
phorminx
phorminx
noun
A kind of lyre used by the Ancient Greeks.
phoronic
phoronid
phoronid
noun
(zoology) Any hermaphroditic wormlike marine animals of the phylum Phoronida.
phoronis
phrasing
phrasing
noun
The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.
verb
present participle of phrase
phrenics
phrenics
noun
The branch of science that relates to the mind; mental philosophy.
phronima
phrygian
phrygian
Adjective
Of or relating to Phrygia, its people or their culture.
In the Phrygian language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Phrygia.
Proper noun
The language of the Phrygian people.
Phrygian mode
phrynoid
pinchers
pinchers
noun
Dated form of pincers.
plural of pincher
pinscher
pinscher
noun
Any of several breeds of dog.
piranhas
piranhas
noun
plural of piranha
plinther
plinther
noun
Any of numerous members of the public who took turns to occupy the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of an art installation by Antony Gormley in 2009.
porching
porphine
porphine
noun
Alternative spelling of porphin
prankish
prankish
adj
Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.
prehnite
prehnite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalactitic aggregates or curved crystals, Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂.
prenight
prochain
prochein
prochein
adj
(law, obsolete) Next; nearest.
punchier
punchier
adj
comparative form of punchy: more punchy
punisher
punisher
noun
One who punishes.
ralphing
ralphing
verb
present participle of ralph
raphania
raphania
noun
Poisoning by ingestion of seeds of the wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum.
repunish
repunish
verb
(rare) To punish again, a further time.
seraphin
seraphin
noun
Alternative form of xeraphim
sharping
sharping
noun
(music) The raising of the pitch of a note by half a step.
Fraud; trickery; the acts of a sharper.
verb
present participle of sharp
sliphorn
sphering
sphering
noun
The practice of humans traveling in a sphere, generally made of transparent plastic, usually for fun.
syrphian
syrphian
adj
Of or relating to flies of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.
taphrina
tranship
tranship
verb
(intransitive, of goods) To be transferred from one ship or other conveyance to another.
(transitive) To transfer goods from one ship or other conveyance to another.
trephine
trephine
noun
(medicine) A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue, f.e. bone or cornea; a trepan.
verb
(intransitive) To use a trephine during surgery.
(transitive) To perforate with a trephine.
triphane
triphane
noun
(mineralogy) spodumene
triphony
uncipher
uncipher
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To decode or decipher.
upharsin
urophein
winthrop
winthrop
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.