(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
anaglyph
anaglyph
noun
A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.
A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.
anagraph
anagraph
noun
(obsolete) A physician's prescription or recipe.
(obsolete) An inventory; a record.
A kind of anagram.
aphthong
aphthong
noun
(phonology) A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced.
champing
champing
noun
The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday.
The sound or action of one who champs (bites or chews).
verb
Present participle of champ.
chapping
chapping
verb
present participle of chap
cheaping
cheaping
noun
(obsolete) A market.
(obsolete) Bargaining, haggling.
verb
present participle of cheap
cheeping
cheeping
noun
The sound of a cheep.
verb
present participle of cheep
chingpaw
chipling
chipping
chipping
noun
(countable) A fragment broken off a larger material.
(uncountable) The act of breaking something into small fragments, or of removing fragments from pottery etc.
verb
present participle of chip
chirping
chirping
noun
(gerund of chirp) The act, or an instance of, chirping.
verb
present participle of chirp
chomping
chomping
noun
The sound or action of one who chomps.
verb
present participle of chomp
chopping
chopping
adj
(obsolete) stout; large; plump
Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other.
noun
The action by which something is chopped.
verb
present participle of chop
chumping
chumping
verb
present participle of chump
depthing
egophony
egophony
noun
(medicine) A bleating sound sometimes observed in patients with various lung conditions
engraphy
gachupin
geophone
geophone
noun
(geology) A form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations.
(music) A percussion instrument consisting of a drum filled with pellets, played by swirling it around to produce a sound like shifting earth.
graphing
graphing
verb
present participle of graph
gryphons
gryphons
noun
plural of gryphon
gumpheon
gumphion
gumphion
noun
(historical) A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
gunships
gunships
noun
plural of gunship
haiphong
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.
harpagon
harpagon
noun
(obsolete) A grappling hook.
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.
haspling
helpings
helpings
noun
plural of helping
heptagon
heptagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
hirpling
hirpling
verb
present participle of hirple
hopingly
hopingly
Adverb
In a hopeful manner.
hoppling
hoppling
verb
present participle of hopple
huapango
huapango
noun
A fast, rhythmic Mexican dance for couples.
humphing
humphing
verb
present participle of humph
hypergon
hypnogia
hypogean
hypogean
adj
Existing or growing underground.
hypogene
hypogene
adj
(geology) Formed underground, often by ascending solutions.
hypogyny
ishpingo
ishpingo
noun
Amburana cearensis, used to produce timber.
Nectandra, of which several species are used medicinally.
Ocotea quixos, used as a spice.
kingship
kingship
noun
A monarchy.
The dignity, rank or office of a king; the state of being a king.
The territory or dominion of a king; a kingdom.
longship
longship
noun
A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.
morphgan
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.
orphange
pachanga
pachanga
noun
A lively style of Cuban music, a mixture of son montuno and merengue.
paganish
paganish
adj
(archaic) Pagan.
(informal) Somewhat pagan.
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
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.
peaching
peaching
verb
present participle of peach
pechenga
pechenga
Proper noun
A town in Russia
peiching
penghulu
penghulu
noun
A local chief or governor in parts of Malaysia and Indonesia.
penlight
penlight
noun
A small torch/flashlight that resembles a fountain pen.
perching
perching
noun
(textiles) Inspection of cloth before finishing.
The act of something that perches.
verb
present participle of perch
pershing
phalange
phalange
noun
(anatomy) A phalanx.
(botany) A bundle of stamens joined by their filaments.
(obsolete) A phalanx (of soldiers, people etc.).
(zoology) Any of the joints of an insect's tarsus.
A phalanstery.
phenegol
phengite
phengite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a series of dioctahedral micas of composition K(AlMg)₂(OH)₂(SiAl)₄O₁₀, similar to muscovite but with addition of magnesium.
phialing
phialing
verb
present participle of phial
phlegmon
phlegmon
noun
A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.
phoenigm
phonying
phonying
verb
present participle of phony
phosgene
phosgene
noun
(inorganic chemistry) carbonyl chloride
photoeng
photogen
photogen
noun
(biology) A microorganism that produces phosphorescence.
(chemistry) A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene, used as a lubricant, illuminant, etc.
photoing
photoing
verb
present participle of photo
phrasing
phrasing
noun
The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.
verb
present participle of phrase
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
pinchbug
pinchgut
pinchgut
noun
Alternative form of pinch-gut
pinching
pinching
adj
That pinches, or causes such a sensation
noun
(horticulture) The act of pinching off new growth.
The act of one who or that which pinches.
verb
present participle of pinch
pitching
pitching
noun
(engineering) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.
The act of throwing or casting.
The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.
verb
present participle of pitch
plashing
plashing
noun
A sound that plashes, as of water.
The cutting or bending and intertwining the branches of small trees, as in hedges.
The dashing or sprinkling of colouring matter on the walls of buildings, to imitate granite, etc.
verb
present participle of plash
poaching
poaching
noun
Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.
verb
present participle of poach
pooching
pooching
verb
present participle of pooch
poonghee
poonghie
poonghie
noun
Alternative form of ponghee
porching
pouching
pouching
verb
present participle of pouch
prenight
pshawing
pshawing
verb
present participle of pshaw
psyching
psyching
verb
present participle of psyche
punching
punching
noun
An incident in which someone is punched.
The process of making holes in something (for example, a leather belt or a rail ticket).
verb
present participle of punch
ralphing
ralphing
verb
present participle of ralph
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
shipping
shipping
noun
Navigation.
Passage or transport on a ship.
The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry; ships collectively.
The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.
The transportation of goods.
verb
present participle of ship
shopping
shopping
noun
An area's combination of stores and other infrastructure and products available for people who want to shop.
Placement in a workshop for overhaul.
Recently bought goods.
The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.
verb
present participle of shop
spanghew
spanghew
verb
(transitive, Scotland, Northern England, rare, said especially of frogs and toads) To strike and cause to fly in the air.
‘to inflate a frog and bowl it across the surface of a pond’
sphagion
sphagnum
sphagnum
noun
Any of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat.
sphering
sphering
noun
The practice of humans traveling in a sphere, generally made of transparent plastic, usually for fun.
sphingal
sphinges
sphingid
sphingid
adj
Of or pertaining to these moths.
noun
(entomology) Any of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae
syngraph
syngraph
noun
(law) A document signed by both or all of the parties to a contract or bond.
thumping
thumping
adj
(informal) Exceptional in some degree.
noun
(sports) A heavy defeat.
A dull, heavy sound.
verb
present participle of thump
unhoping
unhoping
adj
Not feeling hope.
unplight
unplight
noun
(obsolete) Peril.
unplough
whapping
whapping
verb
present participle of whap
wheeping
whelping
whelping
verb
present participle of whelp
whipking
whipping
whipping
noun
(bookbinding) The sewing of the edges of single leaves in sections by overcasting the thread.
(countable) A cord or thread used to lash or bind something.
(countable) A heavy defeat; a thrashing.
(countable) The punishment of being whipped.
(nautical, whipping) The lashing of the end of a rope. (FM 55-501).
(uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream etc.