(psychiatry, pathology) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.
alpigene
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
angiport
angiport
noun
(obsolete) A narrow road passing between two houses or a row of houses, or an alley leading to a single house.
anguiped
anguiped
adj
Having serpents (or similar) in place of legs
noun
A mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs
apigenin
apigenin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavone, found as a glycoside in many plants, that reverses the adverse effects of cyclosporine
apogonid
apogonid
noun
Any of the family Apogonidae of large-headed, marine, percoid fishes with oblong and compressed bodies.
applying
applying
noun
The act of applying; an application.
verb
present participle of apply
apposing
apposing
verb
present participle of appose
aproning
aproning
noun
Material for making aprons.
verb
present participle of apron
aspiring
aspiring
adj
Hoping to become.
noun
(archaic) Aspiration.
verb
present participle of aspire
campaign
campaign
noun
(obsolete) An excursion into the countryside.
(obsolete) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.
A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a campaign.
(transitive) Consistently ride in races for a racing season.
campings
campings
noun
plural of camping
capering
capering
noun
The motion of one who capers.
verb
present participle of caper
cappings
cappings
noun
plural of capping
carpings
carpings
noun
plural of carping
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
chingpaw
clamping
clamping
noun
The act by which something is clamped.
verb
present participle of clamp
clapping
clapping
noun
The action by which someone or something claps.
verb
present participle of clap
clasping
clasping
noun
The act by which something is clasped.
verb
present participle of clasp
coapting
coapting
verb
present participle of coapt
cramping
cramping
noun
The action of something that cramps.
verb
present participle of cramp
crapping
crapping
verb
present participle of crap
dampings
dampings
noun
plural of damping
dappling
dappling
noun
A dappled pattern.
verb
present participle of dapple
drapping
drapping
verb
present participle of drap
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.
elapsing
elapsing
verb
present participle of elapse
empaling
empaling
verb
present participle of empale
epigonal
epigonal
adj
Alternative spelling of epigonic
Near or surrounding the gonads (in the embryos of some fish)
Relating to, or characteristic of, a prehistoric culture of coastal Peru and Chile
escaping
escaping
noun
That which escapes or leaks out; an emission.
The act of one who escapes; an escape.
verb
present participle and gerund of escape
flapping
flapping
adj
that flaps or flap
noun
(computing, telecommunications) The situation where a resource, a network destination, etc., is advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.
(phonology) A phonological process found in many dialects of English, especially American English and Canadian English, by which intervocalic /t/ and /d/ surface as the alveolar flap /ɾ/ before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or identically.
(uncountable) The unlicensed racing of horses or greyhounds.
An instance where one flaps.
verb
present participle of flap
frapping
frapping
noun
(nautical, usually in the plural) Rope lashed tightly over the rigging or other area.
verb
present participle of frap
gachupin
gaincope
gainpain
galipine
galoping
galoping
verb
present participle of galop
ganapati
ganapati
Proper noun
Lord of the demigods attending on Shiva. An epithet of Ganesha.
An epithet of Shiva.
gapingly
gapingly
adv
So as to gape or open wide.
genipaps
genipaps
noun
plural of genipap
gipseian
grampian
grampian
Proper noun
a former local government region in north-east Scotland, which was created in 1975 and abolished in 1996.
graphing
graphing
verb
present participle of graph
grapline
grapline
noun
A grapnel (small anchor).
graplins
graplins
noun
plural of graplin
grasping
grasping
adj
Greedy, eager for wealth.
noun
The act of one who grasps or covets.
verb
present participle and gerund of grasp
guapinol
guapinol
noun
Synonym of courbaril (“South American tree”)
gypseian
gypseian
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of or relating to gypsies.
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.
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
hypnogia
iapygian
impaling
impaling
noun
The act of something being impaled.
verb
present participle of impale
japingly
japingly
adv
In a japing manner; with good-natured humour.
knapping
knapping
verb
present participle of knap
langspil
lapwings
lapwings
noun
plural of lapwing
laspring
laspring
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A smolt, or young salmon.
mappings
mappings
noun
plural of mapping
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.
opaquing
opaquing
verb
present participle of opaque
opiating
opiating
verb
present participle of opiate
packings
packings
noun
plural of packing
paddings
paddings
noun
plural of padding
paddling
paddling
noun
A collective noun for ducks when they are on water.
An act of corporal punishment consisting of spanking the buttocks with a paddle.
The act of using a paddle.
verb
present participle of paddle
paddoing
paganini
paganise
paganise
verb
Alternative spelling of paganize
paganish
paganish
adj
(archaic) Pagan.
(informal) Somewhat pagan.
paganism
paganism
noun
Any indigenous polytheistic religion.
Any of a class of religions often associated with nature rituals.
paganist
paganist
noun
Pagan.
paganity
paganity
noun
(archaic) The state of being a pagan; paganism.
paganize
paganize
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To behave like a pagan.
(transitive) To convert (someone) to paganism.
paginary
paginary
adj
Synonym of paginal
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.
pagurian
pagurine
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
pairings
pairings
noun
plural of pairing
palsying
palsying
verb
present participle of palsy
panaggio
panagias
panagias
noun
plural of panagia
pandying
pandying
verb
present participle of pandy
paneling
paneling
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of panelling
verb
Alternative spelling of panelling
pangamic
pangamic
adj
(eugenics, obsolete) Mating in an indiscriminate or random manner.
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to pangamic acid or its derivatives.
pangenic
panglima
pangolin
pangolin
noun
The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis.
panurgic
panurgic
adj
Skilled in all kinds of work.
papering
papering
noun
(law) A technique of boycotting a judge by the Public Defender's Office by filing a request for a different judge in every case assigned to this judge.
Wallpaper.
verb
present participle of paper
parading
parading
noun
The act of one who parades.
verb
present participle of parade
parawing
parawing
noun
Synonym of Rogallo wing
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
pargings
pargings
noun
plural of parging.
pariglin
parkings
parkings
noun
plural of parking
paroling
paroling
verb
present participle of parole
parrying
parrying
noun
The act of one who parries.
verb
present participle of parry
parsings
parsings
noun
plural of parsing
partigen
partings
partings
noun
plural of parting
partying
partying
verb
present participle of party
passings
passings
noun
plural of passing
patching
patching
noun
The act of one who patches.
verb
present participle of patch
patining
patining
verb
present participle of patine
paulding
paulding
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Mississippi, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
a village in Ohio, USA, which is the county seat of
peaching
peaching
verb
present participle of peach
pearling
pearling
noun
The process by which grain is pearled.
The voyage of hunting for pearls.
verb
present participle of pearl
pedaling
pedaling
noun
(music) The set of pedal movements to be performed when playing a piano or organ.
verb
present participle of pedal
peganite
pegasian
pelagian
pelagian
adj
(archaic) pelagic; of or pertaining to the sea.
perigean
perigean
adj
Pertaining to the perigee.
perugian
perugian
Adjective
Pertaining to Perugia.
Noun
A native or resident of Perugia.
petaling
petaling
verb
present participle of petal
phialing
phialing
verb
present participle of phial
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
piaffing
piaffing
verb
present participle of piaffe
pignolia
pignolia
noun
A pine nut; the edible seed of a pine tree.
pingrass
pingrass
noun
Alternative form of pin grass
pinkiang
pirating
pirating
verb
present participle of pirate
pitangua
pitangua
noun
The boat-billed flycatcher, Megarynchus pitangua.
plaguing
plaguing
noun
annoyance; harassment
verb
present participle of plague
plaiding
plaiding
noun
plaid cloth
plaining
plaining
noun
A lamentation.
verb
present participle of plain
plaiting
plaiting
noun
plaited material
verb
present participle of plait
planking
planking
noun
A series of planks; a group of planks.
The practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act.
verb
present participle of plank
planning
planning
noun
(informal, Britain) Planning permission.
(uncountable) Action of the verb to plan.
The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans.
The act of making contingency plans.
verb
present participle of plan
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
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
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
pleading
pleading
adj
That pleads.
noun
(law) A document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.
The act of making a plea.
verb
present participle of plead
pleasing
pleasing
adj
Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
noun
pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing."
verb
present participle of please.
pleating
pleating
noun
An action or arrangement in which something is pleated.
verb
present participle of pleat
poaching
poaching
noun
Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.