(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.
coapting
coapting
verb
present participle of coapt
compting
compting
verb
present participle of compt
coopting
coopting
verb
present participle of coopt
gantlope
gantlope
noun
The military punishment known as running the gauntlet
genotype
genotype
noun
(genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
(taxonomy, obsolete) The type species of a genus; generitype.
A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.
verb
(transitive) To determine the genotype of.
gonotype
gumption
gumption
noun
(Britain) Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
(US) Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.
(US) Energy of body and mind, enthusiasm.
gunpoint
gunpoint
noun
A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun.
Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.
heptagon
heptagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
kingpost
kingpost
noun
Alternative spelling of king post
longport
opiating
opiating
verb
present participle of opiate
packtong
packtong
noun
Alternative form of paktong
paignton
paignton
Proper noun
A seaside town in Devon, England.
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.
pentagon
pentagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with five sides and five angles.
A fort with five bastions.
peptogen
peptogen
noun
(physiology) Any substance convertible into peptone.
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
picoting
piloting
piloting
noun
The form of navigation in which position is determined by relation to external reference points.
verb
present participle of pilot
pivoting
pivoting
noun
A motion by which something pivots.
The pivot-work in a machine.
verb
present participle of pivot
plantago
plotting
plotting
noun
The act of scheming or making plots; machination.
verb
present participle of plot
plotzing
plotzing
verb
present participle of plotz
poetling
poetling
noun
A young, immature, inexperienced, petty, or insignificant poet.
(figuratively, of a look, word) Incisive; penetrating; piercing.
(figuratively, of a smell, taste) Piquant, pungent.
(obsolete, of a weapon, etc.) Sharp-pointed; keen.
Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
pointage
pointing
pointing
noun
(art) The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.
(usually singular or collective, sometimes proscribed) Mortar that has been placed between bricks to hold them together.
The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.
The action of the verb to point.
The filling of joints in brickwork or masonry with mortar.
The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.
verb
present participle of point
positing
positing
verb
present participle of posit
postings
postings
noun
plural of posting
postsign
poynting
poynting
verb
present participle of poynt
protagon
protagon
noun
(biochemistry) A nitrogenous phosphorized principle found in brain tissue. By decomposition it yields neurine, fatty acids, and other bodies.
signpost
signpost
noun
(cryptic crosswords) A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.
A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
verb
(transitive) To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.
(transitive) To install signposts on.
To indicate logical progress of a discourse using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.
To signal, as if with a signpost
sopiting
sopiting
verb
present participle of sopite
sporting
sporting
adj
(comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
(comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.
(not comparable) Pertaining to sports
(not comparable, obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational activities.
noun
The act of taking part in a sport.
verb
present participle of sport
spotting
spotting
noun
A spotted pattern.
The act of spotting or sighting something.
verb
present participle of spot
spouting
spouting
adj
(of a liquid) That is propelled in a narrow stream or jet.
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A gutter under the eaves of a building; guttering.
The process or result of something being spouted; that which is spouted.
stomping
stomping
adj
In a way that stomps or suggests stomping; stompy; thumping.
noun
The act of one who stomps.
verb
present participle of stomp
stooping
stooping
adj
Bending the body forward in a submissive or weak manner.
noun
The act of one who stoops.
verb
present participle of stoop
stopping
stopping
noun
(mining) A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.
Material for filling a cavity.
The act of something that stops; a halt.
verb
present participle of stop
tiptoing
toppings
toppings
noun
That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling.
plural of topping
toppling
toppling
noun
The act by which something is toppled.
verb
present participle of topple
tragopan
tragopan
noun
Any of several species of Asian pheasant of the genus Tragopan.