A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
impawning
impawning
verb
present participle of impawn
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
minesweeping
minesweeping
noun
(nautical) The detection and safe disposal of mines.
(slang) The act of looking for and drinking half-drunk alcoholic drinks that have been left by other attendees of a bar or nightclub.
mpangwe
mugwump
mugwump
noun
(by extension) A person who purports to stay aloof from party politics.
(by extension) One who switches from supporting one political party to another, especially for personal benefit.
(by extension, colloquial, somewhat derogatory) A person who stays neutral or non-committal; a fence sitter; also, a person who maintains an aloof and often self-important demeanour.
(chiefly humorous) A (male) leader; an important (male) person.
(historical) A member of the Republican Party who declined to support the party's nominee James G. Blaine (1830–1893) during the 1884 United States presidential election, believing him to be corrupt, and instead supported the Democratic Party's candidate Grover Cleveland (1837–1908).
verb
(intransitive) To behave like a mugwump.
(intransitive) To purport to stay aloof and independent, especially from party politics.
mugwumpery
mugwumpery
noun
(US politics, slang) The acts and views of the mugwumps.
mugwumpian
mugwumpian
adj
Of or relating to a mugwump.
mugwumpish
mugwumpish
adj
(US, politics, slang) Resembling or characteristic of a mugwump.
mugwumpism
mugwumpism
Noun
The acts and views of the mugwumps.
mugwumps
mugwumps
noun
plural of mugwump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mugwump
pigmew
pilgrimwise
plowmaking
powermonger
powermonger
noun
A person who wields power in a tyrannical or irresponsible fashion.
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
prewarming
prewarming
verb
present participle of prewarm
prewelcoming
pumpwright
pygmyweed
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
springworm
superacknowledgment
swamping
swamping
noun
An act of swamping (drenching or filling with water).
verb
present participle of swamp
unwhimpering
unwhimperingly
wampanoag
wampanoags
wampishing
wampishing
verb
present participle of wampish
wampumpeag
wampumpeag
noun
(obsolete) Wampum.
wampumpeags
weaponmaking
weaponmaking
noun
The manufacture of weapons.
whimpering
whimpering
noun
The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.