(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
agapemone
agapemone
Noun
The base of a religious sect established in Sussex by the Rev. Henry James Prince in the mid-19th century, or a successor establishment in London, which were associated with free love and polygamy.
Any community characterised by mutual love or free love.
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
aggappera
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agrypnode
agueproof
agueproof
adj
Resistant to the ague.
alpenglow
alpenglow
noun
A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
amperages
amperages
noun
plural of amperage
amphigaea
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphogeny
angelship
anglepods
apogamies
apogenous
apologete
apologiae
apologies
apologies
intj
Alternative form of my apologies
noun
A list of people unable to attend a meeting, typically presented as the first item on the agenda.
plural of apologie
plural of apology
apologise
apologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologize.
apologize
apologize
verb
(intransitive) To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
(intransitive, dated) To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.
(intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
apologues
apologues
noun
plural of apologue
apophlegm
apophyges
apophyges
noun
plural of apophyge
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
appanaged
appanaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appanage
appanages
appanages
noun
plural of appanage
appealing
appealing
adj
Having appeal; attractive.
noun
The act of making an appeal.
verb
present participle of appeal
appearing
appearing
noun
appearance; act of coming into view
verb
present participle of appear
appeasing
appeasing
verb
present participle of appease
appendage
appendage
noun
A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.
A part that is joined to something larger.
An external body part that projects from the body.
appending
appending
noun
The act by which something is appended.
verb
present participle of append
appennage
applegate
apteryges
areopagus
areopagus
Noun
The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens
arpeggios
arpeggios
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arpeggio
aspergill
aspergill
noun
Alternative form of aspergillum
aspersing
aspersing
verb
present participle of asperse
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
bargepole
bargepole
noun
Alternative spelling of barge pole
becapping
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
beleaping
beleaping
verb
present participle of beleap
bespangle
bespangle
verb
To cover something with spangles.
carpetbag
carpetbag
adj
(chiefly US) Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.
noun
A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.
verb
(chiefly US) To come to a place or organisation with which one has no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
carpeting
carpeting
noun
(informal) A severe reprimand or telling-off.
Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.
Cloth or materials for carpets.
verb
present participle of carpet
carpogone
cecograph
cerograph
cerograph
noun
A writing on wax.
champagne
champagne
adj
Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
champagne:
noun
(countable) A glass of champagne.
(countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.
verb
(intransitive) To drink champagne.
(transitive) To ply or treat with champagne.
chapeling
coliphage
coliphage
noun
Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli
compagnie
companage
cooperage
cooperage
noun
(countable) A cooper's workshop.
(uncountable) The art, trade, or products of a cooper (barrelmaker).
(uncountable) The price paid to a cooper for work carried out.
creepages
creepages
noun
plural of creepage
creophagy
creophagy
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagy
dampening
dampening
noun
The act of making or becoming damp.
verb
present participle of dampen
decamping
decamping
verb
present participle of decamp
decoupage
decoupage
noun
An art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated
An artwork made by this technique
verb
To perform or use the art technique of decoupage.
demipagan
departing
departing
adj
that is leaving
while leaving
noun
The act by which somebody or something departs.
verb
present participle of depart
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
deplaning
deplaning
verb
present participle of deplane
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
deprogram
deprogram
verb
(transitive) To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult.
diapering
diapering
noun
A regular pattern of the same shape, evenly spaced.
The act of clothing somebody in a diaper.
verb
present participle of diaper
diplegias
diplegias
noun
plural of diplegia
disparage
disparage
noun
(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
verb
(obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
To ridicule, mock, discredit.
dognapers
dognapers
noun
plural of dognaper
dognapped
dognapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dognap
dognapper
dognapper
noun
agent noun of dognap; one who dognaps.
dragropes
dragropes
noun
plural of dragrope
echograph
echograph
noun
An instrument that uses ultrasound to produce an echogram as a diagnostic aid.
eggplants
eggplants
noun
plural of eggplant
egyptians
eidograph
eidograph
noun
An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of pantograph.
empennage
empennage
noun
The feathers of an arrow or the tail fins of a bomb or rocket used to stabilize the longitudinal axis of the projectile parallel to the flight path.
The tail assembly of an aircraft.
emplacing
emplacing
verb
present participle of emplace
emplaning
emplaning
verb
present participle of emplane
encamping
encamping
verb
present participle of encamp
endophagy
endophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, within a group.
engraphia
engraphic
engraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an engram
engrapple
engrapple
verb
(obsolete) To grapple.
enplaning
enplaning
verb
present participle of enplane
enrapting
enspangle
epanagoge
epigaeous
epigaeous
adj
Alternative form of epigeous
epigaster
epigaster
noun
(anatomy, archaic) The hindgut; the primitive large intestine.
epigramme
epigramme
noun
Alternative form of epigram
epigraphs
epigraphs
noun
plural of epigraph
epigraphy
epigraphy
noun
Inscriptions collectively.
The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.
epilating
epilating
verb
present participle of epilate
epilogate
epiphragm
epiphragm
noun
(botany) The dilated apex of the columella in urn mosses.
(zoology) A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation.
equipages
equipages
noun
plural of equipage
ergograph
ergograph
noun
A graph that shows a relation between human activities, or agricultural/climate factors, and a seasonal year.
An instrument for measuring and recording the work done by a single muscle or set of muscles, the rate of fatigue, etc.
ergoplasm
escarping
escarping
verb
present participle of escarp
esophagal
esophagus
esophagus
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of oesophagus
espagnole
espagnole
noun
(cooking) A strong basic sauce consisting of a dark brown roux that is slowly reduced while further ingredients are added, traditionally including veal stock.
espionage
espionage
noun
The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
espousage
espousage
noun
(obsolete) espousal
espringal
espringal
noun
Alternative form of springald
estampage
estampage
noun
A pattern stamped on clay or other material by a press
estoppage
estoppage
noun
An act of estopping.
euryphage
euryphage
noun
(ecology) Any animal that eats a large variety of food.
eurypygae
euspongia
exampling
exampling
verb
present participle of example
expanding
expanding
verb
present participle of expand
expiating
expiating
verb
present participle of expiate
expurgate
expurgate
verb
(transitive) To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.
(transitive) To undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from (a book or other publication); to cleanse; to purge.
flagpoles
flagpoles
noun
plural of flagpole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flagpole
frappeing
gagership
galempong
galempung
galeopsis
galeproof
galeproof
adj
Capable of resisting a gale.
galleypot
galleypot
noun
Alternative form of gallipot
gallopade
gallopade
noun
(obsolete) gallop
A type of dance, also known as the galop.
The music for this kind of dance.
verb
To gallop, as on horseback.
To perform the dance called gallopade.
gallopers
gallopers
noun
plural of galloper
galopades
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
gamolepis
gantelope
gantelope
noun
(archaic) The gauntlet (military punishment).
gantlopes
gantlopes
noun
plural of gantlope
gapeseeds
gapeseeds
noun
plural of gapeseed
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
gaposises
gasoscope
gasoscope
noun
(dated) An apparatus for detecting the presence of dangerous gas, as for example in a mine or in a house.
gaspereau
gaspereau
noun
(Canada, dated) An alewife (type of fish).
gaspergou
gaspergou
noun
A fish, the freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens).
gasperoni
gaspiness
gaspiness
noun
The quality of being gaspy.
gateposts
gateposts
noun
plural of gatepost
gaziantep
gaziantep
Proper noun
A city in Turkey
gemmipara
genapping
genapping
verb
present participle of genappe
geocarpic
geocarpic
adj
Relating to geocarpy.
geography
geography
noun
(archaic) an atlas or gazetteer.
(astronomy) Similar books, studies, or regions concerning other planets.
(chiefly business and marketing) A territory: a geographical area as a field of business or market sector.
(chiefly upper-class UK, euphemistic) The lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
(figuratively) The relative arrangement of the parts of anything.
A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography
Any subject considered in terms of its physical distribution.
Terrain: the physical properties of a region of the earth.
The physical arrangement of any place, particularly (UK, slang) a house.
The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
geophagia
geophagia
noun
Consumption of clay, chalk or dirt.
gephyrean
gephyrean
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the class Gephyrea of worms.