A viviparous female aphid that is born in the autumn on a secondary host, then flies to the primary host where she produces new females that mate and deposit eggs.
gyplures
gypsters
gypsters
noun
plural of gypster
hagtaper
hairgrip
hairgrip
noun
A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
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.
hapsburg
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.
heelgrip
hirpling
hirpling
verb
present participle of hirple
hypergol
hypergol
noun
(chemistry, aeronautics) Any hypergolic propellant.
hypergon
impinger
impinger
noun
Any of several instruments in which fine particles (dust) in a gas are analysed by blowing them through a jet onto a wetted plate, prior to being counted. Typically used for particle analysis
impregns
impregns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impregn
impugner
impugner
noun
One who impugns; one who opposes or contradicts.
ingroups
ingroups
noun
plural of ingroup
insperge
isograph
isograph
noun
(sociolinguistics) A line indicating the geographical boundaries within which a particular feature of a written script is used.
jeropiga
jeropiga
noun
A liqueur made from partially fermented malt or wine, found mainly in Portugal.
kopfring
lagomrph
laspring
laspring
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A smolt, or young salmon.
leapfrog
leapfrog
noun
(chiefly Britain, law, usually attributive) The process by which a case is appealed or allowed to be appealed directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until he or she reaches the front of the line, whereupon he also bends over. The process is then repeated.
verb
(intransitive) To progress.
(transitive) To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
(transitive) To overtake.
(transitive, chiefly Britain, law) To appeal or allow to be appealed (a case) directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
(transitive, military) To advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.
lipogram
lipogram
noun
(literature) A word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols.
logperch
logperch
noun
Any fish in the genus Percina.
longport
longspur
longspur
noun
A specific type of bird, of the genus Calcarius; it has a long claw on the hind toe of each foot.
morphgan
myograph
myograph
noun
(physiology) An instrument for determining and recording the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction
odograph
odograph
noun
odometer
olograph
oppugner
oppugner
noun
Someone who oppugns; an opponent.
optogram
optogram
noun
(physiology) An image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple.
orograph
orograph
noun
(surveying) A machine for use in making topographical maps, operated by being pushed across country, and recording distances and elevations.
orphange
outgroup
outgroup
noun
(sociology) The group of people who do not belong to one's own social group.
(systematics) In cladistics, all the taxa included in a study that do not belong to the ingroup that is of immediate interest.
verb
To form an outgroup.
packager
packager
noun
A comic book studio that produces content for comic book publishers on demand.
A person who packages.
A tool or machine used to package objects.
paginary
paginary
adj
Synonym of paginal
pagurian
pagurids
pagurids
noun
plural of pagurid
pagurine
paguroid
paguroid
noun
Any hermit crab of the superfamily Paguroidea
pairings
pairings
noun
plural of pairing
palgrave
palgrave
noun
Alternative form of palsgrave
palmgren
palpiger
palpiger
noun
(zoology) The portion of the labium that bears the palpi in insects.
palsgraf
panegyre
panegyry
panegyry
noun
Archaic Egyptological spelling of panegyris
Obsolete spelling of panegyric
pangburn
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
paradigm
paradigm
noun
(linguistics) A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.
A pattern, a way of doing something, especially (now often derogatory) a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
An example serving as the model for such a pattern.
parading
parading
noun
The act of one who parades.
verb
present participle of parade
paragoge
paragoge
noun
(grammar, prosody) The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.
paragons
paragons
noun
plural of paragon
paragram
paragram
noun
A play upon words; a pun.
paraguay
paralogy
paralogy
noun
(biology) A paralogous relationship
(logic) paralogism, fallacy
parapegm
parapegm
noun
An engraved tablet, usually of brass, set up in a public place.
parasang
parasang
noun
A historical Iranian unit of itinerant distance used throughout the Western Mediterranean and the Middle East in antiquity, originally the distance travelled in one hour, and generally assumed to be equivalent to about six kilometres.
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
parergal
parergic
parergon
parergon
noun
A piece of work that is supplementary to or a byproduct of a larger work.
pargeted
pargeted
adj
(now rare) Coated with parget or plaster.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parget
pargeter
pargeter
noun
A plasterer.
pargings
pargings
noun
plural of parging.
pariglin
parkings
parkings
noun
plural of parking
paroling
paroling
verb
present participle of parole
parridge
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
pasgarde
passager
passager
noun
(falconry) A bird in its first year.
patridge
patridge
noun
(now dialectal) Alternative form of partridge
paygrade
paygrade
noun
Alternative spelling of pay grade
pearling
pearling
noun
The process by which grain is pearled.
The voyage of hunting for pearls.
verb
present participle of pearl
pedigree
pedigree
adj
Having a pedigree.
Purebred.
noun
(uncountable) Good breeding or ancestry.
A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.
The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.
verb
(transitive) To determine the pedigree of (an animal).
pedregal
pedregal
noun
A lava field in Mexico or the Western US.
peerages
peerages
noun
plural of peerage
peerling
pegboard
pegboard
noun
A board that has a pattern of holes into which pegs are fitted; used especially to record the score in some card games.
A perforated form of hardboard.
verb
(transitive) To fit or furnish with pegboard.
pegroots
pegroots
noun
A plant, the setterwort.
peignoir
peignoir
noun
A cape worn to protect the clothes at the barbers / hairdressers
A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear
pelargic
pelargic
adj
(rare) Relating to the stork (bird).
pellagra
pellagra
noun
(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency.
penargyl
perching
perching
noun
(textiles) Inspection of cloth before finishing.
The act of something that perches.
verb
present participle of perch
peregrin
peregrin
noun
Obsolete form of peregrine.
pergamic
pergamon
pergamos
pergamum
pergamum
Proper noun
An ancient Greek city, in western Anatolia, near modern Bergama.
pergamus
pergamyn
pergolas
pergolas
noun
plural of pergola
periergy
periergy
noun
Excessive caution or diligence.
perigeal
perigeal
adj
Relating to the perigee.
perigean
perigean
adj
Pertaining to the perigee.
perigees
perigees
noun
plural of perigee
perigeum
perigeum
noun
Archaic form of perigee.
perigone
perigone
noun
(botany) perianth
(zoology) A sac surrounding the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.
In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower.
perigons
perigons
noun
plural of perigon
perigord
perigune
perigyny
perigyny
noun
(botany) The quality of being perigynous.
periling
periling
verb
present participle of peril
periwigs
periwigs
noun
plural of periwig
pershing
perugian
perugian
Adjective
Pertaining to Perugia.
Noun
A native or resident of Perugia.
perugino
perusing
perusing
noun
A process of studying something carefully.
verb
present participle of peruse
petegreu
petering
petering
verb
present participle of peter
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
phrygium
picogram
picogram
noun
A unit of mass equal to 0.000 000 000 001 grams. Symbol: pg
piercing
piercing
adj
Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating.
Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.
Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
noun
A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it.
An item of jewellery designed to be fitted through a piercing (sense 2).
gerund of pierce
verb
present participle of pierce
pigeoner
pigeoner
noun
A person who hunts pigeons.
pigeonry
pigeonry
noun
A place for pigeons; a dovecote.
pigmaker
pigritia
pigroots
pigroots
noun
plural of pigroot
pilgrims
pilgrims
noun
plural of pilgrim
pillager
pillager
noun
A person who pillages.
pingrass
pingrass
noun
Alternative form of pin grass
pingster
piraguas
piraguas
noun
plural of piragua
pirating
pirating
verb
present participle of pirate
pirogies
pirogues
pirogues
noun
plural of pirogue
pitsburg
plagiary
plagiary
adj
(archaic) plagiarizing
noun
(archaic) A plagiarist.
(obsolete) A kidnapper.
The crime of literary theft; plagiarism.
plaguers
plaguers
noun
plural of plaguer
playgirl
playgirl
noun
The female counterpart to a playboy: a woman, specially a wealthy one, who devotes herself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.
playgoer
playgoer
noun
One who goes to plays; someone known to be a member of the audience at theatric productions.
a person who goes to the theater regularly.
pledgeor
pledgers
pledgers
noun
plural of pledger
pledgors
pledgors
noun
plural of pledgor
plighter
plighter
noun
One who or that which plights, engages, or pledges.