(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
agitprops
agitprops
noun
plural of agitprop
agitpunkt
aglipayan
agraphias
agraphias
noun
plural of agraphia
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agrippina
agrypniai
agrypnias
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
amphigaea
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
angelship
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
anglophil
antigraph
antigraph
noun
(obsolete) A copy or transcript.
(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
apanaging
apanaging
verb
present participle of apanage
aplington
apogamies
apologiae
apologias
apologias
noun
plural of apologia
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.
apologist
apologist
noun
One who makes an apology.
One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.
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
appalling
appalling
adj
Extremely bad; terrible
Horrifying and astonishing.
verb
present participle of appall
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
appending
appending
noun
The act by which something is appended.
verb
present participle of append
apprising
apprising
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) The appraisal of the value of goods, land, etc., often in order to pay the debts of a deceased person.
verb
present participle of apprise
apprizing
apprizing
noun
Alternative form of apprising
verb
present participle of apprize
approving
approving
adj
Expressing approbation; commending
verb
present participle of approve
arpeggios
arpeggios
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arpeggio
asparagic
asparagin
aspergill
aspergill
noun
Alternative form of aspergillum
aspersing
aspersing
verb
present participle of asperse
augurship
augurship
noun
(historical) The office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
autophagi
autophagi
noun
(zoology) Birds that are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as they are hatched.
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
bagpiping
bagpiping
noun
action of the verb to bagpipe; playing the bagpipes
verb
present participle of bagpipe
baptising
baptising
verb
present participle of baptise
baptizing
baptizing
noun
baptism
verb
present participle of baptize
becapping
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
beleaping
beleaping
verb
present participle of beleap
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
bypassing
bypassing
verb
present participle of bypass
campaigns
campaigns
noun
plural of campaign
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of campaign
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
canopying
canopying
noun
The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline
verb
present participle of canopy
capmaking
capmaking
noun
The manufacture of caps (the headgear).
caprifigs
caprifigs
noun
plural of caprifig
capsizing
capsizing
noun
An overturning of a boat etc.
verb
present participle of capsize
capsuling
capsuling
verb
present participle of capsule
captiving
captiving
verb
present participle of captive
capturing
capturing
verb
present participle of capture
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
carpingly
carpingly
adv
in a carping manner; with complaints.
carpognia
champaign
champaign
adj
Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.
noun
(geography, archaic) Open countryside, or an area of open countryside.
(obsolete) A battlefield.
chapeling
coliphage
coliphage
noun
Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli
compagnie
comparing
comparing
verb
present participle of compare
cupmaking
cupmaking
noun
The manufacture of cups.
cupolaing
dampening
dampening
noun
The act of making or becoming damp.
verb
present participle of dampen
dayspring
dayspring
noun
(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
decamping
decamping
verb
present participle of decamp
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
diagraphs
diagraphs
noun
plural of diagraph
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
diaphragm
diaphragm
noun
(acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
(anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.
(chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
(construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, having a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems.
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
verb
(optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.
digraphic
digraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to a digraph.
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.
dognaping
dognaping
verb
present participle of dognap
dysphagia
dysphagia
noun
(pathology) Difficulty in swallowing.
dysphagic
dysphagic
adj
Having or relating to dysphagia.
noun
A person who has dysphagia.
egyptians
eidograph
eidograph
noun
An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of pantograph.
emplacing
emplacing
verb
present participle of emplace
emplaning
emplaning
verb
present participle of emplane
encamping
encamping
verb
present participle of encamp
engraphia
engraphic
engraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an engram
enplaning
enplaning
verb
present participle of enplane
enrapting
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
escarping
escarping
verb
present participle of escarp
espionage
espionage
noun
The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
espringal
espringal
noun
Alternative form of springald
euspongia
exampling
exampling
verb
present participle of example
expanding
expanding
verb
present participle of expand
expiating
expiating
verb
present participle of expiate
flagships
flagships
noun
plural of flagship
frappeing
gagership
galeopsis
gallipoli
gallipoli
Proper noun
A city in Turkey, the former Byzantine Callipolis.
Short for the Gallipoli Peninsula, a peninsula in Turkey north of the Dardanelles between the Aegean and Marmara seas.
gallipots
gallipots
noun
plural of gallipot
galliwasp
galliwasp
noun
Any of the lizards in the genus Celestus.
galloping
galloping
noun
Movement at a gallop.
verb
present participle of gallop
gamolepis
gaposises
gargaphia
gasperoni
gaspiness
gaspiness
noun
The quality of being gaspy.
gaspingly
gaspingly
adv
With gasps.
gaziantep
gaziantep
Proper noun
A city in Turkey
gemmipara
genapping
genapping
verb
present participle of genappe
geocarpic
geocarpic
adj
Relating to geocarpy.
geophagia
geophagia
noun
Consumption of clay, chalk or dirt.
giantship
giantship
noun
A compellation for a giant.
The state, personality, or character of a giant.
giddypate
gippsland
gipsyhead
glaucopis
glyptical
glyptical
adj
Alternative form of glyptic
gonopodia
gonopodia
noun
plural of gonopodium
grampians
grampians
Proper noun
The Grampian Mountains, a mountain range in the Scottish Highlands.
grapelike
grapelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grape.
grapeline
graperies
graperies
noun
plural of grapery
grapeskin
grapeskin
noun
The skin of a grape.
grapeview
grapevine
grapevine
noun
(skating) A move in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other, while both remaining on the ice or ground, incorporating half-turns.
(wrestling) A leglock.
A rumor.
An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.
The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.
verb
(transitive, wrestling) To restrain in a leglock.
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
graphemic
graphemic
adj
Being or that is a grapheme; being or that is an irreducibly meaningful unit of written language.