Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agomphosis
agomphosis
Noun
Looseness of the teeth.
agriotypus
alongships
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiospasm
angiospasm
noun
(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
antespring
aphorising
aphorising
verb
present participle of aphorise
apiologies
apiologist
apiologist
noun
A person who studies apiology, the science of bees and honey-making.
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologists
apologists
noun
plural of apologist
apologizes
apologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apologize
appanagist
appanagist
noun
A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.
appendages
appendages
noun
plural of appendage
appetising
appetising
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of appetizing.
verb
present participle of appetise
appraising
appraising
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) Alternative form of apprising
verb
present participle of appraise
areopagist
asparagine
asparagine
Noun
A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
asperating
asperating
verb
present participle of asperate
aspergilla
aspergilli
aspergilli
noun
plural of aspergillus
asphalting
asphalting
noun
An application of asphalt.
verb
present participle of asphalt
aspirating
aspirating
verb
present participle of aspirate
aspiringly
aspiringly
adv
In an aspiring manner.
astrograph
astrograph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope designed and used for astronomical photography.
attapulgus
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
barographs
barographs
noun
plural of barograph
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
bespangles
bespangles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespangle
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
biophagism
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
bishopling
bishopling
noun
A little or petty bishop.
campagnols
campagnols
noun
plural of campagnol
caponising
caponising
verb
present participle of caponise
carpetbags
carpetbags
noun
plural of carpetbag
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
collapsing
collapsing
verb
present participle of collapse
compagnies
compassing
compassing
adj
(shipbuilding) curved; bent
noun
(dated) The forming of plots or schemes; machination.
verb
present participle of compass
composting
composting
verb
present participle of compost
comprising
comprising
verb
present participle of comprise
conspiring
conspiring
noun
conspiracy
verb
present participle of conspire
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
crispening
crispening
verb
present participle of crispen
daugavpils
daugavpils
Proper noun
A city in Latvia on the Western Dvina (Daugava) river.
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
depressing
depressing
adj
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
Causing depression or sadness.
verb
present participle of depress
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
desponding
desponding
adj
That causes despondency; disheartening.
noun
A feeling or expression of despondency.
verb
present participle of despond
desponsage
desponsage
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of betrothal
diapausing
diapausing
adj
Undergoing a diapause
diaphragms
diaphragms
noun
plural of diaphragm
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
discipling
discipling
verb
present participle of disciple
dishwiping
disparaged
disparaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disparage
disparager
disparager
noun
One who disparages.
disparages
disparages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disparage
disparting
disparting
verb
present participle of dispart
dispelling
dispelling
verb
present participle of dispel
dispending
dispending
verb
present participle of dispend
dispensing
dispensing
noun
The act by which something is dispensed or served out.
verb
present participle of dispense
dispergate
disperiwig
dispersing
dispersing
verb
present participle of disperse
displacing
displacing
verb
present participle of displace
displaying
displaying
verb
present participle of display
disploding
disploding
verb
present participle of displode
displuming
displuming
verb
present participle of displume
disporting
disporting
noun
The act of one who disports.
verb
present participle of disport
disprizing
disprizing
verb
present participle of disprize
disproving
disproving
verb
present participle of disprove
disrupting
disrupting
adj
That disrupts; disruptive.
verb
present participle of disrupt
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drosograph
dysgraphia
dysgraphia
noun
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.
eigenspace
eigenspace
noun
(linear algebra) The linear subspace consisting of all eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue, together with the zero vector.
empennages
empennages
noun
plural of empennage
enclasping
enclasping
verb
present participle of enclasp
ensignship
ensignship
noun
The state or rank of an ensign.
ensphering
ensphering
verb
present participle of ensphere
epexegeses
epexegeses
noun
plural of epexegesis
epexegesis
epexegesis
noun
(rhetoric) An additional explanation or explanatory material.
epigastral
epigastral
adj
Alternative form of epigastric
epigastria
epigastria
noun
plural of epigastrium
epigastric
epigastric
adj
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
epigenesis
epigenesis
noun
(biology) The theory that an organism develops by differentiation from an unstructured egg rather than by simple enlarging of something preformed.
(geology) Changes in the mineral content of rock after its formation.
epiglottis
epiglottis
noun
(anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
escaloping
escapingly
escapology
escapology
noun
(figurative) Escape from a difficult situation.
The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.
esophageal
esophageal
adj
Of or pertaining to the esophagus.
esophagean
esophagean
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to a oesophagus; esophageal.
esophagism
espiglerie
espionages
espionages
noun
plural of espionage
exophagous
exophagous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to exophagy.
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
expressage
expressage
noun
The fee for carrying a parcel by express.
expressing
expressing
adj
(biochemistry) That translates or transcribes nucleic acid.
verb
present participle of express
expurgates
expurgates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expurgate
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fingerspin
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
gallipolis
gallipolis
Proper noun
a chartered village in Ohio, USA
gangplanks
gangplanks
noun
plural of gangplank
gasparillo
gaspereaus
gaspergous
gaspergous
noun
plural of gaspergou
gaspinsula
gasteropod
gasteropod
noun
Alternative form of gastropod
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
gastropoda
gastropods
gastropods
noun
plural of gastropod
gastropore
gastropore
noun
A pore, in a hydrozoan coral, containing a gastrozooid
gastrosoph
gastrosoph
noun
Synonym of gastrosopher
gaugership
gaugership
noun
The rank or office of a gauger.
gemmipares
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
genyplasty
genyplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the cheek
geophagies
geophagism
geophagism
noun
The act or habit of eating earth.
geophagist
geophagist
noun
One who eats earth, clay, chalk, etc.
geophagous
geophagous
adj
Eating earth.
geophilous
geophilous
adj
(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.
(phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements to a class of fungi.
Fruiting underground.
Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails.
geophysics
geophysics
noun
A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
geothlypis
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
gingersnap
gingersnap
noun
A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger.