(mineralogy) Any of various peralkaline igneous rocks, typically nepheline syenite or phonolite.
apitong
apitong
noun
The medium hardwood tree Dipterocarpus grandiflorus.
apothgm
empight
empight
adj
(obsolete) fixed; settled; fastened
epiglot
galipot
galipot
noun
An unrefined turpentine obtained from some European pines
galtrap
gasport
gestapo
giltcup
gluepot
gluepot
noun
(Australia, sports, informal) A muddy playing field.
A pot for holding glue.
glyptal
glyptal
noun
A resin, made from glycerol and phthalic anhydride (or similar), used in paints
glyptic
glyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to engraving, especially on precious stones.
goatpox
goatpox
noun
A viral disease of goats, resembling sheeppox.
gosport
gosport
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England, next to Portsmouth.
grippit
gunport
gunport
noun
A hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired.
gypsite
gypster
gypster
noun
A trickster or swindler.
hightop
hightop
noun
Alternative form of high-top
otogyps
outpage
outpage
verb
(transitive, computing) Synonym of page out
padgett
pageant
pageant
noun
(obsolete) A wheeled platform for the exhibition of plays, etc.
A spectacular ceremony.
An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.
Ellipsis of beauty pageant..
verb
To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic.
pageton
paguate
paktong
paktong
noun
An alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, of Chinese origin; any of a number of similar alloys developed in imitation of the Chinese product.
pantego
panting
panting
noun
The act of one who pants.
verb
present participle of pant
paoting
pargets
pargets
noun
plural of parget
partage
partage
noun
(historical, archaeology) The formerly standard practice of dividing up artifacts between archaeologists, their patrons, and the host territory.
(now rare) Division, sharing; the act of portioning out or dividing up.
(obsolete) A part, portion or share.
parting
parting
noun
(Britain) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions; part (US)
(chemistry) The separation and determination of alloys; especially, the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.
(founding) The surface of the sand of one section of a mould where it meets that of another section.
(geology) A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.
(mineralogy) Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellae.
(nautical) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.
A farewell, the act of departing politely.
The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation.
verb
present participle of part
pasting
pasting
noun
(slang) Defeat, beating.
The act of applying paste to something, or affixing something using paste.
verb
present participle of paste
patagia
patagia
noun
plural of patagium
patagon
patting
patting
noun
The act by which something is patted.
verb
present participle of pat
paughty
pegtops
pegtops
noun
A kind of trousers, wide at the top and narrow at the ankles; peg-top trousers.
plural of pegtop
pelting
pelting
adj
(obsolete) mean; paltry
noun
The act by which somebody or something is pelted.
verb
present participle of pelt
petigny
petling
petling
noun
term of affection or endearment; darling.
petting
petting
noun
(sex) The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner.
The act of indulging or treating as a favourite.
The act of stroking or gently patting an animal.
verb
present participle of pet
peugeot
peugeot
Proper noun
A French manufacturer of cars.
Noun
A car manufactured by Peugeot.
pgnttrp
photogs
photogs
noun
plural of photog
pigboat
pigboat
noun
(slang, archaic) submarine
pigfoot
pigfoot
noun
A marine fish (Scorpaena porcus), native to Europe.
Any similar fish
piggott
piggott
Proper noun
a city in Arkansas, USA
pightel
pightel
noun
Alternative form of pightle
pightle
pightle
noun
(archaic, dialect) A small piece of enclosed land, often by a hedge. Some authorities also indicate that a pightle tends to be associated with a house or messuage.
piglets
piglets
noun
plural of piglet
pigmeat
pigmeat
noun
The meat or flesh of a pig, used especially for food; pork.
pigment
pigment
noun
(biology) Any color in plant or animal cells
(obsolete) Wine flavoured with spices and honey.
A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
verb
(transitive) To add color or pigment to something.
pignuts
pignuts
noun
plural of pignut
pigouts
pigouts
noun
plural of pigout
pigroot
pigroot
noun
A area of soil where pigs have turned up the ground with their snouts looking for worms, insects, and plant roots to eat.
An instance of pigrooting
Any plant of the genus Sisyrinchium.
verb
(of a horse or other steed) To stick its rump in the air and lower its forequarters.
pigtail
pigtail
noun
(electrical engineering) A short length of twisted electrical wire.
(informal) A person who wears a pigtail or queue.
(medicine) Twisted stent terminal; stent-end, usually but not necessarily a different fastened part.
A braided plait of hair; now especially, either of two braids or "tails" on the side of the head.
The flamingo flower (anthurium)
The tail of a pig.
Tobacco twisted into a string or roll.
pitanga
pitanga
noun
A Surinam cherry (a Eugenia uniflora tree or its fruit).
pithing
pithing
verb
present participle of pith
pitting
pitting
noun
(archaeology) The digging of a pit.
The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.
verb
present participle of pit
pitying
pitying
noun
The act of one who pities.
verb
present participle of pity
plagate
plagate
adj
(zoology) Having plagae, or irregular elongated spots of colour.
plating
plating
noun
(philately) An act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet.
A coating or defensive armour of metal plates.
A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.
The presentation of food that is ready to be served.
verb
present participle of plate
pledget
pledget
noun
(medicine) A small flat absorbent pad of cotton or wool, used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore.
A string of oakum used in calking.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To apply a pledget to.
plights
plights
noun
plural of plight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plight
poignet
pontage
pontage
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A duty or tax paid for repairing bridges.
portage
portage
noun
A charge made for carrying something.
A porthole.
An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways.
Carrying capacity; tonnage.
The route used for such carrying.
The wages paid to a sailor when in port, or for a voyage.
verb
(nautical) To carry a boat overland
porting
porting
verb
present participle of port
postage
postage
noun
The charge for posting an item.
The postage stamp, or similar token, affixed to an item of post as evidence of payment.
postbag
postbag
noun
(Britain) A bag used for carrying post (mail)
posting
posting
noun
(chiefly Britain) The place where a soldier or airman is posted for duty; the time spent there.
(computing) A message posted to a computerized bulletin board, a newsgroup, a blog, etc.
An item inserted into a register, ledger or diary.
The action of the verb to post.
verb
present participle of post
potager
potager
noun
(obsolete) A porringer.
A kitchen garden; sometimes used attributively.
potages
potages
noun
plural of potage
potgirl
potgirl
noun
Alternative form of pot-girl
potling
pottage
pottage
noun
(archaic or historical) A thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
(archaic) An oatmeal porridge.
pottagy
potting
potting
noun
The placing of something in a pot.
verb
present participle of pot
pouting
pouting
noun
A fish in the cod family (Gadidae), Trisopterus luscus.
An expression or motion that pouts; a pout.
verb
present participle of pout
pragmat
pragmat
noun
(programming) A pragma, or compiler directive, in the ALGOL programming language.
prating
prating
noun
foolish chatter
verb
present participle of prate
pregust
protege
protege
noun
Alternative form of protégé
pungent
pungent
adj
(botany) Having a sharp and stiff point.
(figurative) Stinging; acerbic.
Having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
Having a strong taste that stings the tongue, said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.
punting
punting
verb
present participle of punt
putlogs
putlogs
noun
plural of putlog
putting
putting
noun
(golf) A variety of golf in which balls are tapped into holes over short distances using a putter.
(golf) The action of the verb to putt.
(obsolete) Instigation or incitement; enticement.
The action or result of the verb put.
verb
(golf) present participle of putt
present participle of put
putzing
putzing
verb
present participle of putz
ragtops
ragtops
noun
plural of ragtop
spating
spaught
speight
speight
noun
(obsolete) A woodpecker.
spignet
spignet
noun
(botany) An aromatic plant of America; the spikenard.
spignut
spigots
spigots
noun
plural of spigot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spigot
spiting
spiting
verb
present participle of spite
spright
spright
noun
(obsolete) A kind of short arrow.
(obsolete) A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a ghost.
(obsolete) Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood.
Obsolete spelling of sprite
verb
(obsolete) To haunt.
stopgap
stopgap
adj
Filling a gap or pause.
Short-term; temporary.
noun
(rare) That which stops up or fills a gap or hole.
(specifically) A person appointed or hired to fill a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire can be made; a temp.
A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.
Something spoken to fill up an uncomfortable pause in speech; a filled pause or filler.
verb
(intransitive) To use something as a short-term fix or temporary measure until a better alternative can be obtained.
(specifically) To work at a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire is made.
(transitive) To stop up or fill (a physical gap or hole, or a hiatus).
stoping
stoping
noun
In mining, the removal of the desired ore from an underground mine, leaving behind an open space known as a stope.
stuping
stuping
verb
present participle of stupe
taiping
tampang
tampang
noun
(historical) A piece of tin ingot money of the Pahang Kingdom.
tamping
tamping
adj
(Wales) Very angry; fuming.
noun
The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, with earth, sand, or similar material in order to contain and direct explosive force meant to blast the rock or collapse the mine.
The material used in tamping.
verb
present participle of tamp
tapings
tapings
noun
plural of taping
tapling
tapping
tapping
noun
(electrical engineering) A connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component.
(music) A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard
An act of making a light hit or strike against something.
The process by which a resource is tapped or exploited.
verb
present participle of tap
tipping
tipping
noun
(Australia) A competition where entrants aim to tip (predict) the outcomes of sporting events.
(music) A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing.
The act by which something is tipped or inclined.
The dumping of rubbish.
The practice of leaving a tip (gratuity).
verb
present participle of tip
topanga
topping
topping
adj
(UK, informal, dated) Wonderful.
(archaic) Assuming superiority; proud.
noun
(fishing) The tail of an artificial fly.
(nautical) Either of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom.
(nautical) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.
The act of cutting off the top of something.
verb
present participle of top
trepang
trepang
Noun
Bêche-de-mer, sea cucumber.
tupping
tupping
verb
present participle of tup
uplight
uplight
noun
A recessed light fixture that directs the light in an upward direction.
verb
(transitive) To illuminate from below.
upright
upright
adj
(figuratively) Of good morals; practicing ethical values.
(of a golf club) Having the head approximately at a right angle with the shaft.
Greater in height than breadth.
In its proper orientation; not overturned.
Vertical; erect
adv
In or into an upright position.
noun
(informal) An upright arcade game cabinet.
(informal) An upright piano.
(slang) A leg
(sports) A goal post.
A word clued by the successive initial, middle, or final letters of the cross-lights in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
Any vertical part of a structure.
Short for upright vacuum cleaner.
verb
(transitive) To set upright or stand back up (something that has fallen).
upstage
upstage
adj
(figurative, obsolete) Haughty, aloof.
At the rear of a stage.
adv
Away from the audience or camera.
Toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.
noun
(theater) The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
verb
(figurative, transitive) To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
(medicine, transitive) To restage upward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment.
(transitive, by extension) To treat snobbishly.
(transitive, theater) To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
uptight
uptight
adj
(colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.
(colloquial) Sexually repressed.
(colloquial) Unfriendly and rude.
Emotionally repressed; nervous and tense.
noun
(colloquial) An uptight person.
wingtip
wingtip
noun
(US) A brogue (shoe)
A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe
The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc.