(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
apologete
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
applegate
apteryges
bridgepot
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
coempting
competing
competing
adj
Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
verb
present participle of compete
departing
departing
adj
that is leaving
while leaving
noun
The act by which somebody or something departs.
verb
present participle of depart
depicting
depicting
verb
present participle of depict
depigment
depigment
verb
To reduce pigmentation
depleting
depleting
verb
present participle of deplete
deporting
deporting
verb
present participle of deport
despiting
despiting
verb
present participle of despite
eggplants
eggplants
noun
plural of eggplant
egyptians
enrapting
epigaster
epigaster
noun
(anatomy, archaic) The hindgut; the primitive large intestine.
epigenist
epigenist
noun
A proponent of epigenesis.
epilating
epilating
verb
present participle of epilate
epilogate
epilogist
epilogist
noun
The writer of an epilogue.
estampage
estampage
noun
A pattern stamped on clay or other material by a press
estoppage
estoppage
noun
An act of estopping.
estopping
estopping
verb
present participle of estop
excepting
excepting
prep
with the exception of
verb
present participle of except
exempting
exempting
verb
present participle of exempt
expecting
expecting
adj
Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.
noun
The process by which somebody expects something.
verb
present participle of expect
experting
expiating
expiating
verb
present participle of expiate
exporting
exporting
verb
present participle and gerund of export
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.
fingertip
fingertip
noun
The tip of the human finger.
verb
(transitive) to move or deflect with the fingertips
galleypot
galleypot
noun
Alternative form of gallipot
gantelope
gantelope
noun
(archaic) The gauntlet (military punishment).
gantlopes
gantlopes
noun
plural of gantlope
gateposts
gateposts
noun
plural of gatepost
gaziantep
gaziantep
Proper noun
A city in Turkey
genotypes
genotypes
noun
plural of genotype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of genotype
genotypic
genotypic
adj
Of or pertaining to a genotype
geophytes
geophytes
noun
plural of geophyte
geophytic
geophytic
adj
Relating to geophytes
geotropic
geotropic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to geotropism.
giddypate
gillotype
gimmerpet
glumpiest
godparent
godparent
noun
A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.
goldentop
goldentop
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Euthamia.
gospelist
grapenuts
graperoot
grapeshot
grapeshot
noun
(historical) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.
grapewort
graphiter
graphites
graphites
noun
plural of graphite
greenport
grippiest
grippiest
adj
superlative form of grippy: most grippy
groupment
groupment
noun
(military) A temporary, improvised grouping of forces.
grumpiest
grumpiest
adj
superlative form of grumpy: most grumpy
gruppetto
gruppetto
noun
(cycle racing) Synonym of autobus (“a large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton (“main group of riders”) in a race”)
(music) A trill or turn.
guestship
guidepost
guidepost
noun
(by extension) Anything that provides guidance; a guideline.
A signpost.
heptaglot
heptaglot
noun
(rare) A book in seven languages.
heptagons
heptagons
noun
plural of heptagon
heptagrid
heptagrid
noun
(mathematics) A tiling of the hyperbolic plane with regular heptagons
hiplength
hospitage
hospitage
noun
(obsolete) hospitality
impetigos
impingent
impingent
adj
Striking against or upon.
incepting
incepting
verb
present participle of incept
integraph
integraph
noun
(mathematics) A device that determines the value of an integral by measuring the area under a curve (and drawing the curve of its integral)
interpage
interpage
adj
Between the pages of a document.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To insert or include between the pages of another document; to interleave.
jaspagate
leptology
leptology
noun
A minute and tedious discourse on trifling things.
crystallography
logotypes
logotypes
noun
plural of logotype
maggotpie
megaptera
negropont
operating
operating
adj
In operation; that operates.
Involved in an operation.
verb
present participle and gerund of operate
oppugnate
packeting
packeting
verb
present participle of packet
pageanted
pageanted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pageant
pageantic
pageantic
adj
Of or relating to a pageant.
pageantry
pageantry
noun
A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant.
paginated
paginated
adj
(of text) Whose pages have been numbered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paginate
paginates
paginates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paginate
palleting
palleting
verb
present participle of pallet
paltering
paltering
noun
Prevarication; dishonest bargaining, haggling.
verb
present participle of palter
panegoist
panegoist
noun
A solipsist.
parentage
parentage
noun
(figurative) Origin; derivation.
The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
The social quality of one's class in society.
parenting
parenting
noun
The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.
verb
present participle of parent
pargasite
pargasite
noun
(mineralogy) A complex inosilicate mineral of the amphibole group.
pargeting
pargeting
noun
(construction) A form of decorative plasterwork used on exterior walls of buildings.
(construction, loosely) parging
pargetted
partridge
partridge
noun
(obsolete, military) A type of cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones.
(ornithology) Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
pastorage
pastorage
noun
Home or offices of a pastor; comparable to a rectory
The period of service of a particular pastor to his congregation; his term of office.
pasturage
pasturage
noun
A pasture; land that is used for pasture.
The grass or other vegetation eaten by livestock and found in a pasture.
The right to graze livestock on a pasture.
patagiate
patagones
patchogue
patenting
patenting
verb
present participle of patent
pathogene
pathogene
noun
Dated form of pathogen.
pathogens
pathogens
noun
plural of pathogen
pathogeny
pathogeny
noun
(medicine) The generation and method of development of disease.
pathogerm
patronage
patronage
noun
(UK, law) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
(politics) Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
Customers collectively; clientele; business.
Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
The act or state of being a customer of some business.
The right of nomination to political office.
verb
(transitive) To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize
(transitive) To support by being a patron of.
pattering
pattering
noun
Groupings of frequent irregularly repeated sounds of moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.
verb
present participle of patter
pectizing
pectizing
verb
present participle of pectize
peggymast
pegmatite
pegmatite
noun
A coarsely crystalline igneous or plutonic rock composed primarily of feldspar and quartz, normally with muscovite and/or biotite mica.
pegmatize
pegmatize
verb
(transitive) To convert into pegmatite.
pegmatoid
pegmatoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling pegmatite
noun
Such a mineral
pelleting
pelleting
verb
present participle of pellet
peltigera
peltingly
peltingly
adv
So as to pelt or bombard.
penghutao
penlights
penlights
noun
plural of penlight
pentaglot
pentaglot
adj
In five languages.
pentagons
pentagons
noun
plural of pentagon
pentagram
pentagram
noun
The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.
pentagrid
pentagrid
noun
(mathematics) A tiling of the hyperbolic plane with regular pentagons
pentalogy
pentalogy
noun
A set of five works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as five individual works.
pentangle
pentangle
noun
(rare) A pentagon.
pentrough
pentrough
noun
A penstock.
penwright
peptizing
peptizing
verb
present participle of peptize
peptogeny
peragrate
peragrate
verb
(obsolete) To travel over or through.
permuting
permuting
verb
present participle of permute
pervagate
pestering
pestering
noun
An act or instance of annoying somebody.
verb
present participle of pester
pestology
pestology
noun
The science of pests and pest control.
petalling
petarding
petarding
verb
present participle of petard
petralogy
petralogy
noun
Alternative form of petrology
petrogale
petrogeny
petrogeny
noun
The science of the origin of rocks.
petrograd
petrogram
petrogram
noun
(archaeology) A painting on rock, especially one made in prehistoric times.
petrolage
petrology
petrology
noun
(geology) The study of the origin, composition and structure of rock.
pettiagua
pettifogs
pettifogs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pettifog
pettigrew
pettigrew
Proper noun
An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
pettingly
pettingly
adv
So as to pet or cajole.
phagocyte
phagocyte
noun
(cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.
verb
(transitive) To phagocytize
photogene
photogene
noun
(archaic) An afterimage.
(genetics) A gene involved in photosynthesis.
photogeny
photogeny
noun
(obsolete) photography
phytogeny
phytogeny
noun
(biology) phytogenesis
picketing
picketing
noun
The act of one who pickets (in any sense).
verb
present participle of picket
pigeonite
pigeonite
noun
(mineralogy) Any monoclinic pyroxene that is a mixed calcium, magnesium and ferrous silicate.