(mineralogy) Any of various peralkaline igneous rocks, typically nepheline syenite or phonolite.
apitong
apitong
noun
The medium hardwood tree Dipterocarpus grandiflorus.
empight
empight
adj
(obsolete) fixed; settled; fastened
epiglot
galipot
galipot
noun
An unrefined turpentine obtained from some European pines
giltcup
glyptic
glyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to engraving, especially on precious stones.
grippit
gypsite
hightop
hightop
noun
Alternative form of high-top
panting
panting
noun
The act of one who pants.
verb
present participle of pant
paoting
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
patting
patting
noun
The act by which something is patted.
verb
present participle of pat
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
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
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
plights
plights
noun
plural of plight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plight
poignet
porting
porting
verb
present participle of port
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
potgirl
potgirl
noun
Alternative form of pot-girl
potling
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
prating
prating
noun
foolish chatter
verb
present participle of prate
punting
punting
verb
present participle of punt
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
spating
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.
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
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
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
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).
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.