(chemistry) The violent boiling when an homogenous liquid is superheated to the point that the bubbles are formed at pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and be expelled from the container
Form of racing for coxed fours traditional at Oxford and Cambridge Universities; bumps race
The sound or action of a bump.
verb
present participle of bump
buphaga
burping
burping
noun
The act by which a baby, or a container of fermenting substance, is burped.
The sound of a burp.
verb
present participle of burp
bushpig
bushpig
noun
Alternative form of bush pig
coupage
coupage
noun
The blending (or cutting) of wine.
couping
couping
verb
present participle of coup
cupping
cupping
noun
(medicine) Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface.
(medicine, archaic) A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess.
(medicine, archaic) The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
The taking of a small amount of a beverage such as tea or coffee into the mouth in order to taste it; a session where this is done.
verb
present participle of cup
cusping
cusping
noun
(architecture) A formation of cusps.
verb
present participle of cusp
dagupan
depurge
dipygus
dipygus
noun
An individual with a congenital deformity where the body axis forks left and right partway along the torso, with the posterior end (pelvis and legs) duplicated.
douping
dugspur
dumpage
dumpage
noun
A fee paid for the privilege of dumping loads.
A heap of dumped matter.
The act of dumping loads from carts, especially loads of refuse matter.
dumping
dumping
noun
Selling goods at less than their normal price, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.
The disposal of something no longer needed, or of no value.
verb
present participle of dump
dupping
dupping
verb
present participle of dup
earplug
earplug
noun
A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water.
verb
(transitive) To fit with earplugs.
eggcups
eggcups
noun
plural of eggcup
epigeum
epigeum
Noun
perigee
expunge
expunge
verb
(transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
(transitive) To erase or strike out.
(transitive, computing) To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.
expurge
expurge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To purge away.
galumph
galumph
verb
(intransitive) To move heavily and clumsily, or with a sense of prancing and triumph.
galuppi
garrupa
garrupa
noun
One of several species of California market fishes, of the genus Sebastes; a rockfish.
gauping
gauping
verb
present participle of gaup
gazumps
gazumps
noun
plural of gazump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gazump
gelugpa
giddyup
giddyup
verb
(by extension) To start moving or move faster; to get a move on.
To cause a horse or similar mount to speed up.
giltcup
gluepot
gluepot
noun
(Australia, sports, informal) A muddy playing field.
A pot for holding glue.
goldcup
goldcup
noun
The buttercup.
grampus
grampus
noun
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus, with a blunt nose.
The hellbender salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis.
The killer whale, Orcinus orca.
giant whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus giganteus)
grapsus
graupel
graupel
noun
(meteorology, countable) The result of this process, a small ball of rime.
(meteorology, uncountable) A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.
greenup
greenup
Proper noun
a village in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Kentucky, USA
griphus
gropius
grouped
grouped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of group
grouper
grouper
noun
(dated) groupie
Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.
One who groups things.
groupie
groupie
noun
(military, slang) A group captain.
A fan, especially a young female fan of a male singer or rock group; a person who seeks intimacy (most often physical, sometimes emotional) with a celebrity, usually a rock 'n' roll artist or band member.
A group photo including the photographer; a group self-portrait.
grownup
grownup
noun
Alternative form of grown-up
grumped
grumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grump
grumphy
grumphy
noun
Alternative form of grumphie (“a sow”)
guapena
guapore
guarapo
guenepe
guepard
guepard
noun
(archaic) A cheetah.
guimpes
guimpes
noun
plural of guimpe
guipure
guipure
noun
A kind of bobbin lace that connects the motifs with bars or plaits rather than net or mesh.
gulpers
gulpers
noun
plural of gulper
gulpier
gulping
gulping
noun
The action of one who gulps.
verb
present participle of gulp
gumdrop
gumdrop
noun
A small chewy candy made with corn syrup, gelatin, and flavouring.
gunplay
gunplay
noun
(BDSM) A sexual practice involving the use of a (usually unloaded) firearm for physical and mental stimulation.
The discharge of firearms, usually with violent intent and in confrontations.
gunport
gunport
noun
A hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired.
gunship
gunship
noun
(US, air force, military) A transport airplane equipped with large calibre guns typical of armoured fighting vehicles
(aviation) An armed helicopter tasked to attack the enemy.
(nautical) A ship equipped with heavy artillery.
gunshop
gunshop
noun
A shop where guns are sold.
guppies
guppies
noun
plural of guppy
gyplure
gyplure
noun
A potent gypsy moth attractant synthesized from ricinoleic acid.
gypsous
gypsums
gypsums
noun
plural of gypsum
hangups
hangups
noun
plural of hangup
humpage
humping
humping
noun
A hump or mound.
verb
present participle of hump
impugns
impugns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impugn
ingroup
ingroup
noun
(sociology) The social group that one belongs to.
(systematics) In cladistics, the monophyletic group that includes all taxa of interest to the current study.
verb
To form an ingroup.
jauping
jauping
verb
present participle of jaup
jumping
jumping
adj
(colloquial) Exuberantly active; in full swing.
noun
The act of performing a jump.
verb
present participle and gerund of jump
kiangpu
kingcup
kingcup
noun
(Britain, dialectal) Any of various species of buttercup, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris.
lagopus
lagopus
noun
(obsolete) The ptarmigan.
legpull
legpull
noun
Alternative form of leg-pull
louping
louping
noun
Alternative form of louping ill.
lumping
lumping
adj
bulky; heavy
noun
The act or result of lumping things together.
verb
present participle of lump
meguilp
mugwump
mugwump
noun
(by extension) A person who purports to stay aloof from party politics.
(by extension) One who switches from supporting one political party to another, especially for personal benefit.
(by extension, colloquial, somewhat derogatory) A person who stays neutral or non-committal; a fence sitter; also, a person who maintains an aloof and often self-important demeanour.
(chiefly humorous) A (male) leader; an important (male) person.
(historical) A member of the Republican Party who declined to support the party's nominee James G. Blaine (1830–1893) during the 1884 United States presidential election, believing him to be corrupt, and instead supported the Democratic Party's candidate Grover Cleveland (1837–1908).
verb
(intransitive) To behave like a mugwump.
(intransitive) To purport to stay aloof and independent, especially from party politics.
mumping
mumping
verb
present participle of mump
oppugns
oppugns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oppugn
outpage
outpage
verb
(transitive, computing) Synonym of page out
pageful
pageful
noun
As much (text etc.) as a page will hold.
paguate
pagurid
pagurid
noun
(zoology) Any hermit crab, any member of superfamily Paguroidea.
(zoology) Any of the hermit crabs of family Paguridae, a right-handed hermit crab.
pagurus
palaung
pangful
pangful
adj
(rare, chiefly poetic) Full of pangs; sorrowful, anguishing.
pangium
panurge
panurgy
panurgy
noun
Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft.
paughty
pauling
pauling
Proper noun
Linus Pauling, American chemist
pausing
pausing
noun
A pause.
verb
present participle of pause
payagua
peganum
pegasus
pegasus
noun
A winged horse (imaginary or mythical, sometimes figurative).
penguin
penguin
noun
(UK, military, slang) A member of the air force who does not fly aircraft.
(juggling) A type of catch where the palm of the hand is facing towards the leg with the arm stretched downward, resembling the flipper of a penguin.
(obsolete or historical) An auk (sometimes especially a great auk), a bird of the Northern Hemisphere.
(slang) A nun (association through appearance, because of the often black-and-white habit).
A spiny bromeliad with egg-shaped fleshy fruit, Bromelia pinguin.
Any of several flightless sea birds, of order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.
perugia
peugeot
peugeot
Proper noun
A French manufacturer of cars.
Noun
A car manufactured by Peugeot.
phegeus
phugoid
phugoid
noun
(aviation) An aircraft motion where the vehicle pitches up and climbs, decreasing speed, and then pitches down and descends, increasing speed.
pignuts
pignuts
noun
plural of pignut
pigouts
pigouts
noun
plural of pigout
pinguid
pinguid
adj
Relating to fat.
pinguin
pinguin
noun
Obsolete form of penguin (“the bird, or the plant”).
piquing
piquing
verb
present participle of pique
piragua
piragua
noun
A Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup.
Alternative form of periagua (“type of boat”)
pirogue
pirogue
noun
(Cajun cooking) A boat-shaped food that is stuffed with seafood.
A canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.
A small flat-bottom boat of shallow draft.
pishaug
plagium
plagium
noun
(Scots Law) abduction, especially of a child
plagued
plagued
adj
Constantly afflicted or relentlessly attacked (by someone or something).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plague
plaguer
plaguer
noun
(slang) One infected with HIV.
One who plagues or annoys.
plagues
plagues
noun
plural of plague
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plague
plaguey
plaguey
adj
Alternative spelling of plaguy
plagula
ploughs
ploughs
noun
plural of plough
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plough
plugged
plugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plug
plugger
plugger
noun
(Australia) A thong or flip-flop.
A dental instrument used to insert fillings.
One who, or that which, plugs.
plugman
plugmen
plugola
plugola
noun
(informal, chiefly US) Undeclared or illicit publicity or product promotion, especially on radio or television.
plumage
plumage
noun
(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.
Finery or elaborate dress.
plumbog
pluming
pluming
noun
The act by which something is plumed.
verb
present participle of plume
plunged
plunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plunge
plunger
plunger
noun
(dated, slang) A reckless gambler.
(firearms) The firing pin of a breechloader.
(military) A cavalryman.
(pinball) The spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table.
(pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistency.
A device similar to a piston but without a mechanism; a long solid cylinder used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.
A horse that plunges, or throws itself suddenly forward.
One who plunges; a diver.
The internal piece of a syringe that pushes out or pulls in any contents.
The moving portion of a solenoid.
The part of a cafetière that is pushed down to remove grounds from coffee.
The sliding activator of an exploder, an electrical generator used to trigger electrical detonators such as blasting caps.
plunges
plunges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plunge
popguns
popguns
noun
plural of popgun
pouring
pouring
noun
The act by which something is poured.
verb
present participle of pour
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
pregust
propugn
propugn
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To fight for, defend, or contend for something
pruning
pruning
noun
(computer science) A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.
(countable) Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.
A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
verb
present participle of prune
prurigo
prurigo
noun
(medicine) A papular disease of the skin, with intense itching as the main symptom.
pudding
pudding
noun
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) Dessert; the dessert course of a meal.
(archaic, slang) A piece of good fortune.
(obsolete) Any food or victuals.
(originally) A sausage made primarily from blood.
(slang) An overweight person.
(slang) Entrails.
A type of cake or dessert cooked usually by boiling or steaming.
A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent.
Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.
pudgier
pudgier
adj
comparative form of pudgy: more pudgy
pudgily
pudgily
adv
In a pudgy manner.
puffing
puffing
noun
(law) An opinion or judgment, often made by the seller of property to a potential buyer, that is not made as a representation of fact.
A puffy ornament.
The act of one who puffs.
verb
(US) Leaving a car engine running unattended, especially in cold weather to warm it up.
present participle of puff
puffwig
pugaree
puggier
puggier
adj
comparative form of puggy: more puggy
pugging
pugging
noun
(architecture) mortar etc. laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound.
verb
present participle of pug
puggish
puggree
puggree
noun
A strip of cloth wound around the upper portion of a hat or helmet, particularly a pith helmet, and falling down behind to act as a shade for the back of the neck.
pugmark
pugmark
noun
The print or track of an animal.
pugmill
pugmill
noun
A machine in which materials are simultaneously ground and mixed with a liquid.
pugrees
pugrees
noun
plural of pugree
pulegol
pulgada
pulgada
noun
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm.
pulings
pulings
noun
plural of puling
pulling
pulling
noun
The act by which something is pulled.
verb
present participle of pull
pulping
pulping
verb
present participle of pulp
pulsing
pulsing
noun
The action of something that pulses.
The emission of pulses.
verb
present participle of pulse
pumpage
pumpage
noun
That which is raised by pumps.
The amount of work done by pumps.
pumping
pumping
noun
The act by which something is pumped.
The act of injecting silicone into the body to try to achieve a fuller or curvier look.