APPOGGIATURAS | • appoggiaturas n. Plural of appoggiatura. • APPOGGIATURA n. (Italian) a short note placed before a longer one. |
APPROPINQUING | • APPROPINQUE v. (archaic) to approach, also APPROPINQUATE. |
DEPAUPERATING | • depauperating v. Present participle of depauperate. • DEPAUPERATE v. to impoverish. |
DEPAUPERISING | • depauperising v. Present participle of depauperise. • DEPAUPERISE v. to free from pauperdom, also DEPAUPERIZE. |
DEPAUPERIZING | • depauperizing v. Present participle of depauperize. • DEPAUPERIZE v. to free from pauperdom, also DEPAUPERISE. |
MOUSETRAPPING | • mousetrapping v. Present participle of mousetrap. • MOUSETRAPPING n. a range of techniques employed to stop users leaving a website. |
PLAGIOTROPOUS | • PLAGIOTROPOUS adj. showing plagiotropism, the tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. |
PREOCCUPATING | • preoccupating v. Present participle of preoccupate. • PREOCCUPATE v. (obsolete) to preoccupy. |
PREPURCHASING | • prepurchasing v. Present participle of prepurchase. • PREPURCHASE v. to purchase in advance. |
PROPUGNATIONS | • propugnations n. Plural of propugnation. • PROPUGNATION n. (Shakespeare) defence. |
PSEUDEPIGRAPH | • pseudepigraph n. A text that is attributed with a false author. • PSEUDEPIGRAPH n. a book ascribed to Old Testament characters, but not judged genuine by scholars. |
SPARKPLUGGING | • sparkplugging v. Present participle of sparkplug. • SPARKPLUG v. to spark something off, in the manner of a sparkplug in a car carrying wires between which an electric spark passes to fire the explosive mixture of gases. |
SUPERGRAPHICS | • supergraphics n. Large graphics that are applied with vibrant colors, usually in geometric shapes, over walls or floors… • SUPERGRAPHICS n. billboard-sized graphic shapes usually of bright color and simple design. |
SUPERPRAISING | • superpraising v. Present participle of superpraise. • SUPERPRAISE v. to give very high praise. |
UNAPPARELLING | • unapparelling v. Present participle of unapparel. • UNAPPAREL v. to divest of clothing; to strip. |
UNAPPROVINGLY | • unapprovingly adv. In an unapproving manner. • UNAPPROVING adv. not approving. |