| APOGRAPH | • apograph n. (Textual criticism) A copy or transcript of a manuscript (called the antigraph). • APOGRAPH n. an exact copy. |
| APOPHYGE | • apophyge n. (Architecture) A curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns. • APOPHYGE n. (Greek) the curve where a column merges in its base or capital. |
| CHAPPING | • chapping v. Present participle of chap. • CHAP v. to cause to crack. |
| CHIPPING | • chipping v. Present participle of chip. • chipping n. (Countable) A fragment broken off a larger material. • chipping n. (Uncountable) The act of breaking something into small fragments, or of removing fragments from pottery etc. |
| CHOPPING | • chopping v. Present participle of chop. • chopping n. The action by which something is chopped. • chopping adj. Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other. |
| EPIGRAPH | • epigraph n. An inscription, especially on a building. • epigraph n. A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text. • epigraph n. (Mathematics, of a function) The set of all points lying on or above the function’s graph. |
| HAPPYING | • happying v. Present participle of happy. • HAPPY v. to make content. |
| HIPPINGS | • HIPPING n. (Scots) a baby's nappy wrapped around the hips, also HIPPIN, HIPPEN. |
| HOPPINGS | • hoppings n. (Britain) An traditional annual fair, usually at Whitsuntide, formerly associated with livestock markets. • hoppings n. Plural of hopping. • Hoppings prop.n. Plural of Hopping. |
| HOPPLING | • hoppling v. Present participle of hopple. • HOPPLE v. to restrain by tying the feet together, also HOBBLE. |
| PEMPHIGI | • PEMPHIGUS n. (Greek) a somewhat rare skin disease, characterized by the development of blebs upon different parts of the body, also PEMPHIX. |
| PROPHAGE | • prophage n. (Biology) The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome. • PROPHAGE n. a virus that exists in a bacterial cell and undergoes division with its host without destroying it. |
| SHIPPING | • shipping n. The transportation of goods. • shipping n. The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry; ships collectively. • shipping n. Passage or transport on a ship. |
| SHOPPING | • shopping v. Present participle of shop. • shopping n. The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy. • shopping n. Recently bought goods. |
| WHAPPING | • whapping v. Present participle of whap. • WHAP v. to strike forcibly, also WHOP. |
| WHIPPING | • whipping n. (Countable) The punishment of being whipped. • whipping n. (Countable) A heavy defeat; a thrashing. • whipping n. (Uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream etc. |
| WHOPPING | • whopping adj. (Colloquial) Exceptionally great or large. • whopping adv. (Colloquial) Exceedingly, extremely, very. • whopping v. Present participle of whop. |
| WHUPPING | • whupping v. Present participle of whup. • whupping n. (Colloquial) A beating. • whupping n. (Colloquial) A brutal defeat. |