(uncountable) The recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation, usually in the wilderness.
verb
present participle of camp
capling
capping
capping
noun
(Internet slang) The method of capitalizing every other word in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.
(Internet slang) The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.
(geology) the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.
(mathematics) The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
(slang, from, African-American Vernacular) Lying or exaggerating.
The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
verb
present participle of cap
carping
carping
adj
complaining excessively.
noun
Excessive complaining.
verb
present participle of carp
cipango
cleping
cleping
verb
present participle of clepe
comping
comping
noun
(informal, countable) musical accompaniment
(informal, uncountable) The practice of entering many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible.
verb
present participle of comp
cooping
cooping
noun
The practice of forcing unwilling participants to vote, often several times over, for a particular candidate in an election.
verb
present participle of coop
copings
copings
noun
plural of coping
copping
copping
verb
present participle of cop
copsing
copsing
verb
present participle of copse
copying
copying
noun
(countable) an instance of the making of a copy
(uncountable) the practice of making one or more copies
verb
present participle of copy
couping
couping
verb
present participle of coup
craping
craping
verb
present participle of crape
creping
creping
verb
present participle of crepe
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
epigeic
epigeic
adj
(of earthworms) Living in the topsoil and depositing wormcasts on the surface.
Living on the surface of the land.
giacopo
giltcup
glyphic
glyphic
adj
Carved, sculpted.
Pertaining to glyphs.
noun
A glyph.
glyptic
glyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to engraving, especially on precious stones.
graphic
graphic
adj
(geology) Having a texture that resembles writing, commonly created by exsolution, devitrification and immiscibility processes in igneous rocks.
Drawn, pictorial.
Vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence.
noun
(mostly in plural) A computer-generated image as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
A drawing or picture.
griecep
kingcup
kingcup
noun
(Britain, dialectal) Any of various species of buttercup, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris.
logchip
packing
packing
noun
(rugby) The forming of players into a scrum.
(sciences, mathematics) The spatial arrangement of objects, items or constituent parts.
A fee charged to cover the costs of packaging.
Clipping of meatpacking.
Material used to fill in the space around something, especially to make a piston etc. watertight or airtight.
Material used to wrap a product for sale etc.; packaging.
Special material used to fill containers or vessels for certain chemically related applications.
The action of putting things together, especially of putting clothes into a suitcase for a journey.
The gathering of birds, animals etc. into a pack.
verb
present participle of pack
paganic
paganic
adj
Of or relating to pagans or paganism; heathenish.
peacing
peacing
verb
present participle of peace
peching
peching
verb
present participle of pech
pecking
pecking
noun
(obsolete) The sport of throwing pebbles at birds.
The act by which something is pecked.
The ancient skill of shaping stone into tools, containers, or artworks.
verb
present participle of peck
pelagic
pelagic
adj
(biology) Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
Of or pertaining to oceans.
noun
(biology) Any organism that lives in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
piccage
piccage
noun
(law, UK, obsolete or historical) Money paid at fairs for permission to break ground for booths.
pickage
pickage
noun
Alternative form of piccage
picking
picking
noun
(usually pluralized) Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
(usually pluralized) Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
A gathering to pick fruit.
Dabbing in stoneworking.
Something picked or pulled out.
The act of making a choice; selection.
The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.
The removal of defects from electrotype plates.
verb
present participle of pick
piecing
piecing
noun
A patch.
verb
present participle of piece
pigface
pigface
noun
Any of various mesembryanthemums of the genus Carpobrotus, native to coastal areas of Australia, and producing edible fruits.
placing
placing
noun
The action by which something is placed; placement; positioning.
The condition of being placed.
The position of a competitor at the end of a race.
verb
present participle of place
pocking
pocking
noun
The presence of pock marks.
verb
present participle of pock
poncing
poncing
verb
present participle of ponce
pricing
pricing
noun
The level at which a price is set.
verb
present participle of price
scaping
scaping
verb
present participle of scape
scoping
scoping
noun
(computing) the act of adding a scope
verb
present participle of scope
spacing
spacing
adj
That inserts space between two objects.
noun
(science fiction) The activity of working or living in outer space; the occupation of a spacer.
A way in which objects or people are separated by spaces.