Any of the tropical evergreen shrubs in the genus Aphelandra
appledrane
appledrane
noun
(Devon, obsolete) A wasp.
appledrone
dapperling
dapperling
noun
(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
endocarpal
endocarpal
adj
(botany) Relating to the endocarp.
endopleura
endopleura
noun
(botany) The inner coating of a seed; the tegmen.
epidendral
hydroplane
hydroplane
noun
(aircraft, nautical) A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
(nautical) A hydrofoil
(nautical) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth
verb
To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
interplead
interplead
verb
(law) To plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves, as the claimants in an interpleader.
landleaper
landleaper
noun
Synonym of landlouper.
landlouper
landlouper
noun
A vagabond; a vagrant.
landscaper
landscaper
noun
One that does landscaping.
laplanders
leopardine
leopardine
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a leopard.
leptandrin
leptandrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter glucoside obtained from plants in the genus Leptandra.
lipreading
lipreading
noun
The act of reading lips.
verb
present participle of lipread
nephridial
nephridial
adj
Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
palindrome
palindrome
noun
(by extension) A poetic form in which the sequence of words reads the same in either direction.
(by extension) A sequence of items that follows the same pattern both forwards and backwards.
(genetics) A stretch of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides on one strand are in the reverse order to that of the complementary strand
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.
palisander
palisander
noun
rosewood
panelboard
panelboard
noun
(US) a distribution board
panhandler
panhandler
noun
One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change or money.
paradental
paradental
adj
(dentistry) Of or relating to a family of inflammatory odontogenic cysts that typically appear in relation to crown or root of partially erupted molars.
pardonable
pardonable
adj
Capable of being pardoned; worthy of pardon.
pardonless
pardonless
adj
unpardonable
peduncular
peduncular
adj
Of or pertaining to a peduncle
peridental
peridental
adj
Surrounding a tooth or its root; periodontal.
peridinial
philanders
philanders
noun
plural of philander
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of philander
pinaverdol
pirandello
planterdom
plunderage
plunderage
noun
(maritime law) The embezzlement of goods on shipboard.
polderland
ponderable
ponderable
adj
(physics) Having a detectable amount of matter; having a measurable mass.
(rare) Heavy; ponderous.
Worthy of note; significant, interesting.
precleaned
precleaned
adj
cleaned in advance
predealing
preenabled
pregladden
prehandled
preplanned
preplanned
adj
planned in advance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preplan
prudential
prudential
adj
Advisory; superintending or executive.
Characterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation.
Of a person: exercising prudence; cautious.
noun
(archaic, chiefly in the plural) A matter requiring prudence.
putredinal
repleading
repleading
verb
present participle of replead
sandlapper
sandlapper
noun
A native of South Carolina.
serpulidan
snapholder
springdale
underplain
underplant
underplant
noun
A plant that has been planted underneath others.
verb
(transitive) To plant too little of.
(transitive) To plant underneath.
underplate
underplate
noun
(geology) A tectonic plate that forms or moves under another.
An armoured plate that forms part of a mortice lock.
verb
(geology) To act as an underplate.
underplays
underplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underplay
ungrappled
ungrappled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ungrapple