(historical) A thick addition to the sole of a shoe.
A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
A dull thud.
A small group of trees or plants.
A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
The compressed clay of coal strata.
verb
(intransitive) To walk with heavy footfalls.
(transitive, UK, regional) To strike; to beat.
(transitive, intransitive) To form clusters or lumps.
(transitive, intransitive) To gather in dense groups.
culpa
culpa
noun
(law) Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.
cupel
cupel
noun
A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
verb
To refine by means of a cupel.
dlupg
dupla
dupla
noun
A form of bell used in some medieval clocks.
duple
duple
adj
(of time or music) Having two beats, or a multiple of two beats, in each measure.
(poetry) Having two beats in each foot.
(rare) Double.
duply
duply
noun
(law) A second reply in Scots law.
epulo
felup
flump
flump
noun
(by extension) A fat out-of-shape person.
A type of large marshmallow.
The dull sound so produced.
verb
(intransitive) To move or fall heavily, or with a dull sound.
(transitive) To drop something heavily or with a dull sound.
fulup
glump
glump
verb
(transitive, colloquial) To be sullen; to sulk.
gulph
gulph
noun
(hypercorrect) Obsolete spelling of gulf
gulps
gulps
noun
plural of gulp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gulp
gulpy
gulpy
adj
Inclined to gulp.
julep
julep
noun
(historical, medicine) A pleasant-tasting liquid medicine in which other nauseous medicines are taken.
A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs, especially mint, and sometimes alcohol.
klump
layup
layup
noun
(basketball) A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
(colloquial) A relatively easy task.
(materials science) The process of applying alternate layers of a material and a binding agent to form a composite material.
(rail transport) A train car sitting in storage (laid up), often overnight.
(rail transport, countable or uncountable) A track used to store train cars.
The state of being laid up.
lepus
letup
letup
noun
A pause or period of slackening.
leupp
loupe
loupe
noun
A magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers.
A type of short-range binoculars used by surgeons and dentists.
loups
loups
noun
plural of loup
lumps
lumps
noun
(informal) A beating or verbal abuse.
plural of lump
lumpy
lumpy
adj
Full of lumps, not smooth.
Of a water surface: covered in many small waves as a result of wind; choppy.
lupee
lupid
lupin
lupin
noun
A lupin bean, a yellow legume seed of a Lupinus plant (usually Lupinus luteus), used as feed for sheep and cattle and commonly eaten in the Mediterranean area and in Latin America although toxic if prepared improperly.
Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.
lupis
lupus
lupus
noun
(pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.
opelu
oulap
palau
palau
noun
Alternative spelling of pilaf (“dish of browned rice etc.”)
pallu
pallu
noun
(South Asia) The usually decorated end of a sari that hangs loose when worn.
palua
palus
palus
noun
(marine biology) A vertical pillar along the inner septal margin of a coral.
(planetology) A small plain (compared to mare) on the surface of a planet or satellite.
pasul
paula
paule
pauli
paull
paulo
pauly
pauly
Proper noun
A diminutive of the given name Paul.
peuhl
picul
picul
noun
(units of measure) A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.
pilau
pilau
adj
(Hawaii, slang) filthy
noun
Alternative spelling of pilaf
pilum
pilum
noun
(botany) The columella on the surface of a pollen grain.
(historical) A Roman military javelin.
pilus
pilus
noun
(biochemistry) A bacterial protein that has several biochemical functions
(microbiology) A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria.
(nautical) A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
Obsolete form of plum (“the fruit”).
The perpendicular direction or position.
verb
(US, colloquial, figuratively, obsolete) To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
(dated) To seal something with lead.
(intransitive) To work as a plumber.
(nautical) To position vertically above or below.
(rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
(transitive, figurative) To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
To attach to a water supply and drain.
To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
plume
plume
noun
(archaic, literary and poetic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.
(archaic, literary and poetic) A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.
(astronomy) An arc of glowing material (chiefly gases) erupting from the surface of a star.
(botany) A large and flexible panicle of an inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
(figurative) A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
(geology) Short for mantle plume (“an upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere”).
A cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading.
An upward spray of mist or water.
More fully gill plume: a feathery gill of some crustaceans and molluscs.
Short for plume moth (“a small, slender moth of the family Pterophoridae”).
The furry tail of certain dog breeds (such as the Samoyed) that curls over their backs or stands erect.
The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
Things resembling a feather.
verb
(by extension) To peel, to strip completely; to pillage; also, to deprive of power.
(falconry, obsolete) Of a hawk: to pluck the feathers from prey.
(intransitive) Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.
(transitive, also figurative) To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.
(transitive, archaic) To strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck.
(transitive, reflexive) Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence (figurative), to prepare for (something).
(transitive, reflexive, by extension) To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate.
plump
plump
adj
Fat.
Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
Sudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright.
adv
Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.
noun
(obsolete) A knot or cluster; a group; a crowd.
A group of geese flying close together.
The sound of a sudden heavy fall.
verb
(intransitive) To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.
(intransitive) To give a plumper (kind of vote).
(intransitive) To grow plump; to swell out.
(transitive with for) To favor or decide in favor of something.
(transitive) To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily.
(transitive) To give (a vote), as a plumper.
(transitive) To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up.
plums
plums
noun
plural of plum
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plum
plumy
plumy
adj
Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery.
plunk
plunk
noun
(slang, obsolete) A large sum of money.
(slang, obsolete, US) A dollar.
The dull thud of something landing on a surface.
verb
(intransitive) To land suddenly or heavily; to plump down.
(intransitive, of a raven) To croak.
(transitive) To drop or throw something heavily onto or into something else, so that it makes a dull sound.
(transitive, baseball) To intentionally hit the batter with a pitch.
(transitive, intransitive, Scotland) To be a truant from (school).
(transitive, music) To pluck and quickly release (a musical string).
plupf
plush
plush
adj
(UK) Very expensive, or appearing expensive; opulent, luxurious.
(UK) Very extravagant.
(of a man-made object) Having a soft, fluffy exterior.
noun
A plush toy.
A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.
pluto
pluto
verb
(neologism) To demote or devalue something.
pluvi
pocul
poilu
poilu
noun
(historical) A French infantryman during the First World War
poule
poule
noun
(fencing) Alternative form of pool
A girl, a young woman, especially seen as promiscuous; a slut.
Obsolete form of pool (in various senses)
poulp
poulp
noun
Alternative form of poulpe
poult
poult
noun
A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.).
pubal
pugil
pugil
noun
(obsolete) As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch.
pulas
pulas
noun
The East Indian leguminous tree Butea monosperma.
puled
puled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pule
puler
puler
noun
One who pules; one who whines or complains; a weak person.
pules
pules
noun
plural of pule
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pule
pulex
pulik
pulik
noun
plural of puli
pulis
pulka
pulka
noun
An animal-drawn sleigh (sledge) of a particular sort.
pulli
pulli
noun
plural of pullus
pulls
pulls
noun
plural of pull
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pull
pulps
pulps
noun
plural of pulp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pulp
pulpy
pulpy
adj
Having the characteristics of pulp
Having the characteristics of pulp fiction; thus, having a garish focus on sex and violence
pulse
pulse
noun
(also electronics) A brief increase in the strength of an electrical signal; an impulse.
(chiefly biology, chemistry) An (increased) amount of a substance (such as a drug or an isotopic label) given over a short time.
(cooking, chiefly attributively) A setting on a food processor which causes it to work in a series of short bursts rather than continuously, in order to break up ingredients without liquidizing them; also, a use of this setting.
(figuratively) A beat or throb; also, a repeated sequence of such beats or throbs.
(figuratively) The focus of energy or vigour of an activity, place, or thing; also, the feeling of bustle, busyness, or energy in a place; the heartbeat.
(music, prosody) The beat or tactus of a piece of music or verse; also, a repeated sequence of such beats.
(uncountable) Annual leguminous plants (such as beans, lentils, and peas) yielding grains or seeds used as food for humans or animals; (countable) such a plant; a legume.
(uncountable) Edible grains or seeds from leguminous plants, especially in a mature, dry condition; (countable) a specific kind of such a grain or seed.
A brief burst of electromagnetic energy, such as light, radio waves, etc.
A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them.
Synonym of autosoliton (“a stable solitary localized structure that arises in nonlinear spatially extended dissipative systems due to mechanisms of self-organization”)
The nature or rate of this beat as an indication of a person's health.
verb
(intransitive, chiefly figuratively and literary) To expand and contract repeatedly, like an artery when blood is flowing though it, or the heart; to beat, to throb, to vibrate, to pulsate.
(intransitive, figuratively) Of an activity, place, or thing: to bustle with energy and liveliness; to pulsate.
(transitive, also figuratively) To emit or impel (something) in pulses or waves.
(transitive, chiefly biology, chemistry) To give to (something, especially a cell culture) an (increased) amount of a substance, such as a drug or an isotopic label, over a short time.
(transitive, cooking) To operate a food processor on (some ingredient) in short bursts, to break it up without liquidizing it.
To apply an electric current or signal that varies in strength to (something).
To manipulate (an electric current, electromagnetic wave, etc.) so that it is emitted in pulses.
pupal
pupal
adj
(entomology) Of or pertaining to the pupa stage of insect metamorphosis.
pupil
pupil
noun
(anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.
(dated outside UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
(law, obsolete) An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.
(zoology) The central dark part of an ocellated spot.
One who studies under supervision of a renowned expert in their field.
purls
purls
noun
plural of purl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of purl
sculp
sculp
verb
(obsolete, sometimes humorous) To sculpture; to carve or engrave.
(transitive) To flay.
skulp
slump
slump
noun
(Scotland) The gross amount; the mass; the lump.
(Scotland) The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place.
(UK, dialect) A boggy place.
(slang by extension) A period when a person goes without the expected amount of sex or dating.
A cobbler-like dessert cooked on a stove.
A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.
A measure of the fluidity of freshly mixed concrete, based on how much the concrete formed in a standard slump cone sags when the cone is removed.
verb
(intransitive) To collapse heavily or helplessly.
(intransitive) To decline or fall off in activity or performance.
(intransitive) To slouch or droop.
(transitive) To lump; to throw together messily.
(transitive, slang) To cause to collapse; to hit hard; to render unsconscious; to kill.
To fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a surface, as on thawing snow or ice, a bog, etc.
slurp
slurp
noun
A loud sucking noise, especially one made in eating or drinking.
A mouthful of liquid sucked up.
verb
(intransitive) To make a loud sucking noise.
(transitive) To eat or drink noisily.
spurl
suppl
tapul
tapul
noun
A pronounced vertical ridge down the center of a breastplate, or rarely by extension a ridge on another item of armor.
tulip
tulip
noun
A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
The flower of this plant.
tuple
tuple
noun
(computing) A set of comma-separated values passed to a program or operating system as a parameter to a function call.
(databases) A single row in a relational database.
(programming) A fixed-size container data type similar to a list that can hold different types of elements.
(set theory) A finite sequence of terms.
ulpan
ulpan
noun
An Israeli school where the Hebrew language is taught to new immigrants.
ulphi
unlap
unlap
verb
(intransitive, usually reflexive, motor racing) To overtake the leader in a race in order to no longer be lapped (one or more complete laps behind the leader).