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apian

apian

adj

  1. Relating to bees.

noun

  1. (very rare) A bee.

apiin

apiin

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) A chemical compound isolated from parsley and celery, and whose aglycone is apigenin.

apina

aping

aping

noun

  1. Foolish imitation or mimicry.

verb

  1. present participle of ape

arpin

dupin

enpia

gapin

genip

genip

noun

  1. A succulent berry with a thick rind, the fruit of plants in the genus Genipa.
  2. Alternative form of quenepa (“mamoncillo”)

ginep

gipon

hopin

impen

impen

verb

  1. To shut up or enclose, as in a pen.

inapt

inapt

adj

  1. Unapt

inept

inept

adj

  1. Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
  2. Unfit; unsuitable.

input

input

noun

  1. (electronics) An input jack.
  2. Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.
  3. Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.
  4. That which is put in, as in an amount.
  5. The act or process of putting in; infusion.

verb

  1. (transitive) To accept data that is entered.
  2. (transitive) To enter data.
  3. (transitive) To put in; put on.

insep

intap

iplan

knipe

lapin

lapin

noun

  1. A castrated male rabbit.
  2. Rabbit fur.

lipan

lipin

lipin

noun

  1. (biochemistry) Any fat, fatty acid, lipoid, soap, or similar substance.

lupin

lupin

noun

  1. 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.
  2. Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.

nephi

nephi

Proper noun

  1. A son of Lehi.
  2. A city in Utah, USA

nepil

nepit

nepit

noun

  1. Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”)

ngapi

ngapi

noun

  1. (cooking) A pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp paste.

niepa

niftp

nikep

nipas

nipas

noun

  1. plural of nipa

nipha

niple

nippy

nippy

adj

  1. (Scotland) curt
  2. (Scotland) parsimonious
  3. (Scotland) sharp in taste
  4. (Scotland, informal) annoying; irritating
  5. (UK, informal) fast; speedy
  6. (informal) Of the weather, rather cold.
  7. Inclined to nip; bitey.

opine

opine

noun

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from amino acids, found in some plant tumours

verb

  1. (intransitive) To give one's formal opinion (on or upon something).
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To have or express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).

oping

oping

verb

  1. present participle of ope

opsin

opsin

noun

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the retina.

orpin

orpin

noun

  1. Alternative form of orpine (“the plant or the pigment”)

paine

paine

noun

  1. Obsolete spelling of pain

pains

pains

noun

  1. Trouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful effort.
  2. plural of pain

verb

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pain

paint

paint

noun

  1. (basketball, slang) The free-throw lane, construed with the.
  2. (computing, attributive) Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.
  3. (dated) Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.
  4. (in the plural) A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.
  5. (poker, slang) A face card (king, queen, or jack).
  6. (uncountable) Makeup.
  7. (uncountable, paintball, slang) Paintballs.
  8. (uncountable, slang) Tattoo work.
  9. A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
  10. The appearance of an object on a radar screen.

verb

  1. (intransitive) To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
  2. (intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures.
  3. (transitive) To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
  4. (transitive) To apply paint to.
  5. (transitive) To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.
  6. (transitive) To create (an image) with paints.
  7. (transitive, figuratively) To depict or portray.
  8. (transitive, graphical user interface) To draw an element in a graphical user interface.
  9. (transitive, medicine) To apply with a brush in order to treat some body part.
  10. (transitive, military, slang) To direct a radar beam toward.

pangi

panic

panic

adj

  1. (Greek mythology, archaic) Alternative letter-case form of Panic (“pertaining to the Greek god Pan”)
  2. Of fear, fright, etc: overwhelming or sudden.
  3. Pertaining to or resulting from overwhelming fear or fright.

noun

  1. (by extension) A plant of the genus Panicum, or of similar plants of other genera (especially Echinochloa and Setaria) formerly included within Panicum; panicgrass or panic grass.
  2. (countable, US, originally theater, colloquial) A highly amusing or entertaining performer, performance, or show; a riot, a scream.
  3. (countable, computing) Short for kernel panic (“on Unix-derived operating systems: an action taken by the operating system when it cannot recover from a fatal error”); (by extension) any computer system crash.
  4. (countable, economics, finance) A rapid reduction in asset prices due to broad efforts to raise cash in anticipation of such prices continuing to decline.
  5. (originally) Foxtail millet or Italian millet (Setaria italica), the second-most widely grown species of millet.
  6. (uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.
  7. The edible grain obtained from one of the above plants.

verb

  1. (US, colloquial) To highly amuse, entertain, or impress (an audience watching a performance or show).
  2. (computing) Of a computer system: to crash.
  3. (computing) To cause (a computer system) to crash.
  4. To cause (someone) to feel panic (“overwhelming fear or fright”); also, to frighten (someone) into acting hastily.
  5. To feel panic, or overwhelming fear or fright; to freak out, to lose one's head.

patin

patin

noun

  1. Alternative form of patine

pavin

payni

peine

peine

noun

  1. (law) Pain or punishment.

peins

pekin

penis

penis

noun

  1. (anatomy) The male reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and some other mammals is also used for urination; the tubular portion of the male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).

penki

penni

penni

noun

  1. (historical) A former Finnish currency unit, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of the markka.

pepin

perni

pheni

phina

piane

piano

piano

adj

  1. (in extended use) Gentle, soft, subdued.
  2. (music) Soft, quiet.

adv

  1. (music) softly, as a musical direction (abbreviated to p. in sheet music)

noun

  1. (music) a percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings

verb

  1. (of or with fingers) To move (the fingers) up and down on, similar to the motions of a pianist playing the piano.
  2. To become softer and less intense.
  3. To equip with a piano.
  4. To play the piano.

pians

pidan

piend

piend

noun

  1. Alternative form of peen (“end of a hammer”)

piing

piing

verb

  1. present participle of pi

pilin

pilin

noun

  1. Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria

pilon

pilon

noun

  1. (Latin America) A conical loaf of sugar.
  2. (US, Southern US) A gratuity given by tradesmen to customers settling their accounts.
  3. A heap of tobacco arranged for fermentation.

piman

pinal

pinas

pinas

noun

  1. plural of pina

pinax

pinax

noun

  1. (by extension) A list or scheme inscribed on a tablet.
  2. A tablet or register.

pinch

pinch

noun

  1. (physics) A magnetic compression of an electrically-conducting filament.
  2. A close compression of anything with the fingers.
  3. A metal bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, etc.
  4. A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
  5. An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
  6. An organic herbal smoke additive.
  7. The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
  8. The narrow part connecting the two bulbs of an hourglass.

verb

  1. (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
  2. (horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
  3. (hunting) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
  4. (intransitive) Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots.
  5. (nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
  6. (obsolete) To complain or find fault.
  7. (obsolete, intransitive) To be stingy or covetous; to live sparingly.
  8. (of animals) To seize; to grip; to bite.
  9. (slang, transitive) To arrest or capture.
  10. (slang, transitive) To steal, usually something inconsequential.
  11. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
  12. To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
  13. To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
  14. To squeeze between two objects.

pinda

pinda

noun

  1. A small bag for Ayurvedic massage, filled with aromatic herbs.
  2. Alternative form of pinder (“peanut”).

pindy

pined

pined

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of pine

pinel

piner

piner

noun

  1. One who pines (languishes, grieves or mourns).

pines

pines

noun

  1. plural of pine

verb

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pine

piney

piney

adj

  1. Alternative spelling of piny

pinge

pingo

pingo

noun

  1. (Sri Lanka, dated) A flexible pole supported on one shoulder, with a load suspended from each end.
  2. (Sri Lanka, dated) A measure of weight equivalent to that which can be carried using a pingo, perhaps about 55 pounds (25 kilograms) (see the 2013 quotation).
  3. (geomorphology) A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year.

pings

pings

noun

  1. plural of ping

verb

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ping

pinic

pinko

pinko

noun

  1. (informal, often derogatory, chiefly US) A socialist, particularly one who is not wholly communist.

pinks

pinks

noun

  1. The traditional scarlet jacket(s) worn by fox-hunters in the United Kingdom.
  2. flowers in the family Caryophyllaceae, sometimes called carnations.
  3. plural of pink

pinky

pinky

adj

  1. Pinkish.
  2. winking

noun

  1. (Australia, informal) The Australasian snapper or pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus).
  2. (US, Canada, Scotland, Australia, informal) The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.
  3. (historical) A kind of fishing schooner of New England.
  4. (offensive, slang, ethnic slur) A white person.
  5. (uncountable, historical, slang, Australia) Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals.
  6. A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc.

pinna

pinna

noun

  1. (anatomy) The visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.
  2. (botany) A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.
  3. (zoology) A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.

pinny

pinny

noun

  1. (colloquial) A colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities.
  2. A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes.

pinon

pinon

noun

  1. Alternative spelling of piñon

pinot

pinot

noun

  1. (by extension) Any of several wines made from these grapes.
  2. Any of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America.

pinsk

pinsk

Proper noun

  1. A city in Belarus.

pinta

pinta

noun

  1. (Britain, colloquial) A pint of milk.
  2. (Chicano, slang) prison
  3. A human skin disease endemic to Mexico, Central America, and South America, caused by infection with a spirochete, Treponema pallidum carateum, which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the organism that causes syphilis.

pinte

pinto

pinto

adj

  1. Pied, mottled.

noun

  1. A horse with a patchy coloration that includes white.

pints

pints

noun

  1. plural of pint

pinup

pinup

noun

  1. Alternative form of pin-up

pinus

pinus

noun

  1. (botany) Any member of the genus Pinus; a pine.

pinyl

pions

pions

noun

  1. plural of pion

pirns

pirns

noun

  1. plural of pirn

pirny

pisan

pisan

noun

  1. Alternative form of pisane

piton

piton

noun

  1. (climbing) A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).

verb

  1. (climbing) To put pitons into a rock/ice to facilitate climbing.

plain

plain

adj

  1. (card games) Not a trump.
  2. (computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).
  3. (now rare, regional) Flat, level.
  4. (obsolete) Full, complete in number or extent.
  5. (of food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.
  6. Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
  7. Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).
  8. Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
  9. Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.
  10. Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
  11. Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
  12. Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
  13. Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.

adv

  1. (archaic) Plainly; distinctly.
  2. (colloquial) Simply.

noun

  1. (archaic) Synonym of field in reference to a battlefield.
  2. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of plane: a flat geometric field.
  3. (rare, poetic) A lamentation.
  4. An expanse of land with relatively low relief, usually exclusive of forests, deserts, and wastelands.

verb

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To level; to raze; to make plain or even on the surface.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To make plain or manifest; to explain.
  3. (reflexive, obsolete) To complain.
  4. (transitive, intransitive, now rare, poetic) To lament, bewail.

plink

plink

noun

  1. A short, high-pitched metallic or percussive sound.

verb

  1. (firearms) To take part in the sport of plinking.
  2. (with "out") (colloquial) To play a song or a portion of a song, usually on a percussion instrument such as a piano.
  3. To make a plink sound.

pliny

pliny

Proper noun

  1. An ancient Roman praenomen.
  2. Pliny the Elder, Gaius Plinius Secundus (23–79 AD): an ancient Roman nobleman, scientist and historian, author of Naturalis Historia, "Pliny's Natural History".
  3. Pliny the Younger, Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (63–ca. 113): an ancient Roman statesman, orator, and writer, a great-nephew of Pliny the Elder.

plion

poind

poind

noun

  1. (obsolete, Scotland) A seizure of property etc in lieu of a debt; the animal or property so seized

verb

  1. (obsolete, Scotland) To seize property in this manner

poine

point

point

noun

  1. (UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
  2. (UK) An electric power socket.
  3. (US, slang, dated) An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
  4. (archaic) Condition, state.
  5. (automotive, chiefly in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
  6. (backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
  7. (baseball) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
  8. (by extension) A note; a tune.
  9. (by extension) An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
  10. (cricket) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
  11. (economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
  12. (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
  13. (fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
  14. (heraldry) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
  15. (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
  16. (hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
  17. (in the plural, dated) The chief or excellent features.
  18. (lacrosse, ice hockey) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
  19. (mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
  20. (mathematics, sciences) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
  21. (medicine, obsolete) A vaccine point.
  22. (music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
  23. (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
  24. (nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.
  25. (navigation, nautical) A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
  26. (now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
  27. (obsolete) A tiny amount of time; a moment.
  28. (obsolete) The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a whit.
  29. (rail transport, UK, in the plural) A railroad switch.
  30. (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
  31. (typography) a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
  32. (usually in the plural) An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
  33. A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
  34. A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
  35. A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
  36. A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
  37. A peninsula or promontory.
  38. A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
  39. A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
  40. A tine or snag of an antler.
  41. A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition.
  42. An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
  43. An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
  44. Any projecting extremity of an object.
  45. Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
  46. Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
  47. Lace worked by the needle.
  48. Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
  49. Short for percentage point.
  50. Short for point man.
  51. Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
  52. The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
  53. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
  54. The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
  55. The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
  56. The sharp tip of an object.

verb

  1. (dated) To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to.
  2. (dated) To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.
  3. (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
  4. (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
  5. (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
  6. (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
  7. (intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
  8. (intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
  9. (medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
  10. (obsolete) To appoint.
  11. (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
  12. (transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
  13. (transitive) To mark with diacritics.
  14. (transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
  15. (transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
  16. (transitive, intransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
  17. (transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
  18. (transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
  19. (transitive, sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.
  20. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.

prine

prink

prink

noun

  1. The act of adjusting one's dress or appearance; the act of sprucing oneself up.

verb

  1. (UK, university slang, humorous) To pre-drink.
  2. (obsolete or dialectal) to give a wink; to wink.
  3. To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up.
  4. To look, gaze.
  5. To strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious.

print

print

adj

  1. Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.

noun

  1. (architecture) A plaster cast in bas relief.
  2. (countable) A newspaper.
  3. (film) A copy of a film that can be projected.
  4. (photography) A photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative.
  5. (uncountable) Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium.
  6. (uncountable) Clear handwriting, especially, writing without connected letters as in cursive.
  7. (uncountable) The letters forming the text of a document.
  8. (visual art) A picture that was created in multiple copies by printing.
  9. A fingerprint.
  10. A footprint.
  11. A visible impression on a surface.
  12. Cloth that has had a pattern of dye printed onto it.

verb

  1. (computing, transitive) To display a string on the terminal.
  2. (finance, transitive, intransitive) To produce an observable value.
  3. (transitive) To fingerprint (a person).
  4. (transitive) To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something.
  5. (transitive) To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine; often used with out or off: print out, print off.
  6. (transitive) To stamp or impress (something) with coloured figures or patterns.
  7. (transitive) To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.
  8. (transitive, intransitive) To publish in a book, newspaper, etc.
  9. (transitive, intransitive) To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.
  10. To produce a microchip (an integrated circuit) in a process resembling the printing of an image.

prinz

prion

prion

noun

  1. (molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
  2. A petrel of the genus Pachyptila.

ptain

pugin

pungi

pungi

noun

  1. A wind instrument, traditionally made from a gourd, played by snake charmers in India and Pakistan.

punic

punic

Adjective

  1. Of or relating to ancient Carthage, its inhabitants, or their language.
  2. Perfidious, treacherous, faithless.

Proper noun

  1. The language of Carthage.

punti

pupin

purin

pyins

repin

repin

verb

  1. (transitive) To pin again.

ripen

ripen

verb

  1. (intransitive) To approach or come to perfection.
  2. (intransitive) to grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.)
  3. (transitive) To cause (something) to mature; to make ripe
  4. (transitive) To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection

ripon

ripon

noun

  1. (obsolete, UK, slang) A spur (goad for a horse etc.).

sapin

snipe

snipe

noun

  1. (ice hockey slang) A goal.
  2. (naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.
  3. (slang) A cigarette butt.
  4. A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
  5. A end of a log remaining after timber has been cut away - sometimes referred to as a snipe-end.
  6. A fool; a blockhead.
  7. A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out), political criticism, etc.
  8. A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
  9. A shot fired from a concealed place.
  10. A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
  11. An animated promotional logo during a television show.
  12. Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.

verb

  1. (ice hockey slang) To score a goal.
  2. (intransitive) To hunt snipe.
  3. (intransitive) To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
  4. (intransitive) To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
  5. (intransitive, by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
  6. (transitive) To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.
  7. (transitive) To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
  8. (transitive) To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
  9. To move the ball quickly in a different direction.

snips

snips

noun

  1. plural of snip
  2. shears; hand tools used to cut sheet metal and other tough webs

verb

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snip

snipy

snipy

adj

  1. Full of or attractive to snipe.
  2. Long, narrow, and pointed.
  3. Prone to sniping.

spain

spina

spina

noun

  1. (anatomy) A spine; the backbone.
  2. (historical) A barrier dividing the Ancient Roman hippodrome longitudinally.
  3. (music) One of the quills of a spinet.

spine

spine

noun

  1. (anatomy, zootomy) A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
  2. (botany) The heartwood of trees.
  3. (figurative) Courage or assertiveness.
  4. (geology) A tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano.
  5. (neuroscience) Ellipsis of dendritic spine..
  6. (zootomy, botany) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
  7. A linear payscale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions.
  8. Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
  9. The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.
  10. The stiffness of an arrow.

spink

spink

noun

  1. (obsolete, dialectal) The chaffinch.
  2. The lady's smock or cuckooflower.
  3. The primrose.

spins

spins

noun

  1. plural of spin
  2. vertigo

verb

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spin

spiny

spiny

adj

  1. Covered in spines or thorns
  2. Like a spine in shape; slender.
  3. Troublesome; difficult or vexing

noun

  1. Archaic form of spinny.

unhip

unhip

adj

  1. Not hip; uncool, unfashionable.

unpin

unpin

verb

  1. (programming, transitive) To undo the pinning or fixing of (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it can be modified again.
  2. (transitive) To unfasten by removing a pin.
  3. (transitive, chess) To get (a piece) out of a pin.
  4. (transitive, computing, graphical user interface) To detach (an icon, application, etc.) from the place where it was previously pinned.

unrip

unrip

verb

  1. (transitive) To open something by ripping/tearing.

unzip

unzip

verb

  1. (computing, transitive) To restore (compressed data) to its original form, from a zip file.
  2. (intransitive) To come open by means of a zipper.
  3. (transitive) To open something using a zipper.