Any of the tropical evergreen shrubs in the genus Aphelandra
apparelled
apparelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apparel.
applauders
applauders
noun
plural of applauder
appledrane
appledrane
noun
(Devon, obsolete) A wasp.
appledrone
approvedly
approvedly
adv
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
bepillared
bepillared
adj
Furnished with pillars.
bladderpod
bladderpod
noun
Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome isomeris (= Isomeris arborea), Peritoma arborea, Lobelia inflata, and species of Physaria (= Lesquerella) and Paysonia.
callipered
callipered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calliper
camelopard
camelopard
noun
(archaic) A giraffe.
cardplayer
cardplayer
noun
One who plays card games.
carpopedal
carpopedal
adj
Pertaining to the hands and feet.
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
clepsydrae
clepsydras
clepsydras
noun
plural of clepsydra
dapperling
dapperling
noun
(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.
noun
(neologism, US politics, often derogatory) A Trumpist conservative, in reference to a 2016 speech by Hillary Clinton calling half of Donald Trump's supporters a "basket of deplorables".
A person or thing that is to be deplored.
deplorably
deplorably
adv
in a deplorable manner
depolarise
depolarise
verb
Alternative spelling of depolarize
depolarize
depolarize
verb
(transitive) To demagnetize.
(transitive) To remove the polarization from something.
deportable
deportable
adj
Able to be deported.
noun
(rare, sometimes offensive) Someone who is deportable.
depravedly
depravedly
adv
In a depraved manner.
deprecable
deprecable
adj
That may or should be deprecated.
depredable
depredable
adj
(obsolete) Liable to depredation.
deprivable
deprivable
adj
(obsolete) Liable to be deposed.
Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived.
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
dipleurula
diploptera
dipolarize
disapparel
disapparel
verb
(transitive) To disrobe; to strip of clothing.
disparpled
disparpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disparple
dispersals
dispersals
noun
plural of dispersal
displeaser
displeaser
noun
One who displeases.
doorplates
doorplates
noun
plural of doorplate
duperrault
endocarpal
endocarpal
adj
(botany) Relating to the endocarp.
endopleura
endopleura
noun
(botany) The inner coating of a seed; the tegmen.
epicardial
epicardial
adj
Of or pertaining to the epicardium
epichordal
epichordal
adj
(anatomy) Upon or above the notochord; applied especially to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.
epidendral
espadrille
espadrille
noun
A light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope.
espaliered
espaliered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of espalier
flapperdom
flapperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of flappers (young women).
hamperedly
harelipped
harelipped
adj
having a harelip
harpalides
heraldship
heraldship
noun
The status or office of a herald.
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.
hyperdulia
hyperdulia
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.
hypodermal
hypodermal
adj
Below the epidermis
Of or pertaining to the hypodermis
interplead
interplead
verb
(law) To plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves, as the claimants in an interpleader.
lampadaire
lampyridae
landleaper
landleaper
noun
Synonym of landlouper.
landlouper
landlouper
noun
A vagabond; a vagrant.
landscaper
landscaper
noun
One that does landscaping.
lapidaries
lapidaries
noun
plural of lapidary
laplanders
leadership
leadership
noun
A group of leaders.
The capacity of someone to lead others.
The office or status of a leader.
leopardess
leopardess
noun
A female leopard.
leopardine
leopardine
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a leopard.
leopardite
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
madreporal
madreporal
adj
Characteristic of or associated with reef coral of genus Madrepora; madreporic.
Pertaining to a sieve-like plate in echinoderms, which admits water into the ambulacral tubes;
nephridial
nephridial
adj
Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
overlapped
overlapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overlap
overleaped
overplaced
overplaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overplace
overplayed
overplayed
adj
Played too frequently.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overplay
palaceward
palaceward
adv
Toward a palace.
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
pallholder
palmdesert
palmerdale
palmigrade
palmigrade
adj
(zoology) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals do.
pamperedly
pamperedly
adv
In a pampered manner.
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.
paradeless
paradeless
adj
Not having a parade.
paradelike
paradelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parade.
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.
paradiddle
paradiddle
noun
(music) A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left’
verb
To produce percussive sounds of this kind.
paraglider
paraglider
noun
One who paraglides.
The complete equipment used for paragliding, consisting of a paraglider wing and a harness.
The wing used for paragliding, which can be separated from the harness.
paralleled
paralleled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parallel
parbuckled
parbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parbuckle
pardonable
pardonable
adj
Capable of being pardoned; worthy of pardon.
pardonless
pardonless
adj
unpardonable
parmelioid
parmelioid
noun
any lichen of the family Parmeliaceae
parodiable
parodiable
adj
Suitable for parody.
pastoraled
pearlsides
pedalferic
pedestrial
pedestrial
adj
(archaic) Of or pertaining to the feet; using the foot or feet.
pedicellar
pedicellar
adj
Relating to a pedicel.
peduncular
peduncular
adj
Of or pertaining to a peduncle
pellagroid
pellagroid
adj
Resembling pellagra.
perameloid
percolated
percolated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of percolate
perdurable
perdurable
adj
very durable; long-lasting
perdurably
perdurably
adv
in a perdurable manner
peridental
peridental
adj
Surrounding a tooth or its root; periodontal.
peridermal
peridermal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the periderm
peridinial
periductal
periductal
adj
Around a duct (for example, the ductus arteriosus).
periodical
periodical
adj
Of, or relating to such a publication.
Periodic.
Published at regular intervals of more than one day, especially weekly, monthly, or quarterly.
noun
A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.
persillade
persillade
noun
A French sauce of chopped parsley, garlic, and sometimes herbs, oil, and vinegar.
phalerated
philanders
philanders
noun
plural of philander
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of philander
pilastered
pilastered
adj
Furnished with pilasters.
pilastrade
pinaverdol
pirandello
placardeer
placarders
placarders
noun
plural of placarder
placodermi
plaistered
plaistered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plaister
planterdom
platformed
platformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of platform
playreader
playreader
noun
A person employed to read the scripts of plays before they are staged.
pleurodira
plugdrawer
plunderage
plunderage
noun
(maritime law) The embezzlement of goods on shipboard.
pluralised
pluralised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pluralise
pluralized
pluralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pluralize
polderland
polyhedral
polyhedral
adj
(aeronautics, of a fixed-wing aircraft) Having multiple dihedral angles along the wingspan.
(geometry, of a solid or surface) Having multiple planar faces or facets.
(mathematics, geometry) Of, pertaining to or derived from a polyhedron.
ponderable
ponderable
adj
(physics) Having a detectable amount of matter; having a measurable mass.
(rare) Heavy; ponderous.
Worthy of note; significant, interesting.
poulardize
powderable
powderable
adj
That can be powdered.
praelected
praeludium
praeludium
noun
Obsolete spelling of preludium
prealleged
prealluded
preapplied
preapplied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preapply
precedable
precedable
adj
Able to be preceded.
prechordal
prechordal
adj
In front of the notochord
precleaned
precleaned
adj
cleaned in advance
precordial
precordial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the precordium
predealing
predeathly
predeclare
predeclare
verb
(transitive) To declare or announce beforehand.
(transitive, programming) To declare some source code element (such as a class) in advance of its full description, so that other preceding parts of the code can refer to it.
predefault
predialist
prediality
predicable
predicable
adj
(grammar, of an adjective) That may be used in the predicate of a sentence, especially following a form of the verb "to be".
Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable.
noun
(logic) One of the five most general relations of attributes involved in logical arrangements, namely, genus, species, difference, property, and accident.
Anything affirmable of another; especially, a general attribute or notion as affirmable of, or applicable to, many individuals.