To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
paltry
paltry
adj
Despicable; contemptibly unimportant.
Of little monetary worth.
Trashy, trivial, of little value.
partly
partly
adv
In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
patrol
patrol
noun
(Scouting) A unit of a troop, usually defined by certain ranks or age groups within the troop, and ideally comprised of six to eight members.
(law enforcement) The largest division of officers within a police department or sheriff's office, whose assignment is to patrol and respond to calls for service.
(military) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.
(military) A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts.
(military) The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the people thus guarding.
verb
(intransitive) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
(transitive) To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman
pelter
pelter
noun
(dated) A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint.
(sometimes figurative) A pelting; a shower of missiles, rain, anger, etc.
One who pelts.
verb
(dialect or nonstandard) To pelt.
peltry
peltry
noun
Pelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on them; furs.
pertly
pertly
adv
In a manner that is lively or high-spirited
petrel
petrel
noun
Any of various species of black, grey, or white seabirds in the order Procellariiformes.
petrol
petrol
noun
(chiefly Australia, UK, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Singapore) petroleum, a fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
(informal) A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel).
plater
plater
noun
(biology) A device for depositing cells on a plate.
(horse-racing) A horse that runs chiefly in selling plates; hence, an inferior racehorse.
A machine for calendering paper.
Someone who installs sheet metal and armour plating, particularly on trains, ships, tanks, and similar items.
Someone who plates metal.
portal
portal
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver.
noun
(Internet) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.
(anatomy) A short vein that carries blood into the liver.
(architecture) A lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.
(architecture) Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated from the rest of an apartment by wainscoting, forming a short passage to another apartment.
(bridge-building) The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.
(science fiction and fantasy) A magical or technological doorway leading to another location, period in time or dimension.
A grandiose and often lavish entrance.
A prayer book or breviary; a portass.
An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
verb
(science fiction, fantasy) To use a portal (magical or technological doorway).
portly
portly
adj
(now rare) Having a dignified bearing; handsome, imposing.
Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.
pratal
pretil
prlate
protel
protyl
protyl
noun
Alternative form of protyle
raptly
raptly
adv
in a rapt manner
replot
replot
verb
To plot again
splurt
splurt
verb
(informal, transitive) To spit out violently, as with disgust or surprise.
(informal, transitive, intransitive) To squirt out in a messy stream.
tripal
tripel
tripel
noun
(mineralogy, uncountable) tripoli
A kind of strong pale ale from the Low Countries.
tripla
triple
triple
adj
(music) Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
(obsolete) One of three; third.
Designed for three users.
Folded in three; composed of three layers.
Having three aspects.
Made up of three related elements, often matching
Of three times the quantity.
noun
(US) A hamburger with three patties.
(baseball) A three-base hit.
(basketball) A three-point field goal.
(curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
(informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
(mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc..
verb
(baseball) To get a three-base hit.
To become three times as large.
To multiply by three.
To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
triply
triply
adv
(usually of relative importance) At three times the severity or degree.