A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore.
The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To divide, divide up, distribute.
(transitive) To furnish with a dispart sight.
(transitive) To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim.
(transitive, now rare) To part, separate.
disport
disport
noun
(countable, archaic) Anything which diverts one from serious matters; a game, a pastime, a sport.
(transitive, intransitive, reflexive, dated) To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.
disrupt
disrupt
adj
(obsolete) Torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
verb
(transitive) To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.
(transitive) To interrupt or impede.
(transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.
escript
escript
noun
(obsolete) A writing.
esprits
harpist
harpist
noun
Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.
hipster
hipster
noun
(US, obsolete, 1930s) A dancer, particularly a female one.
(US, obsolete, Prohibition) A person who wears a hip flask (of alcohol).
A member of Bohemian counterculture.
A person who is keenly interested in the latest trends or fashions.
An aficionado of jazz who considers himself or herself to be hip.
Underwear with an elastic waistband at hip level.
verb
To behave like a hipster.
To dress or decorate in a hip fashion.
imparts
imparts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impart
imports
imports
noun
plural of import
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of import
imprest
imprest
noun
An advance of funds, especially to a government service or employee.
verb
To advance funds on loan.
irrupts
irrupts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of irrupt
mispart
mispart
verb
To miscast for a role.
To part or divide badly.
orphist
parotis
parties
parties
noun
plural of party
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of party
pastier
pastier
adj
comparative form of pasty: more pasty
patrist
patrist
noun
One versed in patristics.
periost
periost
noun
Synonym of periosteum
permits
permits
noun
plural of permit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of permit
persist
persist
verb
(computing, transitive) To cause to persist; make permanent.
(intransitive) To continue to exist.
(intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
(intransitive) To repeat an utterance.
(intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To continue to be; to remain.
pertish
pertish
adj
Somewhat pert.
pfister
piarist
piarist
Noun
A member of the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools, a Catholic educational order founded in the sixteenth century.
piaster
piaster
noun
Alternative spelling of piastre.
The subdivision of the South Sudanese pound, equal to 1/100 of a pound.
piastre
piastre
noun
(historical) A form of currency formerly used in Cyprus.
(historical) A form of currency formerly used in French Indochina.
(historical) A form of currency formerly used in the French-speaking parts of Canada.
(historical) A form of currency originally used in the Ottoman Empire.
(now historical) A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real.
A form of currency currently used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern countries of Egypt, Jordan (partly including Palestine), Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria.
pirates
pirates
noun
plural of pirate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pirate
pistler
pistrix
pitarys
pitiers
pitiers
noun
plural of pitier
poister
porites
porites
noun
plural of porite
positor
presift
presift
verb
(transitive) To sift in advance.
priests
priests
noun
plural of priest
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of priest
primost
primost
noun
A soft, spreadable Scandinavian cheese made from cow's milk.
pristav
pristaw
pristis
privets
privets
noun
plural of privet
probits
probits
noun
plural of probit
profits
profits
noun
plural of profit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of profit
prosist
prostie
prostie
noun
Alternative spelling of prosty
protist
protist
noun
single-celled eukaryotes
single-celled eukaryotes and prokaryotes
single-celled eukaryotes, prokaryotes and sponges
prudist
prudist
noun
(rare) prude
pterins
pterins
noun
plural of pterin
purists
purists
noun
plural of purist
pursuit
pursuit
noun
(cycle racing) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.
(law, obsolete) prosecution
A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
The act of pursuing.
pyrites
pyrites
noun
plural of pyrite
rapists
rapists
noun
plural of rapist
rappist
raspite
raspite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and tungsten.
reposit
reposit
verb
(transitive) To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store.
respite
respite
noun
(law) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
(law) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
(musical theatre) A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
A brief interval of rest or relief.
verb
(transitive) To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.
(transitive) To delay or postpone (an event).
resplit
resplit
verb
To split again.
restrip
restrip
verb
(transitive) To strip again.
riposte
riposte
noun
(by extension) A counter-attack in any combat or any sport
(fencing) A thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
(figurative) A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
An answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem.
verb
(fencing) To attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
To respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.
riposts
riposts
noun
plural of ripost
ripstop
ripstop
noun
A thick reinforcement thread woven into fabric to provide resistance against tearing.
ropiest
ropiest
adj
superlative form of ropy: most ropy
scripto
scripts
scripts
noun
plural of script
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of script
septier
shirpit
sperity
spintry
spirant
spirant
noun
(linguistics, dated) A fricative.
spirate
spirits
spirits
noun
Distilled alcoholic beverages.
plural of spirit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spirit
spirity
spirity
adj
Full of spirit; spirited.
spirket
spirket
noun
A space forward and aft between floor-timbers.
spirted
spirted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spirt
spirtle
spirtle
noun
Alternative spelling of spurtle
verb
Archaic spelling of spurtle.
spitter
spitter
noun
(baseball) A spitball.
(herpetology, slang) A spitting cobra.
A young deer whose antlers are beginning to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket.
One who puts meat on a spit.
One who spits.
spitzer
spitzer
noun
A pointed bullet.
spraint
spraint
noun
A piece of otter dung. Usually used when referring to the observation and tracking of otters.
spraith
spriest
spriest
adj
superlative form of spry: most spry
spright
spright
noun
(obsolete) A kind of short arrow.
(obsolete) A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a ghost.
(obsolete) Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood.
Obsolete spelling of sprite
verb
(obsolete) To haunt.
sprints
sprints
noun
(cycling, UK) Synonym of tubulars
plural of sprint
sprites
sprites
noun
plural of sprite
spritty
stirpes
stirpes
noun
(law) branches, lines of descent, used in the legal expression per stirpes.
plural of stirp
plural of stirps
stirrup
stirrup
adj
Referring to women's pants/trousers: being of a form, commonly worn by women, that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot.
noun
(anatomy) A stapes.
(by extension) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
(climbing) A portable, flexible ladder-like device used in climbing.
(equestrianism) A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.
(nautical) A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.
striped
striped
adj
Having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stripe
striper
striper
noun
(fishing) The striped bass, Morone saxatilis, a popular sport fish native to North America
(military) A person who is authorized to wear a certain number of stripes on his or her uniform
A device that applies stripes
stripes
stripes
noun
plural of stripe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stripe
tapirus
tapiser
tapiser
noun
A maker of tapestry; an upholsterer.
tippers
tippers
noun
plural of tipper
tipsier
tipsier
adj
comparative form of tipsy: more tipsy
tipster
tipster
noun
(video games, informal) One who provides tips or hints on how to succeed at a game.
A person who provides tips or advice to others, for example on the form of racehorses or the stock market.
torpids
torpids
noun
(UK, Oxford University) A series of annual boat races held at Oxford University in Hilary Term.
traipse
traipse
noun
A long or tiring walk.
A meandering walk.
verb
(intransitive, colloquial) To travel with purpose; usually a significant or tedious amount.
(intransitive, colloquial) To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort.
(intransitive, obsolete) To walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.
(transitive, colloquial) To walk (a distance or journey) wearily or with effort
(transitive, colloquial) to walk about or over (a place) aimlessly or insouciantly.
trapish
traship
triceps
triceps
noun
(anatomy) Any muscle having three heads.
(anatomy) Specifically, the triceps brachii.
triples
triples
noun
(campanology) bell changes rung on seven bells
plural of triple
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of triple
tripods
tripods
noun
plural of tripod
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tripod
tripsis
tripsis
noun
(medicine, archaic) shampoo (a kind of body massage)
(medicine, archaic) trituration
trophis
tropics
tropics
noun
(geography) The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.
plural of tropic
tropins
tropins
noun
plural of tropin
tropism
tropism
noun
(biology) The turning of an organism in response to a stimulus, either towards or away from the stimulus.
(figurative) An instinctive tendency or predilection.
(virology) That type of organ, tissue or cell which supports a certain virus.
tropist
tropist
noun
One who avoids the literal meaning of the language of Scripture by explaining it as mere tropes and figures of speech.
One who uses or deals in tropes.
trypsin
trypsin
noun
(biochemistry) A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease)
turnips
turnips
noun
plural of turnip
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of turnip
unstrip
unstrip
verb
(archaic, transitive) To strip off.
upstair
upstair
adj
(dated) upstairs
upstirs
upstirs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upstir