(transitive, intransitive, reflexive, dated) To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.
dopster
esparto
esparto
noun
Lygeum spartum, of the Mediterranean.
Stipa tenacissima, of North Africa.
exports
exports
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of export
gasport
gosport
gosport
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England, next to Portsmouth.
hotspur
hotspur
noun
(archaic) somebody who is rash, impetuous or impulsive
imports
imports
noun
plural of import
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of import
orphist
parotis
parrots
parrots
noun
plural of parrot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parrot
partons
partons
noun
plural of parton
pastora
pastors
pastors
noun
plural of pastor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pastor
pastour
pastour
noun
Obsolete form of pastor.
verb
Obsolete spelling of pastor
pateros
patrols
patrols
noun
plural of patrol
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patrol
patrons
patrons
noun
plural of patron
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patron
periost
periost
noun
Synonym of periosteum
petrols
petrols
noun
plural of petrol
petrosa
petrous
petrous
adj
(anatomy) Of the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.
Resembling rock or stone in its hardness.
poister
polster
polster
noun
(botany) A clump of moss; a glacier mouse.
pomster
poorest
poorest
adj
superlative form of poor: most poor.
porites
porites
noun
plural of porite
portals
portals
noun
plural of portal
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of portal
portass
portass
noun
(obsolete) A breviary; a prayer book.
porters
porters
noun
plural of porter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of porter
positor
postern
postern
adj
Situated at the rear; posterior.
noun
(archaic) By extension, a separate or hidden way in or out of a place, situation etc.
(historical, military) A subterranean passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.
A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance.
posters
posters
noun
plural of poster
posture
posture
noun
(rare) The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.
A situation or condition.
One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
The way a person holds and positions their body.
verb
(intransitive) to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction
(intransitive) to put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired
(transitive) To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.
postwar
postwar
adj
Alternative spelling of post-war
pothers
pothers
noun
plural of pother
potters
potters
noun
plural of potter
pouters
pouters
noun
plural of pouter
powters
powters
noun
plural of powter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of powter
presort
presort
verb
(transitive) To sort in advance.
preston
preston
Proper noun
An industrial city in Lancashire, England.
Several other towns and villages.
An unincorporated community in Georgia, USA
A city in Idaho, USA
An English surname derived from any of the placenames.
name, transferred from the surname.
prestos
pretors
prevost
primost
primost
noun
A soft, spreadable Scandinavian cheese made from cow's milk.
probits
probits
noun
plural of probit
proetus
profits
profits
noun
plural of profit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of profit
projets
projets
noun
plural of projet
promats
prompts
prompts
noun
plural of prompt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prompt
prosect
prosect
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To dissect beforehand, as in preparation for an anatomical lecture.
prosist
prostas
prostie
prostie
noun
Alternative spelling of prosty
prostoa
proteas
proteas
noun
plural of protea
protest
protest
noun
A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration.
A formal objection, especially one by a group.
A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.
The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill.
verb
(intransitive) To make a strong objection.
(law, transitive) to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
(obsolete, transitive) To publish; to make known.
(transitive) To affirm (something).
(transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To object to.
To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
proteus
proteus
noun
Any of many gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Proteus, several of which are responsible for human infections.
protist
protist
noun
single-celled eukaryotes
single-celled eukaryotes and prokaryotes
single-celled eukaryotes, prokaryotes and sponges
protons
protons
noun
plural of proton
protyls
protyls
noun
plural of protyl
provost
provost
noun
(UK, higher education) The head of various colleges and universities.
(UK, military slang, obsolete) A provost cell: a military cell or prison.
(US, higher education) A senior deputy administrator; a vice-president of academic affairs.
(fencing, historical) An assistant fencing master.
(historical) A constable: a medieval or early modern official charged with arresting, holding, and punishing criminals.
(historical) A steward or seneschal: a medieval agent given management of a feudal estate or charged with collecting fees; (obsolete, sometimes as ~ of Paradise or ~ of Heaven) a title of the archangel Michael.
(historical) Any manager or overseer in a medieval or early modern context.
(military) An officer of the military police, particularly provost marshal or provost sergeant.
(obsolete) A governor.
(obsolete) A reeve.
(obsolete) A ruler.
(obsolete) A viceroy.
(obsolete) The head of various Roman offices, such as prefect and praetor.
(religion) The head of various other ecclesiastical bodies, even (rare, obsolete) muezzins.
(religion) The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.
(religion, historical) A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.
(religion, historical) A prior: an abbot's second-in-command.
A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries.
verb
(UK, transitive, used in passive, obsolete, military slang) To be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment.
prowest
prowest
adj
superlative form of prow: most prow
ragtops
ragtops
noun
plural of ragtop
raptors
raptors
noun
plural of raptor
redtops
redtops
noun
plural of redtop
replots
replots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of replot
reports
reports
noun
plural of report
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of report
reposit
reposit
verb
(transitive) To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store.
respots
respots
noun
plural of respot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of respot
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
sapwort
scripto
seaport
seaport
noun
A town or harbour with facilities for seagoing ships to dock and take on or discharge cargo.
septuor
septuor
noun
(music) Synonym of septet.
skyport
sourtop
spector
sporont
sporont
noun
(biology) In the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans: an encysted spore, developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
sported
sported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sport
sporter
sporter
noun
(archaic) One who takes part in sport or games.
(firearms) A firearm suitable for sporting use.
One who sports or plays with something; a trifler.
Someone who sports something.
sportly
sportly
adj
(rare) sporty, sportive
spotter
spotter
noun
(US) A person who gives directions for a crane or vehicle (that is challenging to navigate) from a different point of view to the moved load.
(motor racing) A team member responsible for communication with the driver to keep them up-to-date about on-track events, such as other nearby cars.
(weightlifting, gymnastics, climbing) One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it.
A member of a sniper team who in addition to this function is responsible for providing additional information about targets from a different point of view.
A person who observes something.
Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).
spouter
spouter
noun
A South Sea whale.
A skilful whaler.
Anything that spouts.
Someone who rants or talks nonsense at length.
sprouts
sprouts
noun
plural of sprout
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sprout
sterope
stomper
stomper
noun
(informal) A thumpingly percussive music track.
One who stomps.
stooper
stooper
noun
A person who stoops.
One who searches for discarded winning tickets at a racetrack.
stopers
stopers
noun
plural of stoper
stopper
stopper
noun
(botany) Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.
(finance, slang) In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity.
(nautical) A short rope for making something fast.
(rail transport) A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
(slang, soccer) Goalkeeper.
A bung or cork.
A playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.
A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.
verb
To close a container by using a stopper.
strepor
strophe
strophe
noun
(prosody) A pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based.
(prosody) A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.
(prosody) The section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage.
stroppy
stroppy
adj
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with.
stupors
stupors
noun
plural of stupor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stupor
subport
support
support
noun
(computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
(fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
(gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
(mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.
(sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
(structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.
An accompaniment in music.
An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
Evidence.
Financial or other help.
verb
(archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
(transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
(transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
(transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
(transitive) To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.
(transitive) To help, particularly financially.
(transitive) To keep from falling.
(transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
tarpons
tarpons
noun
plural of tarpon
thorpes
thorpes
noun
plural of thorpe
toppers
toppers
noun
plural of topper
torpids
torpids
noun
(UK, Oxford University) A series of annual boat races held at Oxford University in Hilary Term.
torpors
torpors
noun
plural of torpor
tripods
tripods
noun
plural of tripod
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tripod
trompes
trompes
noun
plural of trompe
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.
trosper
troupes
troupes
noun
plural of troupe
uproots
uproots
noun
plural of uproot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of uproot