(obsolete) Of a woman's tongue: wagging, gossiping.
(obsolete) Tremulous, trembling.
Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree.
noun
(uncountable) The wood of such a tree; usually pale, lightweight and soft.
The asp tree; a kind of poplar tree (genus Populus sect. Populus). A medium-size tree with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.
asper
asper
adj
(obsolete) Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
noun
(historical) Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.
(phonetics, obsolete) Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it.
beeps
beeps
noun
plural of beep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beep
bespy
bespy
verb
(transitive) To send spies to; beset with espionage.
capes
capes
noun
plural of cape
cepes
cepes
noun
plural of cepe
copes
copes
noun
plural of cope
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cope
copse
copse
noun
A coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).
Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.
Any woodland or woodlot.
verb
(transitive, horticulture) To plant and preserve.
(transitive, horticulture) To trim or cut.
deeps
deeps
noun
plural of deep
depas
despr
dopes
dopes
noun
plural of dope
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dope
dupes
dupes
noun
plural of dupe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dupe
elaps
elops
epees
epees
noun
plural of epee
epeus
ephas
ephas
noun
plural of epha
ephes
epics
epics
noun
plural of epic
episc
epist
eppes
epris
epscs
epsom
epsom
Proper noun
A town in Surrey, England.
espec
espoo
espoo
Proper noun
A city of Finland.
estop
estop
verb
To impede or bar by estoppel.
To stop up, to plug
etssp
expos
expos
noun
plural of expo
gapes
gapes
noun
A disease of young poultry and other birds, caused by a parasitic nematode worm in the windpipe, and having uneasy gaping as a symptom.
A fit of yawning.
plural of gape
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gape
gaspe
heaps
heaps
adv
(colloquial) Very much, a lot
noun
plural of heap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heap
helps
helps
noun
plural of help
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of help
hemps
hemps
noun
plural of hemp
hopes
hopes
noun
plural of hope
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hope
hypes
hypes
noun
plural of hype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hype
insep
iosep
japes
japes
noun
plural of jape
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jape
jaspe
jaspe
noun
(textiles) cotton or rayon cloth with shaded effect
jeeps
jeeps
noun
plural of jeep
jesup
josep
jupes
jupes
noun
plural of jupe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jupe
keeps
keeps
noun
keeping
plural of keep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keep
kelps
kelps
noun
plural of kelp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kelp
kemps
kemps
noun
plural of kemp
kepis
kepis
noun
plural of kepi
lapse
lapse
noun
(law) A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
(meteorology) A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air.
(theology) A fall or apostasy.
A decline or fall in standards.
A pause in continuity.
A temporary failure; a slip.
A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.
An interval of time between events.
memory lapse
verb
(intransitive) To become void.
(intransitive) To fall away gradually; to subside.
(intransitive) To fall into error or heresy.
To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.
To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
leaps
leaps
noun
plural of leap
lepas
lepas
noun
Any of the genus Lepas of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, etc.; a goose barnacle.
lepus
lipse
lopes
lopes
noun
plural of lope
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lope
mapes
mexsp
mopes
mopes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mope
mpers
msphe
napes
napes
noun
plural of nape
neaps
neaps
noun
plural of neap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neap
neeps
neeps
noun
(chiefly Scotland) mashed swede (called "turnip" in Scotland), especially when served with tatties (potatoes) and haggis.
plural of neep
nepos
olpes
olpes
noun
plural of olpe
opens
opens
noun
plural of open
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of open
opeos
opers
opers
noun
plural of oper
paces
paces
noun
plural of pace
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pace
pages
pages
noun
plural of page
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of page
paise
paise
noun
Obsolete form of poise.
plural of paisa
pakse
pales
pales
noun
plural of pale
plural of palea
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pale
panes
panes
noun
plural of pane
panse
pares
pares
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pare
parse
parse
noun
(computing, linguistics) An act of parsing; a parsing.
(computing, linguistics) The result of such an act; a parsing.
verb
(computing, linguistics, intransitive) Of a string of code or text, sentence, etc.: to conform to rules of grammar, to be syntactically valid.
(computing, transitive) To resolve (a string of code or text) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar.
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored.
(linguistics, transitive, intransitive) To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically.
(transitive) To examine closely; to scrutinize.
paseo
paseo
noun
A public path or avenue designed for walking, sometimes for dining or recreation.
pases
pases
noun
plural of pase
paske
passe
passe
adj
Alternative spelling of passé
verb
Obsolete spelling of pass
paste
paste
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral substance in which other minerals are embedded.
(obsolete) Pasta.
(obsolete) Pastry.
(physics) A substance that behaves as a solid until a sufficiently large load or stress is applied, at which point it flows like a fluid
A hard lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone made from this glass.
One of flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry.
One of pounded foods, such as fish paste, liver paste, or tomato paste.
One used as an adhesive, especially for putting up wallpapers, etc.
verb
(transitive) To stick with paste; to cause to adhere by or as if by paste.
(transitive, computing) To insert a piece of media (e.g. text, picture, audio, video) previously copied or cut from somewhere else.
(transitive, slang) To defeat decisively or by a large margin.
(transitive, slang) To strike or beat someone or something.
pates
pates
noun
plural of pate
pause
pause
noun
(as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate
(music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
A break or paragraph in writing.
A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
Alternative spelling of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”)
Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
verb
(intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
(intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
(intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
(intransitive, obsolete) To consider; to reflect.
(transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
paves
paves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pave
paxes
paxes
noun
plural of pax
pbxes
peags
peaks
peaks
noun
plural of peak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peak
peals
peals
noun
plural of peal
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peal
peans
peans
noun
plural of pean
pears
pears
noun
plural of pear
pease
pease
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of pea (“common plant; its edible seed”)
verb
(obsolete) To bring (a war, conflict) to an end.
(obsolete) To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.
(obsolete) To placate, appease (someone).
peasy
peasy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of peas.
peats
peats
noun
plural of peat
pechs
pechs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pech
pecks
pecks
noun
plural of peck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peck
pecos
pecos
Proper noun
A village in New Mexico.
A city and county seat in Texas.
pedes
pedes
noun
(medicine, slang) pediatrics
plural of pes
peeks
peeks
noun
plural of peek
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peek
peels
peels
noun
plural of peel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peel
peens
peens
noun
plural of peen
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peen
peeps
peeps
noun
(slang) Alternative form of people; often especially (with personal pronoun) one's friends or associates.
plural of peep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peep
peers
peers
noun
plural of peer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peer
peggs
peins
peise
peise
noun
(obsolete) A heavy blow, an impact.
(obsolete, dialectal, UK) A weight; a poise.
verb
(obsolete) To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise.
(obsolete, figuratively) To weigh down, retard
(obsolete, figuratively) To weigh or take the measure of (an immaterial object).
pekes
pekes
noun
plural of peke
peles
pelfs
pelfs
noun
plural of pelf
pelts
pelts
noun
plural of pelt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pelt
pends
pends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pend
penes
penes
noun
(chiefly sciences) plural of penis
plural of pene
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pene
penis
penis
noun
(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).
pense
pensy
pensy
adj
(dated) pensive
peons
peons
noun
plural of peon
pepos
pepos
noun
plural of pepo
pepsi
pepsi
noun
(slang, ethnic slur) Alternative form of Pepsi (“person from Quebec”)
pepys
pepys
Proper noun
Samuel Pepys, a 17th century MP and diarist
peres
peris
peris
noun
plural of peri
perks
perks
noun
plural of perk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perk
perms
perms
noun
plural of perm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perm
perse
perse
adj
Dark greyish blue or purple.
noun
A cloth of this colour.
A dark blue-gray colour.
verb
Obsolete form of pierce.
pesah
pesek
pesky
pesky
adj
(informal) Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).
pesos
pesos
noun
plural of peso
pessa
peste
pesto
pesto
noun
A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino)
pests
pests
noun
plural of pest
petes
petes
noun
plural of pete
petos
pexsi
phase
phase
name
(obsolete) Passover
noun
(astronomy) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form, or the absence, of its enlightened disk. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase.
(chemistry) A component in a material system that is distinguished by chemical composition and/or physical state (solid, liquid or gas) and/or crystal structure. It is delineated from an adjoining phase by an abrupt change in one or more of those conditions.
(electrical engineering) In a polyphase electrical power system, one of the power-carrying conductors, or the alternating current carried by it.
(genetics) A haplotype.
(mathematics) The arctangent of the quotient formed by dividing the imaginary part of a complex number by the real part.
(music) A distortion caused by a difference in the speed of propagation for different frequencies
(physics) Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration; one portion of a series of such changes, in distinction from a contrasted portion, as the portion on one side of a position of equilibrium, in contrast with that on the opposite side.
(rugby union) The period of play between consecutive breakdowns.
(zoology) In certain organisms, one of two or more colour variations characteristic of the species, but independent of the ordinary seasonal and sexual differences, and often also of age.
A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view.
That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.
verb
(genetics, informal, transitive) To determine haplotypes in (data) when genotypes are known.
(science fiction) To use a phaser.
(with in or out) To begin—if construed with "in"—or to discontinue—if construed with out—(doing) something over a period of time (i.e. in phases).
Obsolete form of faze.
To pass into or through a solid object.
phies
phose
piers
piers
noun
plural of pier
piest
pikes
pikes
noun
plural of pike
piles
piles
noun
(informal, piles of) A large amount of.
(pathology) Haemorrhoids.
Many women get piles when pregnant.
plural of pile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pile
pines
pines
noun
plural of pine
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pine
pipes
pipes
noun
(figuratively) Biceps.
(figuratively) One's vocal capacity.
A single pipe organ.
plural of pipe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pipe
pisek
piste
piste
noun
(archaic) The track left by somebody riding a horse.
(fencing) The field of play of a fencing match.
(skiing) A downhill trail.
pixes
pixes
noun
plural of pix
pleas
pleas
noun
plural of plea
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plea
plebs
plebs
noun
(historical) The plebeian class of Ancient Rome.
The common people, especially (derogatory) the mob.