A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.
dioptra
dioptra
noun
Alternative form of diopter
dipcoat
dipcoat
noun
A coating that is applied by immersing an object in a liquid, often applied to prevent corrosion.
dopants
dopants
noun
plural of dopant
dopatta
footpad
footpad
noun
(Australia) An unmade, minor walking trail formed only by foot traffic.
(archaic) A thief on foot who robs travellers on the road.
(medicine) A medicated bandage for the treatment of corns and warts.
The soft underside of an animal's paw.
verb
(archaic) To rob travellers on the road.
To sneak on foot.
hardtop
hardtop
noun
(Britain) A car with such a roof.
(Britain) The removable rigid roof of a convertible or sports car.
An indoor cinema with a roof, as opposed to a drive-in.
hoptoad
notepad
notepad
noun
A pad of paper, often bound, in which one jots down notes; a notebook.
oopstad
opiated
opiated
adj
Treated with an opiate.
Under the influence of an opiate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of opiate
padfoot
parotid
parotid
adj
Relating to the parotid gland.
noun
The parotid gland.
patnode
pintado
pintado
noun
(now rare, historical) A fine cotton cloth; chintz.
A guinea fowl, especially as food.
Any of various spotted fishes in tropical waters of the west Atlantic, especially the cero, Scomberomorus regalis.
The Cape petrel, Daption capense.
platoda
platode
platoid
podatus
podatus
noun
(music) A neume representing two notes ascending.
podesta
podesta
noun
(historical) A chief magistrate of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages
A municipal office (variously denoting a mayor, councilor, etc.) in some Italian-speaking towns
podetia
podetia
noun
plural of podetium
pothead
pothead
noun
(derogatory slang) A person who smokes cannabis frequently, to excess.
potsdam
potsdam
Proper noun
A city close to Berlin, Germany, and capital of Brandenburg region
protead
readopt
readopt
verb
adopt again
tadpole
tadpole
noun
(by extension) The aquatic larva of any amphibian.
(informal) A small child.
(psychology) A child's basic drawing of a human being, having a detailed head but only sticks for the body and limbs.
A type of cargo bike that has two wheels in front and one in back.
A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.
talpoid
unadopt
unadopt
verb
(transitive) To give up (someone or something previously adopted).