Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adapt
adepts
adepts
noun
plural of adept
adopts
adopts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adopt
alpist
amatps
appast
aptest
aptest
adj
superlative form of apt: most apt
ashpit
ashpit
noun
(rail transport) a pit between the rails where a steam locomotive can drop its fire at the end of a day's work, before going "on shed".
A pit for the disposal of ashes.
aspect
aspect
noun
(astrology) The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope.
(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.
(obsolete) Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.
(obsolete) The act of looking at something; gaze.
(programming) In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.
(rail transport) The visual indication of a colour light (or mechanical) signal as displayed to the driver. With colour light signals this would be red, yellow or green.
(religion, mythology) The personified manifestation of a deity that represents one or more of its characteristics or functions.
A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.
Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
One's appearance or expression.
Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass.
Prospect; outlook.
The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.
The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.
verb
(Wicca) To channel a divine being.
(astrology, of a planet) To have a particular aspect or type of aspect.
(obsolete) To look at.
asport
asport
noun
(parapsychology) An object that is spontaneously moved or "teleported" to another place.
verb
To take and move to a certain other place, to carry away.
aspout
aspout
adj
spouting
asteep
astoop
astoop
adv
In a stooping or inclined position.
bespit
bespit
verb
(transitive) To spit upon (someone or something); to soil with spittle.
bespot
bespot
verb
(transitive) To make spots on; mark with spots; cover with or as with blots or blemishes.
bsphth
bypast
catsup
catsup
noun
Alternative form of ketchup
claspt
claspt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of clasp
coapts
coapts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coapt
compts
compts
noun
(archaic) Abbreviation of compliments.
plural of compt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compt
coopts
coopts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coopt
copist
copist
noun
(obsolete) A copier; one who copies.
coptis
crypts
crypts
noun
plural of crypt
cutups
cutups
noun
plural of cutup
depots
depots
noun
plural of depot
depths
depths
noun
(literary) A very remote part.
(literary) The deepest part. (Usually of a body of water.)
(of an emotion, mystery) The lowest point, all-time low, nadir.
The most severe or involved period.
plural of depth
despot
despot
noun
(historical) A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)
A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
dustup
dustup
noun
(informal) A scuffle or fight.
(informal, by extension) An argument or dispute.
elspet
empest
empest
verb
To infect
epacts
epacts
noun
plural of epact
epoist
erupts
erupts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of erupt
esprit
esprit
noun
A wit.
Liveliness, or active mind and spirit.
Spirit, enthusiasm.
estamp
estops
estops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of estop
etapes
getspa
getups
getups
noun
plural of getup
impest
impest
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To afflict with pestilence.
impost
impost
noun
(architecture) The top part of a column, pillar, pier, wall, etc. that supports an arch.
(chiefly historical) A tax, tariff or duty that is imposed, especially on merchandise.
(horse racing, slang) The weight that must be carried by a horse in a race, the handicap.
inputs
inputs
noun
plural of input
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of input
instep
instep
noun
(anatomy) The arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle.
A section of any footwear covering that part of the foot.
In horses, the hind leg from the ham to the pastern joint.
instop
instop
verb
(transitive) To stop; close; shut; make fast.
katsup
kempts
leptus
letups
letups
noun
plural of letup
mespot
misput
misput
verb
(transitive, rare) To put badly or wrongly.
(transitive, rare, US, dialect) To put out; to inconvenience or disturb.
netops
netops
noun
plural of netop
optics
optics
noun
(figuratively) Perception, image, public relations, especially in politics.
(physics) The physics of light and vision.
The light-related aspects of a device.
plural of optic
outspy
paints
paints
noun
plural of paint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paint
palest
palest
adj
superlative form of pale: most pale
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of pale
palets
palets
noun
plural of palet
pansit
pantas
pantos
pantos
noun
plural of panto
papist
papist
adj
(religious slur, Christianity) Being a papist.
noun
(religious slur, Christianity) A Roman Catholic, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.
partes
partis
partis
noun
plural of parti
pashto
pashto
Proper noun
The native Indo-Iranian language of the Pashtun people; an official language of Afghanistan.
pastas
pastas
noun
plural of pasta
pasted
pasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paste
pastel
pastel
noun
(art) A drawing made with any of those colors.
(color) Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender
A crayon made from such a paste.
A traditional dish in various Latin American countries, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.
A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
Woad.
paster
paster
noun
A slip of paper, usually bearing a name, intended to be pasted by the voter, as a substitute, over another name on a printed ballot.
One who, or that which, pastes.
pastes
pastes
noun
plural of paste
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paste
pastie
pastie
noun
(Northern Ireland) A circular, battered and deep-fried meat pie usually consisting of minced pork, onion, potato and seasoning and served in a bap or with chips. A peculiarity of Northern Irish "chippy" cuisine, rarely (if ever) seen outside the area.
A type of seasoned meat pie, usually of a semicircular or distinctive shape.
An item worn (often by strippers) to conceal one's nipples.
pastil
pastil
noun
Obsolete spelling of pastel
Obsolete spelling of pastille
pastis
pastis
noun
A liqueur containing aniseed.
pastor
pastor
noun
(Protestantism) A minister or priest in a church.
(Roman Catholicism, US) The main priest serving a parish.
(now rare) A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals.
A bird, the rosy starling.
Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people
verb
(Christianity, transitive, intransitive, stative) To serve a congregation as pastor
pastry
pastry
noun
(countable) A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
(countable, obsolete) A place where pastry is made.
(uncountable) The act or art of making pastry.
(uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.
(uncountable) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.
(uncountable, culinary industry) Desserts of all kinds, whether or not these incorporate the baked item made from flour and fat, or that section of a kitchen that prepares these.
patens
patens
noun
plural of paten
paters
paters
noun
plural of pater
patesi
patesi
noun
(historical) The ruler of any of certain city states of ancient Chaldea, conceived to be a direct representative of the local tutelary god.
pathos
pathos
noun
(literature) An author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character.
(rhetoric) A writer or speaker's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions such as pity.
(theology, philosophy) In theology and existentialist ethics following Kierkegaard and Heidegger, a deep and abiding commitment of the heart, as in the notion of "finding your passion" as an important aspect of a fully lived, engaged life.
Suffering; the enduring of active stress or affliction.
The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
patins
patins
noun
plural of patin
patios
patios
noun
plural of patio
patise
patmos
patmos
Proper noun
One of the Dodecanese islands in Greece.
patois
patois
noun
(Jamaica) Jamaican Patois, a Jamaican creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.
A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard.
Any of various French or Occitan dialects spoken in France.
Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti).
Jargon or cant.
patras
patsis
pectus
pectus
noun
(anatomy, zoology) The breast, especially of a bird.
penest
peosta
peseta
peseta
noun
The Catalan peseta, a former currency of Catalonia.
The Equatorial Guinean peseta, a former currency of Equatorial Guinea
The Sahrawi peseta, de jure currency of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
The former currency of the Spanish Empire and Andorra, divided into 100 céntimos.
pester
pester
noun
A bother or nuisance.
verb
(obsolete, transitive and intransitive) To crowd together thickly.
(transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
pestis
pestis
noun
(uncommon) Plague.
pestle
pestle
noun
(archaic) A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.
A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.
verb
(transitive) To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle.
pestos
pestos
noun
plural of pesto
petals
petals
noun
plural of petal
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of petal
peters
peters
noun
(slang) plural of peter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peter
petits
petits
noun
plural of petit
petras
petros
petros
noun
plural of petro
petsai
petsai
noun
Archaic form of bok choy.
pettus
pewits
pewits
noun
plural of pewit
photos
photos
noun
plural of photo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of photo
picots
picots
noun
plural of picot
pietas
pigsty
pigsty
noun
(slang) A dirty or very untidy place.
An enclosure where pigs are kept.
piitis
pilots
pilots
noun
plural of pilot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pilot
pinots
pinots
noun
plural of pinot
pintas
pintas
noun
plural of pinta
pintos
pintos
noun
plural of pinto
pipets
pipets
noun
plural of pipet
pipits
pipits
noun
plural of pipit
pisote
pistes
pistes
noun
plural of piste
pistia
pistic
pistic
adj
(rare) Having faith; trusting
pistil
pistil
noun
(botany) A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.
pistle
pistle
noun
(obsolete) A written communication; a letter, an epistle.
pistol
pistol
noun
(American football) An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back lined up behind him.
(Southern US) A small boy who is bright, alert and very active.
A creative and unpredictable jokester, a constant source of entertainment and surprises.
A handgun
The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.
verb
(transitive) To shoot (at) a target with a pistol.
piston
piston
noun
(music) A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch
A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
verb
(intransitive) To move up and down or in and out like a piston.
pithes
pithos
pithos
noun
(historical) A large ceramic jar used by certain ancient civilizations that bordered the Mediterranean.
pities
pities
noun
plural of pity
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pity
pitons
pitons
noun
plural of piton
pitris
pitris
noun
(Hinduism) The spirits of departed ancestors, venerated in Hindu culture.
pitsaw
pitsaw
noun
A saw worked by two people, one standing on the log and the other beneath it, often in a pit.
piutes
pivots
pivots
noun
plural of pivot
plaits
plaits
noun
plural of plait
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plait
plants
plants
noun
plural of plant
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plant
platas
plates
plates
noun
plural of plate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plate
platus
platys
platys
noun
plural of platy
pleats
pleats
noun
plural of pleat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pleat
plutus
plutus
Proper noun
The god of wealth in Ancient Greek religion and myth. He was the son of Demeter and Iasion.
points
points
noun
(rail transport, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
(theater) Exaggerated speech or gestures used for emphasis during a performance.
plural of point
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of point
pontes
pontes
noun
plural of pons
pontos
pontus
portas
portas
noun
Obsolete form of portass.
posits
posits
noun
plural of posit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of posit
posnet
posnet
noun
(obsolete) A little basin; a porringer; a skillet.
posset
posset
noun
A baby's vomit, comprising curdled milk.
A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.
verb
(obsolete) To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate.
(of a baby) To vomit up curdled milk.
To treat with possets; to pamper.
postal
postal
adj
Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.
postea
postea
noun
(law) The return of the judge before whom a cause was tried, after a verdict, of what was done in the cause, which is endorsed on the nisi prius record.
posted
posted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of post
postel
poster
poster
noun
(Australian rules football, informal) A shot that hits a goalpost, scoring one point.
(Internet) One who posts a message.
(archaic) A swift traveller; a courier.
(basketball) A dunk over a defending player.
(dated) A posthorse.
(ice hockey, slang) A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.
A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.
verb
(transitive) To decorate with posters.
postic
postic
adj
(obsolete) backward
postie
postie
noun
(Canada, rare, colloquial) Diminutive of postal worker.
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Diminutive of postman, postwoman.
postil
postil
noun
(archaic) A Bible commentary written in its margins.
A collection of homilies.
A marginal note.
A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture.
verb
(intransitive) To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.
(transitive) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
postin
postin
noun
Alternative form of posteen
poston
potash
potash
noun
(chemistry) An impure form of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) mixed with other potassium salts.
(chemistry, archaic) Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash".
A class of potassium minerals, of similar applicability to potassium carbonate, such as being a fertilizer. (ie. potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide)
The water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer.