(mineralogy) Any of various peralkaline igneous rocks, typically nepheline syenite or phonolite.
empight
empight
adj
(obsolete) fixed; settled; fastened
epiglot
gestapo
gluepot
gluepot
noun
(Australia, sports, informal) A muddy playing field.
A pot for holding glue.
gypsite
gypster
gypster
noun
A trickster or swindler.
outpage
outpage
verb
(transitive, computing) Synonym of page out
padgett
pageant
pageant
noun
(obsolete) A wheeled platform for the exhibition of plays, etc.
A spectacular ceremony.
An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.
Ellipsis of beauty pageant..
verb
To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic.
pageton
paguate
pantego
pargets
pargets
noun
plural of parget
partage
partage
noun
(historical, archaeology) The formerly standard practice of dividing up artifacts between archaeologists, their patrons, and the host territory.
(now rare) Division, sharing; the act of portioning out or dividing up.
(obsolete) A part, portion or share.
pegtops
pegtops
noun
A kind of trousers, wide at the top and narrow at the ankles; peg-top trousers.
plural of pegtop
pelting
pelting
adj
(obsolete) mean; paltry
noun
The act by which somebody or something is pelted.
verb
present participle of pelt
petigny
petling
petling
noun
term of affection or endearment; darling.
petting
petting
noun
(sex) The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner.
The act of indulging or treating as a favourite.
The act of stroking or gently patting an animal.
verb
present participle of pet
peugeot
peugeot
Proper noun
A French manufacturer of cars.
Noun
A car manufactured by Peugeot.
pightel
pightel
noun
Alternative form of pightle
pightle
pightle
noun
(archaic, dialect) A small piece of enclosed land, often by a hedge. Some authorities also indicate that a pightle tends to be associated with a house or messuage.
piglets
piglets
noun
plural of piglet
pigmeat
pigmeat
noun
The meat or flesh of a pig, used especially for food; pork.
pigment
pigment
noun
(biology) Any color in plant or animal cells
(obsolete) Wine flavoured with spices and honey.
A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
verb
(transitive) To add color or pigment to something.
plagate
plagate
adj
(zoology) Having plagae, or irregular elongated spots of colour.
pledget
pledget
noun
(medicine) A small flat absorbent pad of cotton or wool, used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore.
A string of oakum used in calking.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To apply a pledget to.
poignet
pontage
pontage
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A duty or tax paid for repairing bridges.
portage
portage
noun
A charge made for carrying something.
A porthole.
An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways.
Carrying capacity; tonnage.
The route used for such carrying.
The wages paid to a sailor when in port, or for a voyage.
verb
(nautical) To carry a boat overland
postage
postage
noun
The charge for posting an item.
The postage stamp, or similar token, affixed to an item of post as evidence of payment.
potager
potager
noun
(obsolete) A porringer.
A kitchen garden; sometimes used attributively.
potages
potages
noun
plural of potage
pottage
pottage
noun
(archaic or historical) A thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
(archaic) An oatmeal porridge.
pregust
protege
protege
noun
Alternative form of protégé
pungent
pungent
adj
(botany) Having a sharp and stiff point.
(figurative) Stinging; acerbic.
Having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
Having a strong taste that stings the tongue, said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.
speight
speight
noun
(obsolete) A woodpecker.
spignet
spignet
noun
(botany) An aromatic plant of America; the spikenard.
trepang
trepang
Noun
Bêche-de-mer, sea cucumber.
upstage
upstage
adj
(figurative, obsolete) Haughty, aloof.
At the rear of a stage.
adv
Away from the audience or camera.
Toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.
noun
(theater) The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
verb
(figurative, transitive) To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
(medicine, transitive) To restage upward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment.
(transitive, by extension) To treat snobbishly.
(transitive, theater) To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.