(transitive, intransitive, reflexive, dated) To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.
dopster
dorpers
drupose
dryopes
elopers
elopers
noun
plural of eloper
ephorus
ephorus
noun
(historical) Alternative form of ephor
esparto
esparto
noun
Lygeum spartum, of the Mediterranean.
Stipa tenacissima, of North Africa.
esprove
euripos
exports
exports
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of export
exposer
exposer
noun
One who exposes.
forceps
forceps
noun
An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
forpass
forpass
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To go by; pass, go past; pass unnoticed; cross.
(transitive, obsolete) To go beyond, exceed; surpass.
gasparo
gasport
gompers
gophers
gophers
noun
plural of gopher
gosport
gosport
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England, next to Portsmouth.
gropers
gropers
noun
plural of groper
gropius
hoopers
hoopers
noun
plural of hooper
hoppers
hoppers
noun
plural of hopper
hospers
hotspur
hotspur
noun
(archaic) somebody who is rash, impetuous or impulsive
hydrops
hydrops
noun
(medicine) The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity.
imports
imports
noun
plural of import
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of import
imposer
imposer
noun
One who imposes.
improvs
improvs
noun
plural of improv
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improv
inpours
inpours
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inpour
ipocras
ipocras
noun
Obsolete form of hippocras.
isopyre
isopyre
noun
(mineralogy) A form of opal that has iron oxide impurities
joropos
joropos
noun
plural of joropo
koppers
leporis
leprose
leprose
adj
(botany) Synonym of scaly or lepidote, particularly describing lichens with a granular or powdery thallus.
(medicine) Synonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy.
leprosy
leprosy
noun
(figurative) Anything considered similarly permanent, harmful, and communicable, particularly when such a thing should be handled by avoidance or isolation of its victims.
(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.
(medicine, now usually proscribed) Similar contagious skin diseases causing light patches of scaly skin, particularly psoriasis, syphilis, vitiligo, scabies, and (biblical) the various diseases considered "tzaraath" in the Old Testament of the Bible.
(obsolete) Synonym of mange and glanders in horses.
(obsolete, rare) Synonym of leprosarium: a place for the housing of lepers in isolation from the rest of society.
Ellipsis of murine leprosy. and feline leprosy, diseases caused in rodents and cats by Mycobacterium lepraemurium.
leprous
leprous
adj
(alchemy, historical) Of gold or other metals: contaminated with other substances; impure.
(botany, archaic) Synonym of leprose (“covered with thin scurfy scales, scaly-looking”)
(figuratively, archaic) Immoral, or corrupted or tainted in some manner; also, ostracized, shunned.
(obsolete) Causing leprosy or a disease resembling it.
Having the appearance of the skin of one infected with leprosy; flaking, peeling, scabby, scurfy.
Relating to or infected with one of the diseases known as leprosy.
Similar to leprosy or its symptoms.
loopers
loopers
noun
plural of looper
loppers
loppers
noun
(plural only) Pruning shears with long handles, used for lopping
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lopper
maspero
meropes
miscrop
miscrop
verb
To plant the wrong crops, so as to harm the usefulness of the land.
moppers
moppers
noun
plural of mopper
moropus
morphos
morphos
noun
plural of morpho
nephros
nephros
noun
(anatomy) A kidney-like organ.
nispero
nispero
noun
The loquat, Eriobotrya japonica.
The sapodilla, Manilkara zapota.
nonpros
nonpros
noun
plural of nonpro
verb
Alternative form of non-pros
oosperm
oosperm
noun
(biology) The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoon in impregnation.
oospore
oospore
noun
(biology) A fertilized female zygote, having thick chitinous walls, that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi
openers
openers
noun
plural of opener
operons
operons
noun
plural of operon
operose
operose
adj
(now rare) Made with or requiring a lot of labour; painstaking, laborious.
(now rare) Of a person: busy, industrious, or painstaking.
(now rare) Tedious, wearisome.
opiners
opiners
noun
plural of opiner
opposer
opposer
noun
One who opposes, one who shows opposition.
oppress
oppress
verb
(transitive) To keep down by unjust force.
(transitive) To make sad or gloomy.
(transitive, obsolete) Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
orphans
orphans
noun
plural of orphan
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of orphan
orpheus
orpheus
Proper noun
A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.
orphism
orphism
Proper noun
A religious movement in antiquity, supposed to have been founded by Orpheus.
A minor Cubist art movement focusing on pure abstraction and bright colours.
orphist
orpines
orpines
noun
plural of orpine
osphere
ospreys
ospreys
noun
plural of osprey
oversup
oversup
verb
(obsolete) To eat (supper) excessively
pallors
pallors
noun
plural of pallor
parados
parados
noun
(military) Generally a screen or embankment to protect the rear of a position from enemy attack, from bomb splinters from behind, from enemy fire from a commanding height, or fire from flanking positions. In common English usage since World War II, the term "parados", particularly in trench warfare, has largely been discarded in favour of "rear parapet", which, etymologically speaking, is a contradiction in terms. In some contexts the term "rear traverse" is preferred, but no usage is exclusive.
In fortifications that were enfiladed by enemy in positions commanding the fort, an internal parados could defilade the enemy, serving as physical protection and blindage. Usages of the term have varied inconsistently according to times and sources. Some sources use parados as a synonym for a traverse; some other sources represent parados as a special class of traverse and not necessarily at the back of any particular position.
In trench warfare parados referred to a bank of earth or similar material behind the rear of the trench, opposite the parapet, affording protection from explosions and fragments when shells or bombs overshot the trench.
paramos
paramos
noun
plural of paramo
parasol
parasol
noun
(architecture) A roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun.
A miniature paper umbrella used as a decoration in tropical-themed cocktails.
A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
Any of various Asian species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Neurothemis.
verb
(transitive) To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade.
pardaos
pardaos
noun
plural of pardao
pardoes
pardons
pardons
noun
plural of pardon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pardon
parison
parison
noun
(glassblowing) A spherical mass of glass, rolled immediately after being taken out of the furnace.
parlors
parlors
noun
plural of parlor
parlous
parlous
adj
(rare or obsolete, also England, dialectal) Dangerously clever or cunning; also, remarkably good or unusual.
Appalling, dire, terrible.
Attended with peril; dangerous, risky.
adv
(archaic) Extremely, very.
parodos
parodos
noun
A side entrance to an Ancient Greek theater, affording access to the stage or orchestra.
The ode sung by the chorus as it enters the orchestra, typically following the play's prologue.
parodus
paroles
paroles
noun
plural of parole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parole
parotis
parrots
parrots
noun
plural of parrot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parrot
parsons
parsons
noun
plural of parson
parsony
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
paviors
paviors
noun
plural of pavior
pavisor
pavisor
noun
(historical) A foot soldier trained in the use of the pavais.
pawnors
pawnors
noun
plural of pawnor
pearson
pelorus
pelorus
noun
A device used to take a bearing on a distant object.
penrose
periods
periods
noun
plural of period
periost
periost
noun
Synonym of periosteum
peropus
peroses
perosis
perosis
noun
Synonym of chondrodystrophy
perrons
perrons
noun
plural of perron
persico
persico
noun
Alternative form of persicot
persona
persona
noun
(marketing, user experience) An imaginary person representing a particular type of client or customer, considered when designing products and services that will appeal to them.
(psychology) The mask or appearance one presents to the world.
A character played by an actor.
A social role.
persons
persons
noun
plural of person; used to refer to them individually, rather than as a group. Contrast people.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of person
persson
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.
phorcys
phoresy
phoresy
noun
(zoology) An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.