In comic book production, a person who develops the plot and creative content, and draws an outline to be filled in by an inker.
pencilry
perianal
perianal
adj
Of or pertaining to the areas immediately around the anus.
periling
periling
verb
present participle of peril
perilune
perilune
noun
(astronomy) The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its minimum.
perineal
perineal
adj
Referring to the region of the perineum.
peronial
petrolin
phlorina
pilsener
pilsener
noun
Alternative form of pilsner
pilsners
pilsners
noun
plural of pilsner
pinnular
pinnular
adj
Relating to a pinnula.
planaria
planaria
noun
plural of planarium
plancier
planuria
plinkers
plinkers
noun
plural of plinker
plinther
plinther
noun
Any of numerous members of the public who took turns to occupy the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of an art installation by Antony Gormley in 2009.
pliotron
pliotron
noun
A hard vacuum triode.
pointrel
pointrel
noun
An engraving tool.
pollinar
pollinar
adj
(rare, archaic) Relating to pollen.
poorling
poorling
noun
One who is poor (all senses)
poringly
poringly
adv
So as to pore; with intense study or focus.
porkling
porkling
noun
(dated) A young pig; a porket.
pralines
pralines
noun
plural of praline
prandial
prandial
adj
Of or pertaining to a meal, especially dinner.
prefinal
prefinal
adj
(linguistics) Immediately before the last.
noun
(linguistics) The consonant immediately before the last.
preludin
prilling
prilling
noun
The solidification of droplets of molten material falling against an upward stream of air; used especially to agglomerate ammonium nitrate and urea for use as a fertilizer.
prillion
prillion
noun
Tin extracted from the slag.
princely
princely
adj
Befitting a prince; grand; lavish or opulent.
Relating to a prince; regal; royal.
adv
In the manner of a royal prince's conduct.
proalien
procline
prolamin
prolamin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of plant storage proteins that have a high proline content, found in cereals.
prolines
prolines
noun
plural of proline
prowling
prowling
noun
The act of one who prowls.
verb
present participle of prowl
pryingly
pryingly
adv
In a prying manner.
pulverin
pulvinar
pulvinar
adj
Padded; formed like a cushion.
noun
(anatomy) A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.
(obsolete) A pillow or cushion.
purblind
purblind
adj
Lacking in discernment or understanding.
Near-sighted or dim-sighted.
Partially blind.
purfling
purfling
noun
(music, chiefly lutherie) Two or more very narrow strips of black wood enclosing a lighter-coloured strip of wood set close to the edge of the top and back of a string instrument such as a violin, cello or a guitar, following its outline, or this effect simulated with paint.
verb
present participle of purfle
purlines
purlines
noun
plural of purline
purloins
purloins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of purloin
purpling
purpling
verb
present participle of purple
pyroline
pyruline
ralphing
ralphing
verb
present participle of ralph
replevin
replevin
noun
(law) An action to recover personal property unlawfully taken, especially that seized by way of distraint; the writ or procedure of such action.
verb
(transitive) To replevy.
repliant
replicon
replicon
noun
(genetics) A DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage.
replying
replying
verb
present participle of reply
rimpling
rimpling
verb
present participle of rimple
rippling
rippling
adj
Moving in a chaotic, undulating fashion, as in a flow of water or a flag blowing in the wind.
noun
A motion or sound that ripples.
verb
present participle of ripple
rumpling
rumpling
noun
The act by which something is rumpled.
verb
present participle of rumple
sleipnir
sliphorn
slurping
slurping
noun
A sound or motion that slurps.
verb
present participle of slurp
spandril
spandril
noun
Alternative spelling of spandrel
sparling
sparling
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A tern.
The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
sperling
sperling
noun
(UK, archaic, dialect) A smelt; a sparling.
(US, archaic, dialect) A young herring.
spindler
spirling
spirling
noun
(UK, dialect) sparling
splinder
splinter
splinter
noun
(bridge) A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.
A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
verb
(figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
(intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.
(transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
(transitive) To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
springal
springal
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of springald (“a youth”)
Obsolete form of springald (“military engine for launching stones and arrows”).
springle
springle
noun
(rare) a trap to catch animals, using a spring mechanism.
verb
(rare) to sprinkle
springly
springly
adj
(rare) Pertaining to or characteristic of spring; vernal
sprinkle
sprinkle
noun
A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
A light rain shower.
A small hard piece of sugar and starch, or chocolate, used to decorate cakes etc.
An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.
verb
(intransitive) To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
(intransitive) To rain very lightly outside.
(transitive) To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
(transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
spurling
spurling
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A tern.
terpinol
terpinol
noun
Alternative form of terpineol
topliner
topliner
noun
One who contributes to contemporary songwriting by creating vocal melodies, lyrics, or hooks related to the vocal in a song.
One who is billed as the primary entertainer.
tremplin
triplane
triplane
adj
Composed of, or relating to, three planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).
noun
(aviation) An airplane that has three pairs of wings, one above the others
tripling
tripling
noun
An act of multiplying by three.
verb
present participle of triple
turlupin
turlupin
Noun
A member of a religious sect in mediaeval France.
underlip
underlip
noun
The lower lip.
unipolar
unipolar
adj
(politics) Of or relating to an international system in which one state wields most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
(psychology, medicine) Not both depressive and manic; not bipolar.