| APOGEE | • apogee n. (Astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter. • apogee n. (Astronomy, more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet… • apogee n. (Possibly archaic outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is… |
| APOLOG | • apolog n. Alternative form of apologue. • APOLOG n. a story presenting a moral principle, also APOLOGUE. |
| DOGNAP | • dognap v. (Transitive) To abduct (a dog). • dog-nap v. Alternative form of dognap. • dog␣nap v. Alternative form of dognap. |
| GALLOP | • gallop n. The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously. • gallop n. An act or instance of going or running rapidly. • gallop n. (Cardiology) An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse’s gallop. |
| GALOPS | • galops n. Plural of galop. • GALOP v. (French) to dance a galop (a lively round dance). |
| GOMPAS | • gompas n. Plural of gompa. • GOMPA n. (Tibetan) a Buddhist temple or monastery in Tibet. |
| GOPAKS | • gopaks n. Plural of gopak. • GOPAK n. (Russian) a high-leaping folk-dance from the Ukraine, also HOPAK. |
| GOPURA | • gopura n. Alternative form of gopuram. • GOPURA n. (Sanskrit) in South India, a pyramidal tower over the gateway of a temple, also GOPURAM. |
| IGAPOS | • igapos n. Plural of igapo. • igapós n. Plural of igapó. • IGAPO n. (Tupi) in Peru, a riverside forest periodically flooded, also GAPO. |
| LAPDOG | • lapdog n. Alternative spelling of lap dog. • lap-dog n. Alternative spelling of lap dog. • lap␣dog n. (Cynology) A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament… |
| PAGODA | • pagoda n. A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu… • pagoda n. (Now rare, usually in form pagod) An image or carving of a god in South and Southeast Asia; an idol. • pagoda n. (Now historical) A unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half gold, issued by various dynasties in… |
| PAGODS | • pagods n. Plural of pagod. • PAGOD n. (Persian) an Eastern temple, esp. in the form of a many-storeyed tapering tower, also PAGODA. |
| PARGOS | • PARGO n. (Spanish) a kind of food fish. |
| PONGAL | • pongal n. A sweet or savoury Indian rice dish. • Pongal prop.n. A Hindu harvest festival of South India, particularly in the Tamil community, observed at the start… • PONGAL n. a dish of cooked rice in Tamil-speaking India. |
| PONGAS | • pongas n. Plural of ponga. • PONGA n. (Maori) a tall tree-fern of New Zealand, with soft thick leaves, also PUNGA. |
| POTAGE | • potage n. A thick creamy soup. • POTAGE n. (French) a thick soup or stew of vegetables and sometimes, meat, also POTTAGE. |
| RAGTOP | • ragtop n. (Slang) A convertible automobile. • RAGTOP n. a folding canvas top on a sports car. |
| SAPEGO | • SAPEGO n. a dry, scaly eruption on the skin; esp. a ringworm, also SERPIGO, SUPPEAGO. |