| APPROOF | • approof n. (Archaic) trial; proof; testimony; affirmation. • approof n. (Archaic) approval; commendation. • APPROOF n. (archaic) the act of proving; approbation. |
| COWFLAP | • cowflap n. Alternative form of cowflop (“a cowpat”). • COWFLAP n. a dropping of cow dung, also COWPAT, COWFLOP, COWPIE, COWPLOP. |
| FLATTOP | • flattop n. (US) A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up then cut flat across the top. • flattop n. (US, navy, informal) An aircraft carrier. • flattop n. (Music) A type of stringed instrument, most often an acoustic guitar, with a flat top (as opposed to… |
| FOOTPAD | • footpad n. The soft underside of an animal’s paw. • footpad n. (Medicine) A medicated bandage for the treatment of corns and warts. • footpad n. (Archaic) A thief on foot who robs travellers on the road. |
| FOREPAW | • forepaw n. Either of the paws of an animal’s foreleg, homologous to the hand in humans. • FOREPAW n. the paw of a foreleg. |
| OFFPEAK | • offpeak adj. Alternative form of off-peak. • off-peak adj. During a period of less use or demand than the maximum (peak), generally overnight. • OFFPEAK adj. not at the time of highest demand. |
| OFFRAMP | • offramp n. Alternative spelling of off-ramp. • off-ramp n. (North America, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from a freeway onto local roads. • off-ramp n. (By extension) An exit strategy. |
| OPACIFY | • opacify v. (Transitive) To make opaque. • OPACIFY v. to make opaque. |
| PAKFONG | • pakfong n. Alternative form of paktong. • PAKFONG n. (Chinese) a Chinese alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper, also PACKFONG, PAKTHONG, PAKTONG. |
| PAYFONE | • PAYFONE n. a coin-operated public telephone, also PAYPHONE. |
| PAYOFFS | • payoffs n. Plural of payoff. • pay-offs n. Plural of pay-off. • PAYOFF n. the act of distributing gains. |
| PEAFOWL | • peafowl n. A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex). • PEAFOWL n. a large pheasant. |
| PLAFOND | • plafond n. A ceiling, especially one that is ornately decorated. • plafond n. A painting or decoration on a ceiling. • plafond n. (Anatomy) The tibial plafond. |
| PLAYOFF | • playoff n. A final game in a series needed to break a tie. • playoff n. (US) A short series of games to select a league champion. • play-off n. Alternative spelling of playoff. |
| PROFACE | • proface interj. (Obsolete) A familiar salutation or welcome offered by a host before a meal or drinks are served. • PROFACE interj. (Shakespeare) may it profit you, a phrase of welcome. |
| PROFANE | • profane adj. Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing. • profane adj. Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular. • profane adj. Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious. |