| DEPAINT | • depaint v. (Archaic, transitive) To depict. • depaint v. (Archaic, transitive) To depict in words; to describe graphically. • depaint v. (Archaic, transitive) To colour; to decorate with colours. |
| DIPTERA | • Diptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – true flies. • DIPTERA n. an extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers. |
| DIPTYCA | • DIPTYCA n. a pair of pictures on hinged panels, also DIPTYCH. |
| DISPART | • dispart v. (Transitive, now rare) To part, separate. • dispart v. (Intransitive, obsolete) To divide, divide up, distribute. • dispart n. The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance. |
| OPIATED | • opiated v. Simple past tense and past participle of opiate. • opiated adj. Treated with an opiate. • opiated adj. Under the influence of an opiate. |
| PAINTED | • painted v. Simple past tense and past participle of paint. • painted adj. Coated with paint. • painted adj. Depicted in paint. |
| PANDITS | • pandits n. Plural of pandit. • Pandits prop.n. Plural of Pandit. • PANDIT n. (Sanskrit) a Hindu learned in Sanskrit, also PUNDIT. |
| PAROTID | • parotid adj. Relating to the parotid gland. • parotid n. The parotid gland. • PAROTID adj. near the ear, also PAROTIC. |
| PARTIED | • partied v. Simple past tense and past participle of party. • PARTY v. to attend a social gathering. |
| PATINED | • patined v. Simple past tense and past participle of patine. • PATINE v. to cover with a patina. |
| PINTADA | • pintada n. A female guinea fowl. • PINTADA n. (Portuguese) a kind of petrel; the Cape guinea fowl, also PINTADO. |
| PINTADO | • pintado n. (Now rare, historical) A fine cotton cloth; chintz. • pintado n. The Cape petrel, Daption capense. • pintado n. A guinea fowl, especially as food. |
| PIRATED | • pirated v. Simple past tense and past participle of pirate. • PIRATE v. to make illegal copies of e.g. software. |
| PITHEAD | • pithead n. The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine. • PITHEAD n. the top of a pit or shaft in a coalmine; the area immediately surrounding this. |
| PLAITED | • plaited v. Simple past tense and past participle of plait. • PLAIT v. to braid. |
| PLASTID | • plastid n. (Cytology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often concerned with photosynthesis. • PLASTID n. a structure in plant cells. |
| PLAUDIT | • plaudit n. (Often in the plural) A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed. • PLAUDIT n. (Latin) an expression of praise. |
| SANDPIT | • sandpit n. A place or pit from which sand is excavated. • sandpit n. A children’s play area consisting of a large container filled with sand. • sandpit n. (Television) A small-scale illustrative model of the theater of war in the Middle East. |
| TALIPED | • taliped n. A person affected with talipes, or clubfoot. • TALIPED n. (Latin) a person afflicted with a clubfoot. |
| TAXPAID | • taxpaid adj. On which tax has been paid. • TAXPAID adj. paid for by taxes. |