| APOCOPE | • apocope n. (Phonetics, prosody, narrow sense) The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any… • apocope n. (Loosely) The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word. • APOCOPE n. the omission of the last sound, syllable, or part of a word, e.g. mag for magazine, fab for fabulous. |
| APOPLEX | • apoplex n. Obsolete form of apoplexy. • APOPLEX v. to affect with apoplexy. |
| APPOSED | • apposed v. Simple past tense and past participle of appose. • APPOSE v. to place side by side. |
| APPOSER | • apposer n. An examiner; one whose business is to put questions. • apposer n. (Historical) In the English Court of Exchequer, an officer who audited the sheriffs’ accounts. • APPOSER n. (obsolete) an examiner; one whose business is to put questions. |
| APPOSES | • apposes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appose. • APPOSE v. to place side by side. |
| APPROVE | • approve v. (Transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory. • approve v. (Transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of. • approve v. (Transitive, archaic) To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically. |
| EPIPLOA | • epiploa n. Plural of epiploon. • EPIPLOON n. a free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc. |
| PAMPERO | • pampero n. A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent… • Pampero n. A member of a Native American tribe inhabiting the pampas of South America. • PAMPERO n. (Spanish) a violent SW wind on and from the pampas. |
| PAMPOEN | • PAMPOEN n. (South African) a pumpkin. |
| PAPOOSE | • papoose n. (US, dated, offensive) A Native American baby. • papoose n. (UK) A backpack for carrying a baby, or specifically a cradleboard. • PAPOOSE n. (Native American) a baby, also PAPPOOSE. |
| PAPPOSE | • pappose adj. (Botany) Furnished with a pappus; downy. • PAPPOSE adj. furnished with a pappus; downy, also PAPPOUS. |
| PEAPODS | • peapods n. Plural of peapod. • pea␣pods n. Plural of pea pod. • PEAPOD n. the pod of the pea, also PEACOD, PEASCOD, PEASECOD. |
| POPERAS | • poperas n. Plural of popera. • POPERA n. operatic music presented to gain popular appeal. |
| PROPAGE | • propage v. (Obsolete) To propagate. • PROPAGE v. to propagate. |
| PROPALE | • propale v. (Transitive, obsolete) To disclose. • PROPALE v. (Scots) to disclose. |
| PROPANE | • propane n. (Organic chemistry) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas. • PROPANE n. a flammable gas. |