| AEROSPIKE | • aerospike n. Any of several forms of rocket engine having specialized nozzles. • aerospike n. A spike, protruding from the nose cone of a missile, designed to decrease supersonic drag. • AEROSPIKE n. a rocket engine with a specially designed nozzle that allows the exhaust gases to expand and so to be used most efficiently. |
| APRICOCKS | • apricocks n. Plural of apricock. • APRICOCK n. (obsolete) an apricot, also ABRICOCK. |
| APRONLIKE | • apronlike adj. Resembling an apron. • APRONLIKE adj. like an apron. |
| KNIPHOFIA | • kniphofia n. Any of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers. • Kniphofia prop.n. The tritoma or red-hot poker. • KNIPHOFIA n. any plant of the Kniphofia genus, the red-hot poker. |
| KOPASETIC | • kopasetic adj. Alternative spelling of copacetic. • KOPASETIC adj. (US colloquial) sound, adequate, excellent, also COPACETIC, COPASETIC, COPESETIC, COPESETTIC. |
| PACHINKOS | • pachinkos n. Plural of pachinko. • PACHINKO n. (Japanese) a Japanese pinball game. |
| PAINTWORK | • paintwork n. The painted surface of a car, building, etc. • PAINTWORK n. painted fixtures in a building; painted surfaces on a vehicle. |
| PERIAKTOI | • periaktoi n. Plural of periaktos. • periaktoi n. A device for changing scenery in a theatre. A row of adjacent, three-sided columns form a backdrop to… • PERIAKTOS n. (Greek) in the ancient Greek theatre, a tall revolving prism at the side of the stage, projecting a variety of backdrops. |
| PERIAKTOS | • periaktos n. (Historical) A revolving structure used to change scenes rapidly in a theatre: a tall prism-shaped frame… • PERIAKTOS n. (Greek) in the ancient Greek theatre, a tall revolving prism at the side of the stage, projecting a variety of backdrops. |
| PEROVSKIA | • perovskia n. (Botany) Any of the genus Perovskia of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. • PEROVSKIA n. a genus of hardy deciduous shrubs of the Labiatae family. |
| PICKAROON | • pickaroon n. Archaic form of picaroon. • PICKAROON n. (Spanish) a pirate ship, also PICAROON. |
| PINAKOIDS | • pinakoids n. Plural of pinakoid. • PINAKOID n. a type of crystal face, also PINACOID. |
| PLAINWORK | • plainwork n. Alternative form of plain work. • plain␣work n. Basic, non-ornamental work; specifically (now (historical)) simple needlework. • plain␣work n. (Masonry) Smooth stonework without decoration or ornamentation. |
| PONTIANAK | • pontianak n. (Countable) A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of… • pontianak n. Alternative form of pontianac (“fossil resin”). • Pontianak prop.n. A city in, and the capital of, West Kalimantan province in Indonesia. |
| POPINACKS | • POPINACK n. a thorny shrub or small tree of tropical or subtropical America, with clusters of fragrant yellow flowers, aka huisache, also POPINAC. |
| PYINKADOS | • PYINKADO n. (Burmese) the ironwood tree, also PYENGADU. |
| SKIASCOPE | • skiascope n. A retinoscope. • SKIASCOPE n. a medical instrument for examining the eye to detect errors of refraction. |
| SKIASCOPY | • skiascopy n. Retinoscopy. • SKIASCOPY n. retinoscopy. |
| TOPMAKING | • topmaking n. The processing of wool into "top" (bundles of combed slivers with the noils removed). • TOPMAKING n. the making of toy tops. |
| VAPORLIKE | • vaporlike adj. Resembling vapor; vaporous, misty. • VAPORLIKE adj. like vapor. |