| ALPENGLOWS | • alpenglows n. Plural of alpenglow. • ALPENGLOW n. a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains. |
| DOWNPLAYED | • downplayed v. Simple past tense and past participle of downplay. • DOWNPLAY v. to understate, underemphasise. |
| PALMERWORM | • palmerworm n. (Archaic) Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body. • palmerworm n. A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees. • palmer-worm n. Alternative form of palmerworm. |
| PEACHBLOWS | • PEACHBLOW n. a delicate purplish-pink colour, used as a glaze on porcelain. |
| PEARLWORTS | • pearlworts n. Plural of pearlwort. • PEARLWORT n. a name given to several low and inconspicuous herbs of the Chickweed family. |
| PILLOWCASE | • pillowcase n. A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows. • pillow-case n. Alternative form of pillow case. • pillow␣case n. Alternative form of pillowcase. |
| PLAYFELLOW | • playfellow n. (Dated) playmate; companion for someone (especially children) to play with. • PLAYFELLOW n. a companion in amusements or sports; a playmate. |
| PLOWSHARES | • plowshares n. Plural of plowshare. • PLOWSHARE n. the cutting blade of a plow, also PLOUGHSHARE. |
| POLYWATERS | • POLYWATER n. a supposed form of water, said to be a polymer, with properties different from ordinary water. |
| POTWALLERS | • potwallers n. Plural of potwaller. • pot-wallers n. Plural of pot-waller. • POTWALLER n. a man entitled to the franchise before 1832 by virtue of possessing his own fireplace. |
| POWERPLAYS | • powerplays n. Plural of powerplay. • power-plays n. Plural of power-play. • power␣plays n. Plural of power play. |
| ROPEWALKER | • ropewalker n. An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer. • ROPEWALKER n. a ropedancer. |
| SHOPWALKER | • shopwalker n. (Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker. • shop-walker n. (Britain) A retail store floor supervisor. • SHOPWALKER n. a person employed by a departmental store to supervise sales personnel, assist customers, etc. |
| SHOWPLACES | • showplaces n. Plural of showplace. • SHOWPLACE n. a place visited or shown as a sight. |
| WAITPEOPLE | • waitpeople n. Plural of waitperson. • WAITPERSON n. a waiter of either sex. |
| WALLPOSTER | • WALLPOSTER n. in China, a bulletin or political message painted in large characters on walls. |
| WEAPONLESS | • weaponless adj. Lacking a weapon. • WEAPONLESS adj. lacking weapons. |
| WORKPLACES | • workplaces n. Plural of workplace. • work-places n. Plural of work-place. • WORKPLACE n. a place of work. |