| AFTERCLAPS | • afterclaps n. Plural of afterclap. • after-claps n. Plural of after-clap. • AFTERCLAP n. an unexpected damaging or unsettling aftereffect. |
| AMPLIFIERS | • amplifiers n. Plural of amplifier. • AMPLIFIER n. a device for making sound louder. |
| CAPRIFOILS | • caprifoils n. Plural of caprifoil. • CAPRIFOIL n. (Spenser) honeysuckle, also CAPRIFOLE. |
| CAPRIFOLES | • caprifoles n. Plural of caprifole. • CAPRIFOLE n. honeysuckle, also CAPRIFOIL. |
| DESPAIRFUL | • despairful adj. Characterised by despair; hopeless. • DESPAIRFUL adj. (archaic) hopeless. |
| FIREPLACES | • fireplaces n. Plural of fireplace. • FIREPLACE n. an open recess in a wall of a room, at the base of a chimney, etc., for a fire. |
| FLAPPERISH | • flapperish adj. Reminiscent of a flapper (unconventional young woman of the 1920s). • FLAPPERISH adj. like a flapper, a young girl nearing womanhood. |
| FLAPTRACKS | • flaptracks n. Plural of flaptrack. • FLAPTRACK n. a racetrack for flapping i.e. unregistered horse-racing. |
| FLIPBOARDS | • flipboards n. Plural of flipboard. • FLIPBOARD n. a piece of office equipment consisting of a board to which a flip chart or some other pad can be attached. |
| FLIPCHARTS | • flipcharts n. Plural of flipchart. • flip␣charts n. Plural of flip chart. • FLIPCHART n. a pad, containing large sheets of paper that can be easily turned over, mounted on a stand and used to present reports, data, etc. |
| FLUORSPARS | • fluorspars n. Plural of fluorspar. • FLUORSPAR n. a mineral, calcium fluoride, also FLUOR, FLUORITE. |
| PARFLECHES | • parfleches n. Plural of parfleche. • PARFLECHE n. (French) rawhide soaked in lye and water, then dried on a stretcher for shields, also PARFLESH. |
| PARFLESHES | • parfleshes n. Plural of parflesh. • PARFLESH n. a rawhide soaked in lye and dried. |
| PASSIFLORA | • passiflora n. (Botany) Any of the genus Passiflora of passionflowers. • Passiflora prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Passifloraceae – the passionflowers. • PASSIFLORA n. a genus of plants, including the passion flower. |
| PERSIFLAGE | • persiflage n. Good-natured banter; raillery. • persiflage n. Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic. • PERSIFLAGE n. (French) frivolous, bantering talk. |
| PERSULFATE | • persulfate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any of several oxyanions (and their associated salts) that have peroxide units… • PERSULFATE n. a sulphuric acid salt of a base peroxide, also PERSULPHATE. |
| PILFERAGES | • pilferages n. Plural of pilferage. • PILFERAGE n. the act of pilfering. |
| PRESAGEFUL | • presageful adj. Full of presages; ominous. • PRESAGEFUL adj. full of presages; ominous. |
| SUPERFLACK | • superflack n. (Informal) A highly successful publicity agent. • SUPERFLACK n. a superior press agent. |