| APOCALYPSES | • apocalypses n. Plural of apocalypse. • Apocalypses prop.n. Plural of Apocalypse. • APOCALYPSE n. any book purporting to reveal the future or last things; a revelation or disclosure. |
| APOCALYPTIC | • apocalyptic adj. Of or relating to an apocalypse… • apocalyptic adj. Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom). • apocalyptic adj. (Nonstandard) Eggcorn of apoplectic. |
| APPLICATORY | • applicatory adj. Able to be applied or used, practical. • APPLICATORY adj. capable of being applied. |
| APPRECIABLY | • appreciably adv. In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably. • APPRECIABLE adv. capable of being perceived or measured. |
| CLAPPERBOYS | • CLAPPERBOY n. the person who works the clapperboards. |
| DYSPEPTICAL | • dyspeptical adj. (Archaic) dyspeptic. • DYSPEPTICAL adj. suffering from dyspepsia, also DYSPEPTIC. |
| EPIPHYTICAL | • epiphytical adj. Relating to an epiphyte. • EPIPHYTICAL adj. of or like an epiphyte, also EPIPHYTAL, EPIPHYTIC. |
| EPISCOPALLY | • episcopally adv. By episcopal authority. • EPISCOPAL adv. governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church. |
| HYPOPLASTIC | • hypoplastic adj. Of, or pertaining to hypoplasia or hypoplasty. • HYPOPLASTIC adj. relating to hypoplasia. |
| LAPAROSCOPY | • laparoscopy n. (Medicine) Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal… • LAPAROSCOPY n. an examination done via a laparoscope. |
| PALAEOTYPIC | • palaeotypic adj. Relating to the palaeotype phonetic alphabet. • PALAEOTYPIC adj. of or like a palaeotype, a nineteenth century phonetic adaptation of ordinary alphabetical type. |
| PARALYMPICS | • Paralympics prop.n. (Sports) Synonym of Paralympic Games (“an international sports competition participated in by sportspeople… • PARALYMPICS n. an Olympic games for sportspeople with physical disabilities. |
| PIPECLAYING | • pipeclaying v. Present participle of pipeclay. • PIPECLAY v. to whiten with pipeclay. |
| POLYCARPIES | • POLYCARPY n. the condition of being able to produce fruit and flowers several times in successive years or seasons. |
| POLYCARPOUS | • polycarpous adj. Alternative form of polycarpic. • POLYCARPOUS adj. fruiting many times, or year after year, also POLYCARPIC. |
| POLYGRAPHIC | • polygraphic adj. Pertaining to, relating to polygraphy. • polygraphic adj. Done or made with a polygraph. • POLYGRAPHIC adj. relating to a polygraph. |
| POLYTYPICAL | • polytypical adj. Polytypic. • POLYTYPICAL adj. of a taxon containing two or more taxa of lower ranks, also POLYTYPIC. |
| PRINCIPALLY | • principally adv. In a primary manner; pertaining to the principal of a matter. • PRINCIPAL adv. chief. |