| ADOPTER | • adopter n. One who adopts. • ADOPTER n. one who adopts. |
| ESPARTO | • esparto n. Either of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper… • Esparto prop.n. A census-designated place in Yolo County, California, United States. • ESPARTO n. (Spanish) a tough, wiry grass, providing a fiber used for paper and cordage. |
| OPERANT | • operant adj. That operates to produce an effect. • operant n. An operative person or thing. • operant n. (Psychology) Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment. |
| OPERATE | • operate v. (Transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act. • operate v. (Transitive or intransitive) To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed… • operate v. (Transitive or intransitive) To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence. |
| OVERAPT | • overapt adj. Excessively apt or prone to do something. • OVERAPT adj. excessively apt. |
| PHORATE | • phorate n. (Organic chemistry) An organophosphorus compound with chemical formula C8H4O3, used as a pesticide… • PHORATE n. an insecticide. |
| PORTAGE | • portage n. An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways. • portage n. The route used for such carrying. • portage n. A charge made for carrying something. |
| PORTATE | • portate adj. (Heraldry, of a cross) Borne diagonally athwart an escutcheon with the central column going from dexter… • PORTATE adj. in heraldry, in a carrying position. |
| POTAGER | • potager n. A kitchen garden; sometimes used attributively. • potager n. (Obsolete) A porringer. • POTAGER n. (French) a decorative vegetable garden. |
| PRAETOR | • praetor n. (History) The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time… • praetor n. (By extension) A high civic or administrative official, especially a chief magistrate or mayor. Sometimes… • praetor n. (Historical, translating Italian "pretore") The title of the chief magistrate, the mayor, and/or the… |
| PROBATE | • probate n. (Law) The legal process of verifying the legality of a will. • probate n. (Law) A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will. • probate n. Clipping of probate court. |
| PROLATE | • prolate adj. Elongated at the poles. • prolate v. (Obsolete, transitive) To utter; to pronounce. • PROLATE adj. having flattened sides due to lengthwise elongation. |
| PRONATE | • pronate v. (Transitive, anatomy) To turn or rotate one’s hand and forearm so that the palm faces down if the forearm… • pronate v. (Transitive, anatomy) To twist the foot so that if walking the weight would be borne on the inner edge of the foot. • pronate v. (Intransitive, anatomy) To become pronated. |
| PRORATE | • prorate v. To divide proportionately, especially by day; to divide pro rata. • PRORATE v. to divide proportionately. |
| PROTEAN | • protean adj. Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms. • protean adj. Alternative letter-case form of Protean (of or relating to Proteus). • protean n. (Biochemistry) A protein that has been slightly modified by water, dilute acid, or enzymes, but not… |
| PROTEAS | • proteas n. Plural of protea. • Proteas prop.n. (Cricket) The South African cricket team. • PROTEA n. a plant of a large South African genus. |
| READOPT | • readopt v. Adopt again. • READOPT v. to adopt again. |
| SEAPORT | • seaport n. A town or harbour with facilities for seagoing ships to dock and take on or discharge cargo. • SEAPORT n. a harbour for seagoing ships. |