| AMPHORAL | • amphoral adj. Of, pertaining to, or in the shape of an amphora. • AMPHORAL adj. relating to an amphora. |
| APPROVAL | • approval n. An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that… • approval n. An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones. • approval n. (Especially philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests;… |
| CAPORALS | • caporals n. Plural of caporal. • CAPORAL n. (French) a coarse, strong, dark tobacco. |
| COPLANAR | • coplanar adj. (Geometry, of at least two things, usually lines or plane figures) Within the same plane. • coplanar adj. (Astronomy, of multiple planets or other orbiting bodies) Orbiting a central celestial object within… • COPLANAR adj. on the same plane. |
| CRAPOLAS | • CRAPOLA n. (colloquial) rubbish, nonsense. |
| LAPBOARD | • lapboard n. A board held on the lap as a simple lap desk. • LAPBOARD n. a board used on the lap as a substitute for a table, as by tailors. |
| MALAPROP | • malaprop adj. Characterized by the use of malapropisms. • malaprop n. A malapropism. • malaprop v. To use a malapropism. |
| PALPATOR | • palpator n. One who palpates. • palpator n. A device for palpating. • palpator n. (Zoology, dated) One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary palpi. |
| PARABOLA | • parabola n. (Geometry) The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent… • parabola n. (Rhetoric) The explicit drawing of a parallel between two essentially dissimilar things, especially… • PARABOLA n. (Greek) a type of curve, one of the conic sections. |
| PARABOLE | • parabole n. (Rhetoric) similitude; comparison. • PARABOLE n. a rhetorical comparison. |
| PARAFOIL | • parafoil n. A parachute, kite or glider with an aerofoil-shaped fabric canopy or wing. • parafoil n. The wing or sail of such an apparatus. • PARAFOIL n. a type of steerable parachute. |
| PARALOGY | • paralogy n. (Logic) paralogism, fallacy. • paralogy n. (Biology) A paralogous relationship. • PARALOGY n. false reasoning. |
| PARASOLS | • parasols n. Plural of parasol. • PARASOL n. a small, light umbrella. |
| PARFOCAL | • parfocal adj. Having multiple lenses that have corresponding focal points in the same plane. • PARFOCAL adj. having lenses with corresponding focal points in the same plane. |
| PARLANDO | • parlando n. (Music) A piece of music to be sung or played in the style of a recitative. • parlando adj. Declamatory in style; in recitative. • parlando adv. In a declamatory style. |
| PASTORAL | • pastoral adj. Of or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock. • pastoral adj. Relating to rural life and scenes, in particular of poetry. • pastoral adj. Relating to the care of souls, to the pastor of a church or to any local religious leader charged with… |
| PATRONAL | • patronal adj. Patron; protecting; favouring. • patronal adj. Pertaining to a strong authoritarian leader who controls access to resources. • PATRONAL adj. of or like a patron. |
| PODAGRAL | • podagral adj. Relating to podagra. • PODAGRAL adj. relating to podagra, gout, also PODAGRIC, PODAGRICAL, PODAGROUS. |
| PSORALEA | • psoralea n. Any of the plants of the genus Psoralea. • Psoralea prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – plants including prairie turnip, babchi, and certain tumbleweeds. • PSORALEA n. a plant of the bean family. |