| DROPHEAD | • drophead n. (Britain) A drophead coupé. • DROPHEAD n. a convertible car. |
| EPHEDRAS | • ephedras n. Plural of ephedra. • EPHEDRA n. (Greek) a plant of the sea-grape genus. |
| HAMPERED | • hampered v. Simple past tense and past participle of hamper. • hampered adj. Impeded or encumbered as if chained or fettered. • HAMPER v. to hinder, obstruct. |
| HEADROPE | • headrope n. (Nautical) The part of a bolt rope that is sewn to the upper edge or head of a sail. • HEADROPE n. that part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail. |
| ORPHANED | • orphaned adj. Abandoned. • orphaned v. Simple past tense and past participle of orphan. • ORPHAN v. to deprive of both parents. |
| PARAPHED | • paraphed v. Simple past tense and past participle of paraph. • PARAPH v. to append a paragraph to, to initial. |
| PHREAKED | • phreaked v. Simple past tense and past participle of phreak. • PHREAK v. to hack into the phone network to get free phone calls. |
| PIERHEAD | • pierhead n. The end of a pier farthest from shore. • PIERHEAD n. the seaward end of a pier. |
| PREACHED | • preached v. Simple past tense and past participle of preach. • PREACH v. to deliver a sermon. |
| PREDEATH | • predeath adj. Prior to death. • PREDEATH n. the period preceding a person's death. |
| PURDAHED | • purdahed adj. Furnished with a purdah (“concealing curtain”). • purdahed adj. In a state of purdah (“system of seclusion of women in some Muslim and Hindu traditions”). • PURDAHED adj. of a woman, secluded, in purdah. |
| RAPHIDES | • raphides n. Plural of raphide. • raphides n. Plural of raphis. • RAPHIS n. (Greek) a needlelike crystal, usually of calcium oxalate, occurring in plant cells, also RAPHIDE, RHAPHIDE, RHAPHIS. |
| RESHAPED | • reshaped v. Simple past tense and past participle of reshape. • RESHAPE v. to shape again. |
| RHAPHIDE | • rhaphide n. Alternative form of raphide. • RHAPHIDE n. a needlelike crystal, also RHAPHIS. |
| RHAPSODE | • rhapsode n. One who performs the poetry of a poet for an audience; not a writer of poetry. • rhapsode n. The interpreter of a poem. • RHAPSODE n. anciently, one who recited or composed a rhapsody; esp. one whose profession was to recite the verses of Homer and other epic poets, also RHAPSODIST. |
| SCARPHED | • scarphed v. Simple past tense and past participle of scarph. • SCARPH v. in carpentry, to unite by means of a type of joint, also SCARF. |
| THREAPED | • threaped v. Simple past tense and past participle of threap. • THREAP v. (Scots) to dispute, also THREEP. |