| EGGPLANT | • eggplant n. (North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena. • eggplant n. (North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The edible fruit of the Solanum melongena: an aubergine. • eggplant n. (North America) A dark purple color, like that of the skin of this fruit. |
| EGYPTIAN | • Egyptian adj. Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language. • Egyptian n. A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent. • Egyptian n. (Dated) A gypsy. |
| GANTLOPE | • gantlope n. The military punishment known as running the gauntlet. • GANTLOPE n. an armoured glove, also GANTELOPE, GANTLET, GAUNTLET. |
| HEPTAGON | • heptagon n. (Geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles. • HEPTAGON n. a seven-sided polygon. |
| PAGEANTS | • pageants n. Plural of pageant. • PAGEANT n. an elaborate public spectacle. |
| PAGINATE | • paginate v. (Transitive) To number the pages of (a book or other document); to foliate. • paginate v. (Transitive, computing) To separate (data) into batches, so that it can be retrieved with a number of… • PAGINATE v. to mark with consecutive numbers. |
| PANTLEGS | • pantlegs n. Plural of pantleg. • pant␣legs n. Plural of pant leg. • PANTLEG n. the leg part of a pair of trousers or pants. |
| PATHOGEN | • pathogen n. (Pathology, immunology) Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease… • PATHOGEN n. a disease-producing organism, also PATHOGENE. |
| PENTAGON | • pentagon n. (Geometry) A polygon with five sides and five angles. • pentagon n. A fort with five bastions. • Pentagon prop.n. The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. |
| PINOTAGE | • pinotage n. A South African grape variety. • pinotage n. A red wine made from these grapes. • PINOTAGE n. a variety of grape grown mainly in South Africa, produced by crossing Pinot with another grape; a red wine made from this grape. |
| PLANGENT | • plangent adj. Having a loud, mournful sound. • plangent adj. (Rare) Beating, dashing, as waves. • PLANGENT adj. having an expressive esp. plaintive quality. |
| PLANTAGE | • plantage n. Plants, vegetation; specifically, the planting or cultivation of plants. • PLANTAGE n. (Shakespeare) plants in general. |
| PLEATING | • pleating v. Present participle of pleat. • pleating n. An action or arrangement in which something is pleated. • PLEATING n. a set of pleats. |
| PONTAGES | • pontages n. Plural of pontage. • PONTAGE n. a toll paid on bridges. |
| PREGNANT | • pregnant adj. (Chiefly not comparable) Carrying developing offspring within the body. • pregnant adj. (Comparable) Having numerous possibilities or implications; full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc. • pregnant adj. (Poetic) Fertile, prolific (Usually of soil, ground, etc.). |
| RETAPING | • retaping v. Present participle of retape. • retaping n. A second or subsequent recording onto tape. • RETAPE v. to tape again. |
| SPANGLET | • spanglet n. A small spangle. • SPANGLET n. a sparkling bit of metal. |
| TAPERING | • tapering v. Present participle of taper. • tapering n. A tapered shape. • TAPERING adj. becoming smaller towards one end. |
| TAPETING | • TAPET v. (Spenser) to decorate with tapestries. |
| TREPANGS | • trepangs n. Plural of trepang. • TREPANG n. (Malay) a sea cucumber eaten as a Chinese or Japanese delicacy. |