| GRAPHITE | • graphite n. An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes… • graphite n. Short for graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light… • graphite n. A grey colour, resembling graphite or the marks made with a graphite pencil. |
| GRAPIEST | • grapiest adj. Superlative form of grapey: most grapey. • GRAPY adj. resembling grapes, also GRAPEY. |
| GRIPTAPE | • griptape n. Alternative form of grip tape. • grip␣tape n. Sandpaper with an adhesive on one side, used to provide added friction for skateboards, sports clubs and bats, etc. • GRIPTAPE n. a rough adhesive tape, as used on skateboarding equipment. |
| PARGETED | • pargeted v. Simple past tense and past participle of parget. • pargeted adj. (Now rare) Coated with parget or plaster. • PARGET v. to cover with plaster, also PARGE. |
| PARGETER | • pargeter n. A plasterer. • Pargeter prop.n. A surname. • PARGETER n. one who pargets, plasters, also PARGETTER. |
| PORTAGED | • portaged v. Simple past tense and past participle of portage. • PORTAGE v. to transport from one navigable waterway to another. |
| PORTAGES | • portages n. Plural of portage. • portages v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of portage. • PORTAGE v. to transport from one navigable waterway to another. |
| PORTAGUE | • portague n. (Obsolete) An old Portuguese gold coin. • PORTAGUE n. a former Portuguese gold coin, also PORTIGUE. |
| POTAGERS | • potagers n. Plural of potager. • POTAGER n. (French) a decorative vegetable garden. |
| 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.). |
| PTERYGIA | • pterygia n. Plural of pterygium. • PTERYGIUM n. a growth over the cornea. |
| RETAPING | • retaping v. Present participle of retape. • retaping n. A second or subsequent recording onto tape. • RETAPE v. to tape again. |
| TAPERING | • tapering v. Present participle of taper. • tapering n. A tapered shape. • TAPERING adj. becoming smaller towards one end. |
| TREPANGS | • trepangs n. Plural of trepang. • TREPANG n. (Malay) a sea cucumber eaten as a Chinese or Japanese delicacy. |
| UPGATHER | • upgather v. (Obsolete) To gather up; to contract; to draw together. • UPGATHER v. to gather up. |
| UPSTAGER | • upstager n. One who upstages. • UPSTAGER n. one who upstages. |