| ALLOTYPE | • allotype n. (Zoology, taxonomy) A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex… • allotype n. (Biochemistry) A genetically determined variant of the amino acid sequence of a protein. • allotype n. (Immunology) An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual. |
| APPELLOR | • APPELLOR n. in law, the accuser or prosecutor. |
| CALLIOPE | • calliope n. A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds. • Calliope prop.n. (Greek mythology) The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo. • Calliope prop.n. (Astronomy) 22 Kalliope, a main belt asteroid. |
| COLLAPSE | • collapse v. (Intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in. • collapse v. (Intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely. • collapse v. (Intransitive) To fold compactly. |
| ESCALLOP | • escallop n. A thin slice of meat, especially veal, normally shallow-fried. • escallop n. A scallop. • ESCALLOP v. to bake in a scallop shell, also SCALLOP, SCOLLOP. |
| FLAGPOLE | • flagpole n. A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown. • flagpole v. (Canada, rare) Exit a country momentarily and reenter. Usually this is done to satisfy immigration requirements. • flag␣pole n. Alternative spelling of flagpole. |
| GALLOPED | • galloped v. Simple past tense and past participle of gallop. • GALLOP v. to ride a horse at full speed. |
| GALLOPER | • galloper n. One who gallops. • galloper n. An aide-de-camp. • galloper n. A racehorse. |
| LAMPHOLE | • lamphole n. A vertical shaft down which a lamp may be lowered to inspect a sewer. • LAMPHOLE n. a shaft for lowering a lamp into a sewer. |
| PALEOSOL | • paleosol n. (Soil science) A layer of fossil soil buried beneath other sediments or deposits. • PALEOSOL n. a buried soil horizon of the geologic past, also PALAEOSOL. |
| PALLONES | • Pallones prop.n. Plural of Pallone. • PALLONE n. (Italian) an Italian game, played with a large leather ball. |
| PLOWABLE | • plowable adj. (American spelling) That can be plowed. • PLOWABLE adj. able to be plowed. |
| POLLAXED | • POLLAXE v. to strike with a pollaxe. |
| POLLAXES | • pollaxes n. Plural of pollax. • pollaxes n. Plural of pollaxe. • POLLAXE v. to strike with a pollaxe. |
| PREALLOT | • preallot v. (Transitive) To allot in advance. • PREALLOT v. to allot beforehand. |
| REPOSALL | • reposall n. Obsolete form of reposal. • REPOSALL n. (Shakespeare) reposal. |
| VOLPLANE | • volplane n. A steep, controlled dive, especially by an aircraft with the engine off. • volplane v. To perform a volplane. • volplane v. (Of a bird or gliding animal) To glide. |
| WALLOPED | • walloped v. Simple past tense and past participle of wallop. • WALLOP v. to beat soundly. |
| WALLOPER | • walloper n. One who wallops. • walloper n. (Ireland) A cudgel, a shillelagh. • walloper n. (Scotland, slang, derogatory, vulgar) penis; (by extension) an idiot, a stupid person. |