| AUTOPILOT | • autopilot n. (Aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance… • autopilot n. (By extension, figuratively) A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one’s actions, but… • autopilot v. (Intransitive, of a vehicle) To pilot itself; to drive or travel automatically. |
| CATAPULTS | • catapults n. Plural of catapult. • CATAPULT v. to hurl through the air. |
| EPAULETTE | • epaulette n. An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank. • epaulette n. A similar piece of trimming on a lady’s dress. • epaulette n. A plate on the anterior wings of some insects. |
| MULTIPART | • multipart adj. Having multiple parts. • multipart adj. (Computing) of computer printout that is printed in multiple copies on paper having two or four continuous… • MULTIPART adj. having many parts. |
| MULTIPATH | • multipath n. (Telecommunications) A wireless propagation phenomenon that results in a signal reaching the receiving… • multipath adj. Involving or pertaining to more than one path (route), as between nodes on a network or components in a computer. • MULTIPATH adj. comprising many paths. |
| PLAQUETTE | • plaquette n. A small metal tablet decorated in bas-relief, usually with a design including figures. • plaquette n. (Physics) The smallest closed loop, enclosing the region between four lattice sites, in lattice gauge theory. • PLAQUETTE n. (French) a small plaque. |
| PLATITUDE | • platitude n. (Countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed… • platitude n. (Countable) A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting. • platitude n. (Uncountable) Flatness; lack of change, activity, or deviation. |
| PLUTOCRAT | • plutocrat n. Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth. • PLUTOCRAT n. a member of the wealthy ruling class. |
| POLLUTANT | • pollutant n. A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities. • POLLUTANT adj. causing pollution. • POLLUTANT n. a substance causing pollution. |
| POSTFAULT | • postfault adj. After a fault. • POSTFAULT adj. taking place after a fault. |
| POSTULANT | • postulant n. (Religion) A person seeking admission to a religious order. • postulant n. A person who submits a petition for something; a petitioner. • POSTULANT n. a candidate for a religious order. |
| POSTULATA | • postulata n. Plural of postulatum. • POSTULATUM n. (Latin) a postulate. |
| POSTULATE | • postulate n. Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as… • postulate n. A fundamental element; a basic principle. • postulate n. (Logic) An axiom. |
| PREBUTTAL | • prebuttal n. (Buzzword, slang) A preemptive rebuttal. • PREBUTTAL n. a prepared response to an anticipated criticism. |
| PUSTULANT | • pustulant adj. (Medicine) Producing pustules. • pustulant n. (Medicine) Any medicine that produces pustules. • PUSTULANT adj. producing pustules. |
| PUSTULATE | • pustulate v. To form, or be formed into pustules. • pustulate adj. Having pustules or prominences resembling them. • PUSTULATE v. to form into pustules, or blisters. |
| SPATULATE | • spatulate adj. Shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity. • spatulate adj. (Botany) Of a leaf: having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base. • spatulate v. To treat or mix with a spatula. |
| STIPULATE | • stipulate v. (Transitive) To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement. • stipulate v. (Transitive) To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement. • stipulate v. (US, transitive, formal, law) To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge. |
| TULIPANTS | • tulipants n. Plural of tulipant. • TULIPANT n. (obsolete) a turban, also TULBAN, TURBAN, TURBAND, TURBANT, TURBOND, TURRIBANT. |