| APOTROPAIC | • apotropaic adj. (Religion, mysticism) Intended to ward off evil. • apotropaic n. An agent intended to ward off evil. • APOTROPAIC adj. averting or combating evil. |
| APPLICATOR | • applicator n. A tool or device used to apply a fluid or semi-fluid substance to a surface. • applicator n. A tubular device to insert a tampon into the vagina. • APPLICATOR n. a device used to applicate something. |
| APPRECIATE | • appreciate v. (Transitive) To be grateful or thankful for. • appreciate v. (Transitive) To view as valuable. • appreciate v. (Transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect. |
| APPRENTICE | • apprentice n. A trainee, especially in a skilled trade. • apprentice n. (Historical) One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, or other… • apprentice n. (Dated) One not well versed in a subject; a tyro or newbie. |
| CAPTOPRILS | • captoprils n. Plural of captopril. • CAPTOPRIL n. an antihypertensive drug that is an ace inhibitor. |
| HIPPIATRIC | • hippiatric adj. Relating to hippiatry. • HIPPIATRIC adj. relating to the treatment of horses' diseases. |
| PARTICIPLE | • participle n. (Grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective or noun. English has two types of participles… • PARTICIPLE n. a word having the characteristics of both verb and adjective. |
| PICTOGRAPH | • pictograph n. A picture that represents a word or an idea. • pictograph n. A graphic character. • pictograph n. A graph that represents numerical data using pictures. |
| PRECEPTIAL | • preceptial adj. (Obsolete) preceptive. • PRECEPTIAL adj. (Shakespeare) consisting of precepts, also PRECEPTIVE. |
| PRINCIPATE | • principate n. (Historical) The early period of the Roman Empire, during which some characteristics of the government… • principate n. The office of one who is principal or preeminent (such as a prince); the quality or status of being… • principate n. A state ruled by a prince; a principality. |
| PROTANOPIC | • protanopic adj. Exhibiting or relating to protanopia. • PROTANOPIC adj. colour-blind to red. |
| SCRAPPIEST | • scrappiest adj. Superlative form of scrappy: most scrappy. • SCRAPPY adj. fragmentary. |
| SUPRAOPTIC | • supraoptic adj. (Anatomy) Above the optic tract or chiasma. • SUPRAOPTIC adj. situated above the optic chiasma. |
| TAPESCRIPT | • tapescript n. A transcript of a tape recording. • TAPESCRIPT n. a tape-recorded reading of a complete script. |