| DEPURATING | • depurating v. Present participle of depurate. • DEPURATE v. to free from impurities. |
| GRAPEFRUIT | • grapefruit n. The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of pomelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange. • grapefruit n. The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree. • GRAPEFRUIT n. a large, round, yellow-skinned citrus fruit, so called because it grows in large bunches like grapes. |
| PARQUETING | • parqueting v. Present participle of parquet. • PARQUET v. (French) to cover a floor with an inlaid design. |
| PERSUADING | • persuading v. Present participle of persuade. • persuading n. An act of persuasion. • PERSUADE v. to induce by reasoning or entreaty, also PERSWADE. |
| PLEASURING | • pleasuring v. Present participle of pleasure. • pleasuring n. An act of giving (sometimes sexual) pleasure. • PLEASURE v. to give enjoyment or satisfaction to. |
| PRELINGUAL | • prelingual adj. Before learning language. • prelingual adj. (Anatomy) anterior to the tongue. • PRELINGUAL adj. before the use of language. |
| PREVALUING | • PREVALUE v. to value beforehand. |
| PURGATIVES | • purgatives n. Plural of purgative. • PURGATIVE n. a medicine that empties the intestines. |
| REUPTAKING | • reuptaking v. Present participle of reuptake. • REUPTAKE v. to take up again. |
| SUPERATING | • superating v. Present participle of superate. • SUPERATE v. (obsolete) to overcome, surmount. |
| SUPERGIANT | • supergiant n. (Astronomy) A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses. • SUPERGIANT n. a very bright star of enormous size and low density, such as Antares. |
| UNPAPERING | • unpapering v. Present participle of unpaper. • UNPAPER v. to remove paper from. |
| UPBREAKING | • upbreaking v. Present participle of upbreak. • upbreaking n. The action of something that escapes or flies upward. • UPBREAK v. to break out. |
| UPREACHING | • upreaching v. Present participle of upreach. • UPREACH v. to reach up. |
| UPSPEARING | • upspearing adj. (Archaic) Growing or shooting up like a spear. • upspearing v. Present participle of upspear. • UPSPEAR v. to shoot up like a spear. |