| APIARIST | • apiarist n. Beekeeper. • APIARIST n. a bee keeper. |
| ASPARTIC | • aspartic adj. Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives. • ASPARTIC adj. as in aspartic acid, an amino acid found in young sugarcane, etc., and formed by the hydrolysis of asparagine. |
| ASPIRANT | • aspirant n. Someone who aspires to high office, etc. • aspirant adj. Seeking advancement. • aspirant adj. Striving for recognition. |
| ASPIRATA | • ASPIRATA n. (Latin) a breathed sound like "ph" or "th". |
| ASPIRATE | • aspirate n. (Linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant. • aspirate n. (Linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air. • aspirate n. A mark of aspiration (#) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing. |
| ATROPIAS | • ATROPIA n. a medicine derived from the deadly nightshade, also ATROPIN, ATROPINE. |
| PARASITE | • parasite n. (Derogatory) A person who lives on other people’s efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. • parasite n. (Derogatory) A sycophant or hanger-on. • parasite n. (Biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit… |
| PARFAITS | • parfaits n. Plural of parfait. • Parfaits prop.n. Plural of Parfait. • PARFAIT n. (French) a dessert mousse or ice-cream pudding. |
| PARTIALS | • partials n. Plural of partial. • PARTIAL v. as in partial out, to eliminate a factor in statistics. |
| PARTISAN | • partisan n. An adherent to a party or faction. • partisan n. A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea. • partisan n. A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways… |
| PARTITAS | • partitas n. Plural of partita. • PARTITA n. (Italian) a suite; a set of variations. |
| PASTRAMI | • pastrami n. A seasoned smoked cut of beef. Traditionally, this is made from a navel cut. • PASTRAMI n. (Yiddish) a highly seasoned smoked beef, also PASTROMI. |
| PATRIALS | • patrials n. Plural of patrial. • PATRIAL n. one who is entitled to stay in the UK because of a British parent. |
| PITARAHS | • pitarahs n. Plural of pitarah. • PITARAH n. (Hindi) a type of clothes basket, also PETARA, PITARA. |
| SEPTARIA | • septaria n. Plural of septarium. • Septaria prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Neritidae – certain snails of fresh and brackish waters of the Indo-Pacific. • SEPTARIUM n. a nodule of mineral substance with a network of cracks filled with another mineral. |
| SPARTINA | • spartina n. Cordgrass (Spartina). • Spartina prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the cordgrasses, that grow in marshes, especially on seashores. • SPARTINA n. a salt-marsh grass of coastal regions. |
| TRIAPSAL | • triapsal adj. Having three apses. • TRIAPSAL adj. having three apses, also TRIAPSIDAL. |