| APRICATED | • apricated v. Simple past tense and past participle of apricate. • APRICATE v. to expose to sunlight. |
| APRICATES | • apricates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apricate. • APRICATE v. to expose to sunlight. |
| CANTRAIPS | • cantraips n. Plural of cantraip. • CANTRAIP n. (Scots) a charm; an incantation, also CANTRAP, CANTRIP. |
| CAPACITOR | • capacitor n. (Electronics) An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially… • CAPACITOR n. an electrical device capable of storing electric charge. |
| CAPITULAR | • capitular n. An act passed in a chapter. • capitular n. A member of a chapter. • capitular n. The head or prominent part. |
| CAPTAINRY | • captainry n. (Obsolete) Power or command over a district; chieftainship. • CAPTAINRY n. the rank or condition of a captain, also CAPTAINCY. |
| CRYPTADIA | • cryptadia n. (Very rare) Things to be kept secret. • CRYPTADIA n. (Greek) things to be kept hidden. |
| METACARPI | • metacarpi n. Plural of metacarpus. • METACARPUS n. that part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. |
| PANCRATIA | • PANCRATIUM n. an athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling. |
| PANCRATIC | • pancratic adj. (Optometry) Having all or many degrees of power; having a great range of power; said of an eyepiece… • pancratic adj. Relating to the athletic contest called the pancratium. • PANCRATIC adj. excelling all round in athletics or accomplishments. |
| PARALYTIC | • paralytic n. Someone suffering from paralysis. • paralytic n. A drug that produces paralysis. • paralytic adj. Affected by paralysis; paralysed. |
| PARASITIC | • parasitic adj. Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite. • parasitic adj. Drawing upon another organism for sustenance. • parasitic adj. Exploiting another for personal gain. |
| PARATONIC | • paratonic adj. (Medicine) Relating to paratonia. • paratonic adj. (Linguistics) Relating to paratones. • paratonic adj. Retarding a plant’s growth. |
| PATRIARCH | • patriarch n. (Christianity) The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops… • patriarch n. In Biblical contexts, a male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve… • patriarch n. A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise. |
| PATRICIAN | • patrician n. (Ancient Rome) A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens… • patrician n. A person of high birth; a nobleman. • patrician n. One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore or life. |
| PIRACETAM | • piracetam n. A nootropic drug, 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide. • PIRACETAM n. a drug used to treat muscle spasm. |
| PIRATICAL | • piratical adj. Of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates. • piratical adj. (Ornithology) Of a bird, practising kleptoparasitism. • PIRATICAL adj. of or pertaining to a pirate, also PIRATIC. |
| PRACTICAL | • practical adj. Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis. • practical adj. Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use. • practical adj. Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical. |
| PRAGMATIC | • pragmatic adj. Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory. • pragmatic adj. Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances;… • pragmatic adj. Interfering in the affairs of others; officious; meddlesome. |
| PRECARIAT | • precariat n. (Sociology, collective) People suffering from precarity, especially as a social class; people living… • PRECARIAT n. the class of people in society who lack a reliable long-term source of income, such as permanent employment. |