| ASPORTING | • asporting v. Present participle of asport. • ASPORT v. to carry away, especially wrongfully. |
| FRONTPAGE | • frontpage n. (Less common) Alternative spelling of front page. • frontpage adj. Alternative spelling of front page. • front-page adj. So important as to warrant being put on the front page of newspapers. |
| GODPARENT | • godparent n. A person who, at a child’s naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and… • GODPARENT n. a person who, at baptism, guarantees a child's religious education. |
| OPERATING | • operating adj. In operation; that operates. • operating adj. Involved in an operation. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • operating v. Present participle and gerund of operate. |
| OUTSPRANG | • outsprang v. Simple past tense of outspring. • OUTSPRING v. to spring out. |
| PARROTING | • parroting v. Present participle of parrot. • parroting n. Mindless repetition of words or ideas. • PARROT v. to repeat without thought or understanding. |
| PASTORING | • pastoring v. Present participle of pastor. • PASTOR v. to serve as the spiritual overseer of. |
| PATRONAGE | • patronage n. The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship. • patronage n. Customers collectively; clientele; business. • patronage n. The act or state of being a customer of some business. |
| PIGNORATE | • pignorate adj. Synonym of pignoratitious. • pignorate v. To pledge or pawn. • PIGNORATE v. (archaic) to pledge or pawn, also PIGNERATE. |
| PORTAGING | • portaging v. Present participle of portage. • PORTAGE v. to transport from one navigable waterway to another. |
| POTTINGAR | • POTTINGAR n. (Scots) an apothecary, also POTHECARY, POTICARY. |
| PROBATING | • probating v. Present participle of probate. • PROBATE v. to establish the validity of a will. |
| PROLATING | • prolating v. Present participle of prolate. • PROLATE v. to lengthen out in utterance. |
| PRONATING | • pronating v. Present participle of pronate. • PRONATE v. to turn the palm downward or backward. |
| PRORATING | • prorating v. Present participle of prorate. • PRORATE v. to divide proportionately. |
| PURGATION | • purgation n. The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative. • purgation n. The process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt. • purgation n. (Archaic) Exoneration or the act undertaken to achieve exoneration. |
| TRAGOPANS | • tragopans n. Plural of tragopan. • TRAGOPAN n. (Greek) a kind of Asian pheasant. |