| ADAPTING | • adapting v. Present participle of adapt. • ADAPT v. to make suitable. |
| ADOPTING | • adopting v. Present participle of adopt. • ADOPT v. to take as one's own. |
| DEPUTING | • deputing v. Present participle of depute. • DEPUTE v. to delegate. |
| DESPIGHT | • despight n. Obsolete spelling of despite. • despight prep. Obsolete spelling of despite. • DESPIGHT n. a looking down with contempt, also DESPITE. |
| PAGODITE | • pagodite n. (Dated, mineralogy) agalmatolite. • PAGODITE n. a soft, greenish, greyish or yellowish mineral, thought to be a variety of pinite, known particularly for its use by the Chinese for carving. |
| PARGETED | • pargeted v. Simple past tense and past participle of parget. • pargeted adj. (Now rare) Coated with parget or plaster. • PARGET v. to cover with plaster, also PARGE. |
| PLEDGETS | • pledgets n. Plural of pledget. • PLEDGET n. a pad of absorbent cotton. |
| PLIGHTED | • plighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of plight. • PLIGHT v. to make a solemn pledge. |
| PODGIEST | • podgiest adj. Superlative form of podgy: most podgy. • PODGY adj. short and fat, also PUDGY, PUDSEY, PUDSY. |
| PORTAGED | • portaged v. Simple past tense and past participle of portage. • PORTAGE v. to transport from one navigable waterway to another. |
| POSTDRUG | • postdrug adj. After a drug is administered. • POSTDRUG adj. following the taking of a drug. |
| POSTGRAD | • postgrad n. Abbreviation of postgraduate. • postgrad adj. Abbreviation of postgraduate. • POSTGRAD n. a student continuing formal education after graduation. |
| PUDGIEST | • pudgiest adj. Superlative form of pudgy: most pudgy. • PUDGY adj. short and fat, also PODGY, PUDSEY, PUDSY. |
| RIDGETOP | • ridgetop n. The crest that extends along the highest contours of a ridge. • RIDGETOP n. the crest of a ridge. |
| SPIGHTED | • spighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of spight. • SPIGHT v. (Spenser) to spite, also SPITE. |
| UPDATING | • updating v. Present participle of update. • updating n. The act by which something is updated. • UPDATE v. to bring up to date. |
| UPGIRTED | • UPGIRT v. to gird completely, also UPGIRD. |
| UPSTAGED | • upstaged v. Simple past tense and past participle of upstage. • UPSTAGE v. to outdo theatrically. |