| APPOINTED | • appointed adj. (Of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election. • appointed v. Simple past tense and past participle of appoint. • APPOINT v. to assign to a job. |
| DISPEOPLE | • dispeople v. (Transitive) To empty of people or inhabitants. • DISPEOPLE v. to depopulate. |
| DOWNPIPES | • downpipes n. Plural of downpipe. • DOWNPIPE n. a drainpipe which takes rainwater from the gutter of a roof. |
| GOSSIPPED | • gossipped v. Simple past tense and past participle of gossip. • GOSSIP v. to talk idly about others' affairs. |
| HIPPIEDOM | • hippiedom n. The state or quality of being a hippie. • HIPPIEDOM n. the world of the hippie, also HIPPYDOM. |
| HIPPODAME | • hippodame n. (Obsolete, rare, mythology) A sea horse or hippocampus. • HIPPODAME n. (Spenser) a fabulous sea monster. |
| OPPILATED | • oppilated v. Simple past tense and past participle of oppilate. • OPPILATE v. to block up. |
| PANOPLIED | • panoplied adj. Dressed in panoply; splendidly displayed. • PANOPLIED adj. arrayed in full armour. |
| PEDOPHILE | • pedophile n. (Psychiatry, sexology) A person aged 16 years old or older who is mostly or only sexually attracted… • pedophile n. (By extension, common use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child. • PEDOPHILE n. one with a perverted sexual desire for children, also PAEDOPHILE. |
| PEPONIDAS | • PEPONIDA n. a fruit having a fleshy interior and a hard rind, also PEPO, PEPONIUM. |
| PEREIOPOD | • pereiopod n. Any of the thoracic appendages of a decapod that are used for walking (and for gathering food). • PEREIOPOD n. each of the eight walking limbs of a crustacean such as a crab or lobster, growing from the thorax, also PERAEOPOD, PEREOPOD. |
| PHOSPHIDE | • phosphide n. (Chemistry) Any binary compound of phosphorus, especially one in oxidation state -3. • PHOSPHIDE n. a binary compound of phosphorus, also PHOSPHID. |
| PIEPOWDER | • piepowder n. (Obsolete) Chiefly in court of piepowders, etc. (sense 2): a traveller, particularly one on foot; a… • piepowder n. (Britain, law, historical) In full court of piepowders (also court of piepowder) or piepowder court… • PIEPOWDER n. (obsolete) a wayfarer, esp. an itinerant merchant or trader. |
| PINEDROPS | • pinedrops n. A reddish herb (Pterospora andromedea) of the United States, found parasitic on the roots of pine trees. • PINEDROPS n. a reddish herb of the United States, found parasitic on the roots of pine trees. |
| POLYPIDES | • polypides n. Plural of polypide. • POLYPIDE n. a polyp of a colonial animal, also POLYPITE. |
| PORPOISED | • porpoised v. Simple past tense and past participle of porpoise. • PORPOISE v. to move like a porpoise; specifically (of an aircraft, esp. a seaplane) to touch the water or ground and rise again. |
| PROPERDIN | • properdin n. (Biochemistry) A protein in human serum that complements part of the immune system. • PROPERDIN n. a natural protein in blood that helps provide immunity to infectious disease. |
| TIPPYTOED | • tippytoed v. Simple past tense and past participle of tippytoe. • TIPPYTOE v. to walk on the tips of one's toes, also TIPTOE. |
| YUPPIEDOM | • yuppiedom n. (Slang) The condition of being a yuppie. • YUPPIEDOM n. the state of being a yuppie, also YUPPYDOM. |