| OPHITE | • ophite n. (Geology) Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry. • ophite adj. (Rare) Serpent-like; ophidian. • Ophite n. (Historical) A member of a Gnostic snake-worshipping sect of the second century. |
| OPIATE | • opiate adj. Relating to, resembling, or containing opium. • opiate adj. (Pharmacology) Soporific; inducing sleep or sedation. • opiate adj. Deadening; causing apathy or dullness. |
| OPTIME | • optime n. (Cambridge University) A student who graduates with second class ("senior optime") or third class ("junior… • OPTIME n. (Latin) an honour student in mathematics at Cambridge University. |
| PICOTE | • picote n. Alternative form of picot. • PICOTE adj. (French) embroidered with knotted loops. |
| PIOLET | • piolet n. (Climbing) An ice axe/ice ax. • PIOLET n. (French) a mountain-climbing ice axe. |
| PIOTED | • PIOTED adj. (Scots) pied. |
| PODITE | • podite n. (Zoology) A limb of a crustacean when ambulatory. • PODITE n. a walking leg of a crustacean. |
| POETIC | • poetic adj. Relating to poetry. • poetic adj. Characteristic of poets; romantic, imaginative, etc. • poetic adj. Connecting to the soul of the beholder. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| POINTE | • pointe n. (Ballet) The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe. • POINTE n. (French) the extreme tip of the toe; the position of standing on it in ballet. |
| POLITE | • polite adj. Well-mannered, civilized. • polite adj. (Obsolete) Smooth, polished, burnished. • polite v. (Obsolete, transitive) To polish; to refine; to render polite. |
| PONTIE | • PONTIE n. an iron rod used in holding and manipulating glassware during manufacture, also PONTIL, PONTILE, PONTY, PUNTEE, PUNTY. |
| POSTIE | • postie n. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Diminutive of postman, postwoman. • postie n. (Canada, rare, colloquial) Diminutive of postal worker. • POSTIE n. (Australian slang) a postman. |
| POTJIE | • potjie n. A lidded round-bottomed pot used for cooking in South Africa. • POTJIE n. (South African) a three-legged iron pot used for cooking over a wood fire. |
| POTPIE | • potpie n. (US) A pie, having pastry sides and bottom, and filled with meat etc. • potpie n. (US) A dish of meat and vegetable stew with dumplings. • pot-pie n. Alternative spelling of potpie. |
| POTSIE | • potsie n. Any of the marbles located within a shallow hole (or "pot") used in certain variants of the game. • POTSIE n. a children's game, also POTSY. |
| PROTEI | • protei n. Plural of proteus. • PROTEUS n. (Greek) any of the rodlike bacteria found in decaying matter. |
| SOPITE | • sopite v. (Obsolete, transitive) To put to sleep; to quiet. • SOPITE v. to put to sleep. |
| TIPTOE | • tiptoe n. (Usually in the plural) The tip of the toe. • tiptoe adj. Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one’s toes. • tiptoe adj. Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one’s toes. |
| TOUPIE | • TOUPIE n. a round boneless smoked ham. |